Linda LaBeija Interviews the La MaMa Squirts Curators

Each year, La MaMa’s Squirts gathers the most exciting voices from New York City’s queer performance world, across the generations. This year, three trans women artists with deep community roots will each craft a night of the festival, marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

Linda LaBeija of the House of LaBeija interviewed our three curators -- Cecilia Gentili, Charlene Incarnate and Mizz June -- about their artistic visions and the larger place of trans narratives in the cultural landscape.

Friday, May 31 at 7PM
Curated by Cecilia Gentili

Featuring: 

Julia Rose, Ash RT Yergens, Auset Bennu aka AB, Linda Labeija

Argentinian-American activist and actress Cecilia Gentili kicks things off with an evening of performance and storytelling by trans artists. Gentili learned about Stonewall under the Argentinian dictatorship of the 70s and 80s, and her curation is inspired by what she learned from U.S. LGBT culture during repressive times. 

Saturday, June 1 at 7PM
Curated by Mizz June

Featuring: 

Mizz June, Princess Sasha Fierce, and The Violence. 

Hosted by drag ally Banjela Davis, with a presentation by FIERCE! NYC and very special guest Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Mizz June presents a night of hip-hop, R&B, punk rock, and PRIDE from established and up-and-coming trans women of color artists. Tonight, it's FEMMES FIRST. 

Sunday, June 2 at 7PM
Curated by Charlene Incarnate

Featuring: 

Remy Black, Image Object, Lucia Honey, and more

Charlene Incarnate curates an all-transgender and non-binary showtunes review. Timeless Broadway material from fraught moments in American history will be reinvigorated by the trans bodies performing today, under a neo-fascist regime in America. As an intergenerational link between queers and dreamers in NYC, musicals help our communities see where we’ve been and where we’re going. 

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La MaMa presents

La MaMa's Squirts: 
Generations of Queer Performance

May 31 - June 2, 2019 

The Ellen Stewart Theatre @ La MaMa

66 East 4th Street

(between Bowery and Second Avenue)

New York, NY 10003

FREE ADMISSION

For Reservations and Info: CLICK HERE

La MaMa's Squirts 2018 Lineup Announced

For the 2018 edition of La MaMa's Squirts, Helix Queer Performance Network gathers some of the most exciting voices from New York City’s queer performance world, across the generations. Over three nights, three curators sculpt the fabric of queer community to pose questions, honor legacies and ignite the present:

FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH AT 7PM: Q(HERE)MAGIQUE

Curated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa

Q(here)magiQue

thinking on my feet

thought and motion

thought emotion

thought(y) motion

Q(here)magiQue is an evening of improvisation, manifesting multidimensional queer space for queer spirituality, casting spells through dance and the word.

Featuring Artists:

Antonio Ramos

iele paloumpis

Jasmine Hearn

Madison Krekel

SATURDAY, JUNE 9TH AT 7PM: THE LABEIJA SHOWCASE

Curated by Linda LaBeija

You can glimpse the House of LaBeija in great films like The Queen and Paris Is Burning, but in The LaBeija Showcase, peek into the life and history of the House and where it is today, with an evening of collaborative, devised theater. Through vogue and modern movement, original music, and lip sync performances, bear witness to the performative talents and fashions of this iconic collective. Learn who they are and learn what they stand for. Learn it and learn it well!

Featuring:

Rozay LaBeija

NYC Father Legendary Freddie LaBeija

Krystal LaBeija

Yum Yum LaBeija

Egyptt LaBeija

and more

SUNDAY, JUNE 10TH AT 7PM: FOUR QUESTIONS

Curated by Shannon Matesky

Shannon Matesky, creator and curator of Queer Abstract, curates an evening of theatrical performances highlighting queer artists as they grapple with four pivotal questions in honor of Nina Simone's “Four Women”.

Featuring work by:

Regie Cabico

Gary Champi

Aviva Jaye

Ni'Ja Whitson

Shannon Matesky

Tickets now on sale, including La MaMa 10@$10 Tickets for each night!

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La MaMa presents

La MaMa's Squirts

A Helix Queer Performance Network Event

June 8 - 10, 2018 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7pm

The Downstairs @ La MaMa

66 East 4th Street

New York, NY 10003

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE