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FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL 2011 – 10th Anniversary!

of transgender and queer performance

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Dates/Times: Thursday June 16: 8pm
Friday June 17: 8pm
Saturday June 18: 8pm
Sunday June 19: 7pm (note earlier start time)
Gala Reception: Thursday June 16
ASL interpretation: Sunday June 19 7pm show
Venue: Z Space @ Theater Artaud
450 Florida Street
(between 17th Street and Mariposa), SF [map]
Tickets: $15-20 sliding scale
Box Office: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/177679

PERFORMANCES BY:
Vogue Evolution (of America’s Best Dance Crew)
Same-Sex Ballroom World Champions Robbie Tristan and Willem DeVries
“San Francisco’s Best Dance Company” (SF Weekly) Sean Dorsey Dance
Acapella stylings of Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Men’s Chorus
All-male hula ensemble Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu
Roots-rock glamourpuss Shawna Virago
Gravity-defying trapeze by Cohdi Harrell
Soulful folk star StormMiguel Florez
Comic musings by Natasha Muse
Aerial dance superstar Emily Leap
Wordsmith-poet Amir Rabiyah
PLUS receptions every night after the show with DJ Miz Rowdy, drinks, photo booth and more!

Outrageously popular, artistically outstanding, powerful and always delicious … The Fresh Meat Festival is the nation’s premiere transgender and queer performance festival.  This year, Fresh Meat celebrates its 10th Anniversary with a BANG and an all-star lineup!

The Fresh Meat Festival is proud to present America’s Best Dance Crew superstars VOGUE EVOLUTION in their first Bay Area appearance! Don’t miss this 4-shows-only engagement with the nation’s fiercest vogue crew. The Fresh Meat Festival is curated and directed by Fresh Meat Productions Artistic Director Sean Dorsey.

Special guests top a massive 10th Anniversary lineup including Vogue Evolution (New York), Robbie Tristan and Willem DeVries (Los Angeles), Sean Dorsey Dance, the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Men’s Chorus, Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, Shawna Virago, Cohdi Harrell (New Mexico), StormMiguel Florez, Natasha Muse, Emily Leap and Amir Rabiyah!

Fresh Meat Productions builds community through the arts by creating, presenting and touring year-round transgender arts programs. We are the first and only organization of our kind in the nation. Fresh Meat’s programs include the annual Fresh Meat Festival of transgender and queer performance, Sean Dorsey Dance’s local and touring performances, and media arts events. Founded by Artistic Director Sean Dorsey, Fresh Meat Productions celebrates our Tenth Anniversary Season this year!

JUNE 16 & 17
Vogue Evolution
Emily Leap
Robbie Tristan and Willem DeVries
Sean Dorsey Dance
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Men’s Chorus
Shawna Virago
StormMiguel Florez
Natasha Muse
Amir Rabiyah (June 16 only)
JUNE 18 & 19
Vogue Evolution
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu
Cohdi Harrell
Robbie Tristan and Willem DeVries
Sean Dorsey Dance
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Men’s Chorus
Shawna Virago
StormMiguel Florez
Natasha Muse
Amir Rabiyah