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July 6-21, 2012, 9:30pm
Friday & Saturday Only

Dixon Place
161A Chrystie St
New York, NY 10002
$15 Presale, $20 at Door

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Directed by Steven Sapp (Universes)

D’FunQT (pronounced “defunct”) is a one-person stand-up storytelling show featuring the inimitable comedian D’Lo sharing hilarious and poignant snapshots of the worlds that shaped who he is now.

D’Lo grew up in a strict immigrant Hindu family, caught between two overzealous parents who provided a wealth of material for his self-reflective musings, rants, and side-splitting coming out stories. Written and performed Leguizamo-style, this one-person show celebrates the joy of survival in a world often intolerant of difference. As a queer boy/stud/trans person, D’Lo unapologetically takes center stage and uses his fluidly morphing form and spot-on timing to bring the fierce with the funny.

EDEN Pride Events is excited to bring the internationally known queer Tamil Sri L.A.nkan-American, political theatre artist/writer, director, comedian and music producer D’Lo to Oakland for ONE NIGHT ONLY to perform his one-person show D’FunQT!

This is going to be a night you won’t forget! D’FunQT is a one-person stand-up story-telling show highlighting the
key moments in D’Lo’s life that frame the person he is now.

D’FunQT featuring D’Lo
Saturday May 12th, 2012
Kaiser Lakeside Theater | Doors open at 7:30pm show starts promptly at 8pm
Free Parking inside Kaiser Parking Garage
300 Lakeside Dr | Oakland
$15 Pre-Sale Tix
$20 at door

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D’FunQT Afterparty @O’Fasho
w/DJs Ai.Lo & LadyRyan
Disco Volante
347 14th St | Oakland
$5 donation requested

Written and performed in a Leguizamo-esque style of one-person shows, this show is filled with D’Lo’s humorous musings, rants and multiple coming out stories of being a queer boy/stud/trans person who grew up in a strict immigrant family, trying to make it all work peacefully while radically and bizarrely challenging mindframes in choosing to exist unapologetically.

About D’Lo

D’Lo has performed and/or facilitated performance and writing workshops extensively (US, Canada, UK, Germany, Sri Lanka and India). D’Lo is also the creator of the “Coming Out, Coming Home” writing workshop series which have taken place with South Asian and/or Immigrant Queer Organizations nationally (LA, NY and SF).

D’Lo’s work has been published in various anthologies and academic journals, most recently: Desi Rap: Hip Hop and South Asia America and Experiments in a Jazz Aesthetic (co-edited by Sharon Bridgforth). D’Lo holds a BA from UCLA in Ethnomusicology and is a graduate of New York’s School of Audio Engineering (SAE).

This year, D’Lo will be working on his latest solo show Minor D’Tales (dir. Mark Valdez), is internationally touring (SF, NY, Manchester, UK and 6-city tour in India) his full-length stand-up storytelling show D’FunQT (pr. defunct) and is in workshop production for his 2nd full length play Boys that Pray (dir. Laurie Woolery) which received funding from the Astraea Foundation.

About EDEN Pride Events

EDEN Pride Events is committed to bringing quality events of every genre to the Bay Area, as well as to our regional, national and international constituencies. EDEN Pride Events believe in the idea that art, in any form, makes our local and global communities better places to live. We challenge ourselves into making those ideas become realities for our team, our artists, our performers, our DJs, our vendors and our communities.

Legendary Palace Restaurant, Oakland
Saturday, April 21st, 5pm – 11pm

Lunar New Year Banquet is here!
It’s the Year of the Dragon !!!

APIQWTC would like to invite you to celebrate the lunar new year at our 25th Anniversary Spring Banquet!!! Come see old friends and make new ones. The food and performances are going to be fabulous!!! D’Lo will emcee for the night.

Phoenix Award
Entertainment
Speed Dating
Silent Auction
Raffle Prize Drawings

And More!!

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I Am chronicles the journey of an Indian lesbian filmmaker who returns to Delhi, eleven years later, to re-open what was once home, and finally confronts the loss of her mother whom she never came out to. As she meets and speaks to parents of other gay and lesbian Indians, she pieces together the fabric of what family truly means, in a landscape where being gay was until recently a criminal and punishable offense.

Check out the schedule below:

March 30, 2012
Kenyon College (Ohio)

April 3, 2012
Ramapo College (NJ)

April 4-5, 2012
Brown University (Providence, RI)

Also check out:
April 5, 2012
Tendencies – Poetics and Practices
Poetry Reading along with TC Tolbert and Sarah Schulman at CUNY Graduate School, NYC

April 7, 2012
Power of One – Oregon State Univ.
NorthWest Queer Leadership Conference

April 9, 2012
UCSD

April 24-25, 2012
Cal Poly Pomona

About D’FaQTo Life

Using excerpts from D’s different solo shows, D’FaQTo Life (pronounced De Facto) is roller-coaster ride of emotions with stories executed through stand-up, spoken word/poetry, and theater. D’Lo explores topics relating to South Asia and transgender social justice from the perspective of being a child of immigrant parents, raised in hip hop culture while trying to negotiate how identifying as “queer” intersected with a passion to create political art.

JOTALOGUES: Talking Taboo in the Beast of Times

Written and performed by Adelina Anthony wth D’Lo
Dir. Mark Valdez

Thursday, March 22, 2012 – 8:00pm

Renberg Theatre, the Village at Ed Gould Plaza
1125 North McCadden Place
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Adelina Anthony is back in Los Angeles with a new show for one night only!

JOTALOGUES: TALKING TABOO IN THE BEAST OF TIMES, a satirical and queer allegory, which explores the contradictions and pains of coming to a political consciousness as “Other” in a world where environmental and ethnic diversity are quickly becoming passé.

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By Lily Janiak Wed., Jan. 25 2012 at 3:00 PM

In the indigenous religion explored in Cherrie Moraga‘s New Fire–To Put Things Right Again, the sky is a female being. “During times of chaos,” says the recorded voice of a narrator, “this female force came down to Earth to put things right again.”

Things are decidedly not right in the world of this co-production by Brava Theater and cihuatl productions, especially for indigenous women of Mexico. Testimonies from both live performers and projected film interviews evoke a shared sense of indigenous female suffering: abuse, rape, poverty, separation from loved ones. But the ever-poetic Moraga, who gained prominence in the 90s with her pioneering plays about LGBT and Chicana identity, turns victimhood into strength. Bruises “rise up like huge mountains of revolt.” Owning indigenous identity is to be basura in the eyes of many, but it also means “we know where we came from.”

Descending to Earth to help right these wrongs, the sky goddesses open the production with truly supernatural force. As they dance one by one onto center stage, they keep their faces down, pointing the colorful designs on the tops of their straw hats directly at the audience. Eventually, you realize that those designs are eyes — all-seeing eyes from which the beings derive their power. Underscoring their dance is the mesmerizing soundscape of designer D’Lo. His layered sounds of breath, water, birds, rattling and the didgeridoo suggest a profusion of nature’s elements rising in concert to welcome the spirits.

New Fire contains some narrative elements, mostly centered on Vero (Dena Martinez) and El Caminante (Robert Owens-Greygrass), who both interacts with her and narrates her terrible past. But the production is more a collective ritual than a traditional drama, one in which the audience helps Vero reckon with her history and get reborn.

Moraga, who also directs, draws on the expertise and artistry of many practitioners of indigenous ritual, giving the piece a collaborative feel. Charlene O’Rourke’s singing and chanting, with Stephen Luis Cervantes and Jorge Molina on the water drums and other instruments, practically transports you to the communal fire. And conceptual artist Celia Herrera Rodriguez’s set vividly evokes the proximity of spiritual forces as well as a vital sense of community.

All of these artists sit onstage throughout the production, more as observers than performers, endowing the proceedings with their gravitas, while also inviting the audience to participate.

As with much of Moraga’s work, New Fire will resonate most with those who might not see their experience reflected elsewhere on the stage. Others will find its contemplative pace novel but nonetheless accessible. New Fire demands presence and slowness. It’s jarring at first, but Vero’s journey becomes that much more rewarding because you feel as though you are part of it. As Vero herself says, “The ceremonial way of life can be challenging,” but with it, “you can live free.”

New Fire continues through Jan. 29 at the Brava Theater, 2781 24th St. (at York St.), S.F. Admission is $10 – $30; 647-2822 or www.brava.org.

After a fifteen-year hiatus, Brava Theater is proud to welcome award–winning writer and director, Cherríe Moraga, back to its stages to celebrate its 25^th anniversary with the world premiere of her new play, New Fire – To Put Things Right Again. Co-produced with cihuatl productions, and conceptually created and designed by Celia Herrera Rodríguez, this new work follows the sacred geography of Indigenous American mythologies to tell a 21st century story of rupture, migration and homecoming. Countering new-age apocalyptic predictions for 2012, NEW FIRE takes a mythic and modern-day look at the conditions of our times. The play follows one woman’s dreamscape ceremonial journey upon the eve of her birthday, expertly interweaving humorous encounters with tricksters and allies of every ilk who act as her guides on the road to remembering a stolen past. New Fire will inspire and challenge its audiences to regain an American history erased in post-colonial textbooks.

The world premiere production runs January 11 – 29, 2012 at the Brava Theater (2781 24^th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110). Tickets ($10 – $30) are available at the Brava Box Office at 415.647.2822 or Online.

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Hey Hyphenites! We are excited to announce our finalists for Mr. Hyphen 2011. Are you ready for one heck of a show?

Hyphen is proud to present Mr. Hyphen 2011 hosted by D’Lo. Mark your calendars for our November 5 event to celebrate 5 amazing APIA men who want to showcase their talents for a chance to win $1000 for his chosen nonprofit organization!

Want your tickets? Purchase them HERE.

Psst… Use our promo code mrhyphenearlybird and book your seats now!

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October 21, 2011
Doors 7:00 pm Show 8:00 pm

Brava Theatre
2781 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94116

Rape is not a laughing matter; but humor becomes a powerful tool in fighting sexual assault at She Who Laughs… Lasts!

Join us for a lighthearted evening of laughter with four hilarious comedians and a special video screening, courtesy of QWOCMAP, on Friday, October 21, 2011 at the beautiful Brava Theatre!

Make sure to get there early for appetizers and photo-ops with comedians! And, don’t miss the silent auction which includes exciting activities like indoor sky diving, wine county bike tours, and Dinner for 2 hosted by SFWAR & comedian D’Lo!!!