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

Infinite Body on CEDARS

Matt Langer (Dakota) in Cedars
(photo: Tatiana Ronderos)

Eva Yaa Asantewaa looks at Mirage Theatre Company's CEDARS which just opened at The First Floor Theatre:

"As with the Black Lives Matter movement, our moment calls for disruptive narratives like those at the core of Cedars."

Read the full article HERE

La MaMa presents 

CEDARS

by Mirage Theatre Company

Now through February 1, 2015

The First Floor Theatre @ La MaMa

74A East 4th Street

(Between Bowery and Second Avenue)

New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults; $13 Students/Seniors; Ten tickets priced at $10 each are available, in advance only, for the first ten buyers - not available day of show.

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE

Critics Love WHAT TAMMY NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING OLDER AND HAVING SEX

Tammy WhyNot / Lois Weaver in her 'mmm' shirt.

"The lines between musical revue, variety show, and daytime talk show converge in this truly unique piece of theatre... The highlight of the show is the cast of 17 people in their 70's and 80's, called the WhyNets, that Tammy met by conducting research about sex and aging at several retirement homes in New York... Their willingness to talk about their sexuality so openly is both life affirming and inspiring... leaves us with an overwhelming sense of compassion that is well worth the cost of admission."

- Ken Kaissar, Theatre is Easy

"These New Yorkers are black, white, Latino, and Asian; they're gay, straight, widowed, celibate, and (surprisingly) libertine. But most of all they're hot — because experience always is.... Carmen and Jorge show off salsa moves. Tom reads his stunning poem. A geriatric couple recommends daily lovemaking. "I want to be that badass," said a twenty-something woman sitting near me."

- Tom Sellar, The Village Voice

"Lois Weaver brings fun for all ages...The hour-long variety show is a charmer--a little sugar, a little spice. Weaver doesn't so much break the theatrical fourth wall as completely ignore it...There's no resisting Tammy."

- Eva Yaa Asantewaa, InfiniteBody

La MaMa presents

What Tammy 

Needs to Know 

about Getting Old 

and Having Sex: 

The Concert Tour

Conceived and Directed by Lois Weaver

November 6, 2014 - November 23, 2014 

La MaMa First Floor Theatre
74A East 4th Street
(between Bowery and Second Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $18 Adults/$13 Students/Seniors.  There are ten tickets priced at $10 available for every performance as part of La MaMa's 10@$10 ticket program.  10@$10 Tickets are available in advance only via web, phone or box office - not available day of show.

For Tickets and Info: CLICK HERE