Performance And Art

I think art is a total thing. A total person giving a contribution. It is an essence, a soul. In my inner soul art and life are inseparable.

Eva Hesse

A friend of mine posted this quote on Facebook and I concur with the quote. I have been doing performance and storytelling over the past few months.  I find the more I do it the more I share about my inner soul. This hasn't always been easy for me but lately I see the importance of being vulnerable. When caution was thrown to the wind the best came out of me.

Now I'm wanting to do more performing. It's not the need to be seen but to share something with the public. I've done open mic and public speaking in the past and I guess this was a natural transition to the next level. Where it will lead next I don't know. I'm really loving performing and want to do more. Doing other forms of art are appealing to me. 

POETRY AND OPEN MIC

WOMEN'S/TRANS POETRY JAM AND OPEN MIC

Tuesday  May 31st @ 7  PM to 9 PM


BLUESTOCKINGS BOOKSTORE
172 ALLEN STREET 
NEW YORK, NY

June

June has been a busy month for me for several years. A lot of places to go. Things to do. People to see. Not in that order, of course. I will post a few venues each day to give a heads-up if you are interested.  

Words Of Wisdom

Live out your imagination, not your history.


~Steven Covey

Evolving

I have looked over stories I wrote years earlier. I'm always seeking ways to improve my writing skills. I take into account how much I've changed since those stories were written. I have mentioned in the past that I love unusual and eccentric people. I'm also find beauty in mundane places. A deserted bus terminal. An empty church. A riverside pier. A quiet subway station. The last one I wrote a short short love story. 

While I am evolving as a writer, I'm changing as a person. I'm not sure if it's age or that there's much more inside of me than possibly I ever thought. What helps is that I'm open to new experiences. Then there's the other side; taking the chance on them. I don't know if in my older years I'm getting bolder or maybe these experiences will help me to become the person I seek to be. One reason I enjoyed reading Jack Kerouac's novels is that he experienced life.

I wonder what changes will happen both writing wise and personally. I'm curious and anticipating this. Life can be stranger than fiction.

Mother's Day

Second Book

On occasion I will read two books in the same month, The above title is the second book I'm reading. I go to a book club every month where a particular book is discussed. 

Quad Cinema Still Closed

I walked by the Quad Cinema today. The inside is nothing but bare walls. I still haven't heard anything as to whether the cinema will open or not open. I hope that it doesn't go by the wayside. If I hear anything I'll let you know.

Words Of Wisdom

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.

~Rose Kennedy

Life Story

I am putting the final touches on my life story as a transgender person. It will part of a play that I will perform in in June. It will be the third performance this year. I can count on one hand how many performances I acted in. I really love it!

Current Read

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This is book I'm currently reading.

Words Of Wisdom

If anybody were to write my biography, I want the good things and the warts to be shared.


~Genevieve

Bookstores In Philadelphia

I will be in Philadelphia in June. I always check out a bookstore wherever I am. Someone told me about Giovanni's Bookstore.  Another bookstore is BrickBat books on South 4th Street. 

More Writing

I have been writing a play in recent days. It's about two women who share their experiences as transgender women. I'm still writing my life story. It's somewhat involved but I want to share it. I'm looking to do more open mic also. 

Words Of Wisdom

The history of storytelling isn't of simply entertaining the masses but of also advising, instructing, challenging the status quo.


~Therese Fowler

Trans Generations-Part 2

This past Friday, I acted with fifteen other transgender/gender non conforming women and men of all ages in the theater production, Trans Generations. Around 150 people were in attendance at the largest event in the SAGE Center's history. 

I truly enjoyed the seven weeks of practice, coaching, and camaraderie. We had three excellent teachers too. This year I've done more acting that I ever have in my life, and I love it! A group of us are writing and creating a production that will be performed in June at my church.. 

Perhaps, this is my calling for the time being. Where I live there are many artistic folks. Poets, actors, singers, and dancers.  Whenever they are concerts at our church the place is packed! I would love to perform a future production with same three instructors, if that's possible. I have a degree in childhood education and a minor in English. I longed believed that I would teach and educate in a non conventional way. I guess this is it.

Words Of Wisdom

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations.


~Ralph Marston, Writer (b.1955)

Trans Generations

Last Saturday a group of us transgender and gender non conforming women and men performed in a monologue called Trans Generations. We worked seven weeks to do this. It was well received by the trans/non conforming audience. Tonight we will perform before the general public. I am looking forward to it.

Initially, I was going to go for a week to see if I liked it. I ended up staying through the whole project. In mind, performance is educating, challenging convention, tackling controversial subjects. I'm sure that there are people out there who are questioning themselves and wanting answers to questions they may have about gender.

I would love to see more performances tackle controversial subjects such as politics, war, sex, ecology, women issues, and other topics. I will be involved with some other projects in the coming weeks and months.      

Words Of Wisdom

Our attitude towards others determine their attitude towards us.


~Earl Nightingale

Loving Performing and Educating

I've been writing my life story and a couple of monologues. I have a couple of performances in April.  I'm really excited about this because I'm doing some thing I love. It's also new to me. I majored in childhood education and minored in English in college. I'm using both in an unconventional way which is something I believed that I would do all along.