QDF 2021 - Queer Date Night with Octavia Rose Projects & Estrellx Supernova

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center's Queering Dance Festival presents Queer Date Night !!

Live dance performance: Bodyfabric by Octavia Rose Projects performed by Jhia Jackson, Noah James, and Heidi Cash

Screening of Estrellx Supernova's dance film: uuu_prelude: wet dreams of J.A.P.A.N. pt. 1 & pt. 2

Bring your date(s) to hang on the outdoor patio before & after the performance - BYOB!!

FREE!

IN PERSON PERFORMANCES:

Saturday, October 2nd - 5pm & 7pm ~ patio open for flirting 6-7pm

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Sunday October 3rd - 5pm ~ patio open for flirting 6-7pm

Sunday's performance will include Live Audio Description for blind & low-vision audiences.

ONLINE EVENTS VIA ZOOM

Saturday, October 2nd - 1:00-2:00p PST:

Real Talk #2: digging into confessions of a stone whore - film screening and artist talk with Estrellx Supernova

Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/qdf-2021-real-talk-2-digging-into-confessions-of-a-stone-whore-tickets-171517612797

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Sunday, October 3rd - 10am - 1pm PST:

New Moon de Quebrantamiento Werqshop con Estrellx Supernova

Register at: https://www.estrellx-supernova.com/upcoming

ACCESSIBILITY

2727 California is a fully ADA accessible space with a gender-neutral wheelchair-accessible(power and manual)bathroom.

Live Audio Description will be offered at the Sunday, Oct 3rd performance. Please contact us at [email protected] or 510-654-5921 if you will be accessing this service!

This performance features no spoken text. ASL Interpretation is available on request: please contact us by Wednesday, Sept 22nd if you'd like to request ASL interpretation and let us know which show you'd like to come to.

Closed captioning will be availble for Real Talk #2

Access questions or other access needs? Please contact [email protected] or 510-654-5921

COVID SAFETY

Audiences are capped at 15 people for the indoor performance. Masks and proof of vaccination are required.

To make a vaccine-exemption request for medical, religious or personal reasons and attend the show with recent COVID-negative test please visit: https://forms.gle/DNbjQgHBrLfVW4sM6

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About the Queering Dance Festival

The Queering Dance Festival is back! Produced by Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, QDF 2021 will host monthly events from October 2021-June 2022. From small, safe indoor performances to online screenings and talks, QDF 2021 offers events that are opportunities to make cute connections and enjoy meaningful art by and for the East Bay LGBTQIA2+ community!

Find out more at www.shawl-anderson.org/queeringdance

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Photos: Octavia Rose-Hingle by Guerilla Davis, Estrellx Supernova by Ainsley Elizabeth Tharp

Host or Publisher Shawl-Anderson Dance Center