THEYFRIEND
NONBINARY PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL
The world’s first performance festival uplifting, centering, & celebrating nonbinary identity!
November 13–17 in San Francisco
2024 FESTIVAL
Now in its fifth year, THEYFRIEND gives platform to nonbinary performers working in burlesque, circus, comedy, dance, DJ, drag, music, performance art, poetry/spoken word, theater, video and/or hybrid and interdisciplinary practices, with compensation ranging $100–$1,000. This year, the festival will take place during Transgender Awareness Week, (November 13–17, 2024) in partnership with San Francisco arts presenters and queer nightlife venues.
Become a 2024 THEYFRIEND Artist!
ARTIST APPLICATIONS are expected to open in June– Join our newsletter to get notified when applications go live this summer or follow us @diamondwavearts!
THEYFRIEND Artists have included:
Billy Dean Thomas
Dorian Wood
KB Boyce
Cassils
Beatrice L. Thomas / Black Benatar
Kanyon Sayers-Roods
Edgar Fabián Frías
Stuart Getty
Evan Spigelman / Mz Aza Metric
Sharmi Basu
Tyler Holmes
Vin Seaman
Hennessy Williams
Kanyon Coyote-Woman Sayers-Roods
LOTUS BOY
Papi Churro
The Living Altar
transcriptions01
Rawiyah Tariq
THEYFRIEND 2023
Our 2023 Festival was a blast! Thank you to all who participated, volunteered, attended, and supported. The festival performances are now available for viewing– check out the THEYFRIEND 2023 Archive page for event details, photos, artist details, and videos!
THEYFRIEND is supported by the California Arts Council, the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation and the Hormel LGBTQIA Center at San Francisco Public Library, and is presented in partnership with Brava! for Women in the Arts, the LEATHER & LGBTQ Cultural District, Oasis, the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival and the Transgender District. Diamond Wave is a fiscally sponsored project of Intersection for the Arts that is supported by Grants for the Arts, the Horizons Foundation, the Walter & Elise Haas Fund and the San Francisco Arts Commission.
THEYFRIEND Archive
