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“Q2Q-2: Refusing the queer monolith” featuring Makram Ayache, Elena Eli Belyea, Yolanda Bonnell, Chris Gatchalian, Nick Green, Santiago Guzmán, Darrin Hagen, Daniel MacIvor, and Natalie Meisner
December 6, 2021 @ 12:00 am - December 10, 2021 @ 12:00 am EST
FreeWhat does it mean to actively question what binds us as a queer theatre community and instead support multiple and often overlapping queer communities? How do we create environments that support division without being divisive?
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Events with PGC Members:
Immigrant Queer Identity
Monday, December 6th 2021
2:00-4:00pm EST
Immigrant queer self. Physical and distant relationships. The idea of belonging. Adaptation in community. Language barrier/enrichment. Culture shock. Longing. How are these notions impacting the work of queer Immigrant theatre creators that have made so-called Canada “home”? What is home, anyway?
Santiago Guzmán hosts panelists Xaiver Campbell, Mónica Garrido, khattieQ, Annie Valentina, Kama La Mackerel, and Maher Sinno.
2 Spirit Connections
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
4:00-6:00pm EST
2 Spirit Connections is a panel bringing together folks across generations to chat about joy, representation and what it means to be 2 Spirit. Contrary to the colonial gender binary that exists now, 2 Spirit individuals have been around in various Indigenous Nations and beyond since time immemorial. What can we learn from each other as we work to reclaim our Indigenous/ Afro-Indigenous gender identities now?
Yolanda Bonnell hosts panelists Waawaate Fobister, Laureen Blu Waters, Nenookaasi Ogichidaa, Ravyn Wngz, and Ma-Nee Chacaby.
Queer Comedy as a Conduit for Joy, Destabilization, and Provocation
Thursday, December 9th, 2021
1:00-3:00pm EST
In this panel, a variety of 2SLGBTQ+ comedians, theatre makers, and artists from across Turtle Island will discuss comedy and humour and its place in their work. Facilitated by Elena Eli Belyea
Queer History
Friday, December 10th, 2021
1:00-3:00pm EST
The emerging Queer history narratives on the stages of our theatres are helping to reconceptualize the history of the nation. Join several theatre writers who have made LGBTQ2S+ history a focus as they share stories of the challenges of Queering historical assumptions.
Darrin Hagen hosts panelists Daniel MacIvor, Dev Janke, Nick Green, Natalie Meisner, and Chris Gatchalian.
