THEYFRIEND Festival
with Edgar Fabían Frías, LOTUS BOY, and Peekaboo (aka transcriptions01)
November 18 & 19, 2021
7:00pm
About the Festival
Our 2021 THEYFRIEND Festival will take place November 18 & 19 at the Brava Cabaret in San Francisco as part of Trans Awareness Week. As a celebration and uplifting of nonbinary identity, this year's festival will feature three commissioned artists: multidisciplinary artist Edgar Fabián Frías, drag king LOTUS BOY, and musician Peekaboo aka transcriptions01.
About the Artists
Edgar Fabián Frías is a nonbinary, queer, indigenous (Wixárika), and Latinx, multidisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and psychotherapist. They are creating three ceremonies speaking to nonbinary and queer indigenous sovereignty, honoring three sacred Wixáritari community ancestors: Kauyumari (sacred deer), Maiz (corn), and Hikuri (Peyote).
LOTUS BOY is a gender-deconstructing, binary-defying, disabled Chinese-American drag king. Ze will create a new drag performance addressing scapegoating of Chinese people during COVID, hyper/in-visibility as a disabled person, and zir nonbinary identity in the hyper-gendered world of drag.
Peekaboo aka transcriptions01, is a cellist and aspiring Ethnomusicologist researching the diaspora of ancestral filipin(o/a/x)/latinx lineages, soundscoring memories of love and heartbreak while simultaneously activating forms of healing. They will create an electronic music and quasi-ambient cello score exploring stillness amidst noise pollution and its intersections with their identity as a queer nonbinary person of color.
To Attend
We are offering sliding scale tickets to the festival at the Brava Cabaret ($18, $25, $60) as well as on-demand streaming options from November 30–December 6. Stay tuned for details!
ACCESSIBILITY
Brava’s Cabaret is fully wheelchair accessible with two all-gender restrooms. ASL interpretation will be offered on Thursday, November 18. If you have additional accessibility needs, please contact kevin@diamond-wave.org.
About the Series
THEYFRIEND is a performance series that uplifts, centers, and celebrates nonbinary identity. With THEYFRIEND, we’re creating a space of trust and growth for nonbinary artists to connect and present their work.