TRANZA XIII- LA’s only queer performance art night

Created in 2009 as a space to produce and curate queer performance art nights at various contended sites throughout LA, Tranza showcases various artists, performances, and disruptions/reclamations of historically and traditionally queer/immigrant/trans spaces struggling to survive gentrification, displacement, and rampant violence. 

Creator and producer Byron collaborates and engages in discourse with LA-based artists whose work centers, raises consciousness, and stems from the artistry and work of various comunidades en lucha, through a multi-issue lens.

Tranza has been installed at venues including Redz/Chuparosa, Little Joy, Human Resources, The Jalisco Inn #2, The TransLatin@ Coalition’s Center for Violence Prevention and Transgender Wellness, Silver Lake Lounge, and various traditional queer sites and spaces within the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, MacArthur Park, Echo Park, Silver Lake, West Adams, Koreatown, Skid Row, East Hollywood, Chinatown, and Greater Los Angeles.

Tranza’s 13th-anniversary installation will be presented as part of the Festival de Barriletes exhibit at Goethe-Institut in MacArthur Park.

Admission is open to the public. (Donations accepted at the door).

Please support performers directly.

You can make donations to Tranza and to support performers for this evening via venmo @Byron-Jose

Space is limited.

RSVP and masks required.

7:00 PM - Doors Open:

DRIAN JUAREZ

Musical Curator

7:45 PM - Performance Line Up:

ARIEL

Taiko

BEANZ AND RICE- @beanzrice

Beanz and Rice is a queer brown xicanx rapper and music producer from Austin, TX and based in LA.

KEELAH TAY- @keelahtay

BYRON

- Aquí estoy en el Parque MacArthur. A Juan Ga Recital

- Mapping queer spaces in LA: Gentrification/Constant Violence/Displacement. And to all the gays who assimilated…

- Real. Queer. Juan Ga Sing Along

MAYALOPOLIS- @mayalopolis

9:10 PM - Performance Line Up

MISS LORETTA LORRAINE PRODUCTIONS

ELLE

BYRON

Swallow Your Pride

EDXI

Free Parking is available at Metro/Retail parking structure located at

 Public transport is possible with the red line to MacArthur Park/Westlake stop. Using carpool or ride-share options are appreciated.

This event is part of the Neighborhood Interpretive Center, a hyperlocal initiative of cultural programs that focus on and uplift the MacArthur Park/Westlake neighborhood and surrounding areas.

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Host or Publisher Goethe-Institut Los Angeles