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Opentoe Peepshow #19: Rudy Ramirez, Leah James, Mars Hobrecker, Candice Iloh, Mariam B., and Alejandro Rodriguez

Leah James and Mars Hobrecker are transgender artists who use performance to explore the concepts of family and radical marriage. They incorporate ritual and healing into their works, which take instruments that have historically been used by institutions to dissect and quantify to instead create bonds that will bring queer bodies closer together, and test the limits of the physical… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow Salon #18: Annie Danger, Sparklez, Caitlin Rose & Lazer Goese

Launching our third season at Branded Saloon on Sunday Oct 5, 7p, we have five AWESOME artists! Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/533049063495759 Sparklez is a versatile singer that can go from Bach to Bjork, from Purcell to original Rap. The merging of genres is where she enjoys being. No putting her into a box!  She is originally from Louisville, KY and… Read more →

Back to Getting Schooled!

…With Heels on Wheels: September announcements! The Opentoe Peepshow is back! Now with even more thought-provoking glamour! Starting Sunday Oct 5, we’re at Branded Saloon the first Sunday of each month. We’re kicking off our season with a bang featuring the soprano stylings of Sparklez, tap dancing by Luz Cruz, drag by Leah James, art by conceptual crafter Caitlin Rose… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow #17 June 1 at Branded Saloon!

FEATURING! Clay Aztec Dalmatians, Erica Cardwell & Dondrie Burnham, Carlo Quispe, Sacha Yanow, Lena Solow, and Sarah Marie Degni AKA Lady Killer! Sunday June 1 || $3-10 sliding scale || 7pm doors, 7.30 show || Branded Saloon, 603 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn NY || FB event: www.facebook.com/events/1494259700789902/ Sacha Yanow is an NYC-based performance artist and actor. She has performed in theater,… Read more →

Open Letter to our Communities

As organizers and as queer femmes grounded in many communities, we were heartbroken to learn that a community member was hurt by work that was created by an artist which showed at our last tour. Because we know there is no life without conflict, no learning without challenge, and no dignity without facing hard truths, we’ve done personal and organizational… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow Salon #16: Dandy Vagabonds [Baltimore] Ezra Nepon [Philly], Dakota Russell & LGBTQ student video from Tribeca Film Institute!

Opentoe Peepshow Salon #16 is this Sunday May 4! Post by Heels on Wheels Roadshow. The Dandy Vagabonds are a Baltimore based pair of curious, playful artists who thrive on telling stories of whimsy, adventure, insight & balance thru performance art, circus arts, film, fiber arts, the tactile & the ephemeral. Ezra Nepon will be singing selections to live piano… Read more →

Glitter and Grit are our Gay Agenda: The Heels on Wheels Glitter Roadshow

by Damien Luxe, co-producer Heels on Wheels “Wait…they expected STRIPPERS?” The glares from the audience confirm that whatever they expected, this North Carolina lesbian bar audience is not happy with our fully-clothed arts. In the middle of touring the first Heels on Wheels Glitter Roadshow, my annual all-queer-femme performance tour, we got an education in the social expectations applied to… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow #15: Mars Dixon, Bryn Kelly, Ro Garrido, Lettie Laughter, Hannah Morrow & Afrodeezee

Sunday April 6, 2014, 7pm @ Branded Saloon join Heels on Wheels in presenting these queer artists: Mars Dixon is a mixed queer originally from Arkansas. He is the singer/guitarist of Aye Nako and the father of Broccolini. Hannah Morrow is a multi-disciplinary feminist performing artist living in Montreal. Using solo and collective processes, Hannah digs for truths about feminism… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow #14: Yumi Tomsha, Jes Tom, Micah Turner, Megan Falley, Miss Mary Wanna + video by Benjamin Lundberg

Opentoe Peepshow #14 features Yumi Tomsha, Jes Tom, Micah Turner, Megan Falley, Miss Mary Wanna & Benjamin Lundberg (film)   Sunday March 2, 2014 7:30pm, at the Branded Saloon in Brooklyn!   Jes Tom is a comedian and actor based in New York City. Jes is a new voice in stand up comedy, gleefully providing the genderqueer Asian American radical… Read more →

Opentoe Peepshow #13: Sunday 2/2 at 3pm with Jennie Gruber, Azure Osborne-Lee, AS Carson, Louis Chavez, Muggs Fogarty, and the legendary Charles Rice-Gonzalez

NOTE: THIS SHOW IS AT AN EARLIER TIME DUE TO THE SUPER BOWL!!!! REVEALING NEW WORK BY QUEER ARTISTS! Featuring: Jennie Gruber, Azure Osborne-Lee, AS Carson, Louis Chavez, Muggs Fogarty, and the legendary Charles Rice-Gonzalez, Executive Director of The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance! Sunday February 2nd, 2014 // Branded Saloon, 603 Vanderbilt Avenue @ the corner of Bergen… Read more →