Author: MakeShift Circus Collective
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They’ve been in the books, behind the scenes, and on the boards for over 30 years… Meet the Chameleon
Introducing the Gender Project cast! Hailing from a background as multifaceted as their name, The Chameleon spins it all together for performing and teaching. They have been in the books, behind the scenes, and on the boards for over 30 years. Sixteen of those years have been devoted to their “wife,” Burlesque. They have taught…
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His bread and butter is poi and rope dart… Meet Gage Roque
Introducing the Gender Project cast! Gage Roque is coming to us from Providence, Rhode Island where he has recently been performing Boylesque in the surrounding area for more trans visibility while also going to school for building and property trades. He graduates soon and will be hitting the road to share his building knowledge with…
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It’s Playtime!
After being in the lab working on the soundscape for the past year, we are finally putting the finishing touches on. Now it’s time to get creative with our amazing crew of performers and with super fun props like huge juggling balls!
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Gender EUPHORIA
There’s a new track in the Gender Booth! This one is a dialogue between a trans woman and a cis woman about finding moments of gender euphoria. Let us know what you think!
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Foluke unpacks the impact of ‘male gaze’
There’s new tracks in the Gender Booth! Here’s one from Foluke where she delves into how ‘male gaze’ has impacted her self concept. A quick search on Wikipedia tell us that, “In feminist philosophy, the male gaze is the act of depicting the world and women in the visual arts and in literature from a…
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Official Launch: the GENDER BOOTH
A year ago today, Jacosa passed. We have been working rigorously toward her vision of a circus show about gender. Today we would like to introduce the Gender Booth, an interactive platform where we will post excerpts of everyday people across the gender continuum sharing their experiences of love, struggle, self, other, body, beauty, shame, freedom,…
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