Q-STAGE 2016

May 13 - 22, 2016 @ Intermedia Arts, Minneapolis

Q-STAGE: New Works Series annually produces the work of four local queer emerging artists across two weekends of performance.

Q-STAGE seeks to shift consciousness of and about queer identity through new performance work, as well as facilitate conversation surrounding queer identities and queer art. Finally, Q-STAGE strives to contribute to the growth of emerging queer artists.

Photos by Blythe M. Davis

"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"The Grief Experiments" created & performed by AP Looze
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"Bent/Straight" created & performed by Gender Tender
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"First Person: A Life in Transition" created by JamieAnn Meyers
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria
"The Big Gay Mexican Show" created by Hector Chavarria

SET "A"

"THE BIG GAY MEXICAN SHOW"
Created by & starring Hector Chavarria
Directed by Stacy Schultz
Also featuring Donn Saylor and Jennifer Buckhout

--AND--

"FIRST PERSON: A LIFE IN TRANSITION"
Created by & starring JamieAnn Meyers
Directed by Shalee Coleman
Also featuring Zealot Hamm, Erica Fields, Beckett Love, Suzi Love & Pearl Noonan

SET "B"

"BENT/STRAIGHT"
Directed & Choreographed by Syniva Whitney
Featuring Will Courtney & Syniva Whitney (aka Gender Tender)
Installation Art by Madeleine Bailey, Music by Ariskany Records

--AND--

"THE GRIEF EXPERIMENTS"
Created & Performed by A.P. Looze
Also featuring Lisa Marie Brimmer
Directed by Zoe Michael

Q-STAGE 2016 was made possible through support from the California Institute for Contemporary Arts (CICA) LGBTQ funding program.

PRESS

Star Tribune - Review Set B
The Column - Review
Single White Fringe Geek - Review Set A
Single White Fringe Geek - Review Set B
KFAI Fresh Fruit - Interview 
Lavender - Preview
Star Tribune - Preview
Peterson Toscano - Preview - JamieAnn Meyers
Kendra Plant - Artist Interview - Hector Chavarria