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Judith / Jack and Halbertsam Kyrahm + Julius Kaiser
literature, art and subculture drag king
ROME International House of Women
Road Lungara 19 / Via San Francesco di Seles 1 (Trastevere)
December 7, 2010 18:30 h
organized: five days and lesbians Kesbilé
During the presentation of the new book by Judith Halberstam "masculinity without men" by Federica Frabetti Tuesday, December 7 at the International House of Women, Julius Kaiser Kyrahm and illustrate their work and research.
Judith Halberstam is professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and is a key figure of the queer studies, which place the center of their Research on gender and identity. He has published numerous books including The Drag King Book, along with Del LaGrace Volcano. Masculinity Without Men is his first book translated into Italian and is a collection of essays drawn from his most famous texts by Federico Frabetti.
To drag king usually mean a female figure who dresses as a man to show. Abroad, this speculation to the most famous drag queen, is widespread for several years. In Italy the phenomenon is relatively recent drag king Julius Kaiser is a member of reference of this expression is not limited to the practice of transvestism, but it is a real movement because it is designed to deconstruct the genre as it is traditionally imposed by exploring the fluidity of gender and identity. Julius Kaiser was born a woman but speaks of himself in the masculine, the common mistake of sottolinenado media that do not respect the kind of arrival and particularly against transsexuals, where the sexual origins of deep personal transformation.
Julius Kaiser assists the arrival of Judith / Jack Halberstam in 2006, again at the International House of Women in Rome for the presentation of the book "In a Queer Time and Space" and "Female Masculinity." It was occasion that Julius Kaiser debuted as a Drag King being baptized with his first name "Brutus" in the same Jack. Kyrahm The artist, body artist and performer at theaters, galleries and museums, always fascinated by women's masculinity, he understood the need to bring the issue drag king in the guise of performance art in Italy and abroad. The drag king show, until then, was as ironic and grotesque, accessible purely in the gay and lesbian community. Together, they understand that you must leave the comfort zone of the community, you need to contaminate different contexts to make their voices heard. Their collaboration gives birth to "The Human Installation: Obsolescence of the genus "that moves and shakes. The impact of naked bodies is enhanced by remote sacred with the public, with respectful silence that attends to the rite of transformation from woman to man Julius Kaiser.'s Work flies in the United indicated performance among the 30 best in the world, he won the Prize Arte Laguna 2009. Kyrahm in other places the work of his other "Human Installations" and created a "Trittico " powerful body that investigates the changes in phases existence, dares the combination with the extreme body art and Christian iconography, creating dangerous but equally fascinating parallels between transsexuality and God Il Trittico recently won the online voting of the Heavenly Prize and international exposure will be in New York in December.
"When we receive recognition," he told Julius and Kyrahm Kaiser, "the entire community gay lesbian bisexual trans and queer to win and it is important that our work is presented in the presence of Judith / Jack Halberstam, as despite the current political situation, we are making a cultural change for both the practice of kinging that for contemporary art. "
All this will be presented at the International House of Women Wednesday, December 7 starting at 18:30.
Plan: 5 days and Lesbian Kesbilè Judith / Jack Halbertsam - Kyrahm + Julius Kaiser
literature, art and drag king
ROME - International House of Women
Road Lungara 19 / 1 Via San Francesco di Seles (Trastevere)
December 7, 2010 h 18.30
organizza: 5 giornate lesbiche e Kesbilé
Tuesday, December 7 th 2010 in Rome (Casa Internazionale delle Donne) Jack/Judith Halberstam will present her new book “Masculinity without men” edited by Federica Frabetti. For this occasion Kyrahm and Julius Kaiser will illustrate their artistic work and research.
Judith Halberstam is Professor of English and Director of The Center for Feminist Research at University of Southern California. In the broader cultural sphere, she has made contributions as a gender and queer theorist and author; he is also a participant in the drag king community under the name Jack Halberstam. She published several books including The Drag King Book, along with Del LaGrace Volcano. “Masculinity without Men” is a collection of her most famous essays translated for the first time into Italian and edited by Federica Frabetti.
Drag Kings are mostly female performance artists who dress in masculine drag and personify male gender stereotypes as part of their performance. Abroad this practice started many years ago. In Italiy this happened quite recently. It is not only a cross-dressing practice. The Drag King movement wants to deconstruct gender roles as imposed by tradition and culture, exploring the fluidity of genders and identities. Julius Kaiser is a representative reference of this expression in Italy.
Jack and Julius met for the first time in 2006. Julius facilitated Jack’s presentation of the books “Female Masculinity” and “In a Queer space and time” in Rome. In that occasion he made his debut as Drag King gaining his first stage name “Brutus” by Jack himself.
Kyrahm is a conceptual artist, body artist and live performance artist at theatres, art galleries and museums. While she’s always being fascinated by female masculinity, she felt the need to bring the drag king issue in the guise of performance art in Italy and abroad. The Drag King show is commonly known as grotesque and ironic, accessible mainly within the Queer/LGBT community. Kyrahm and Julius felt the urgency to leave the comfort zone of the queer community to go and contaminate other contexts to widely spread their message. Their collaboration gave birth to "Human Installation I: Gender Obsolescence” that gained several international art prizes. "Gender Obsolescence" shakes and moves, the impact of the naked bodies is enhanced by the sacred distance with the audience that attends in respectful silence the ritual of woman to man transformation done by Julius Kaiser. The work is presented in the US among the 30 best gender-exploration performances in the world; in 2009 won the Arte Laguna Prize in Venice.
Kyrahm included Gender Obsolescence in her work “ Tryptich ” which explores the concept of Mutation and metamorphosis. The powerful changes of the body in the early stages of life, extreme body art and Christian iconography, and the fluidity of sex create “dangerous” but equally fascinating parallelism between transsexuality and God. Triptych won the On line vote at the Celeste Prize International 2010 and will be shown in New York in December.
"When we receive such acknowledgments it’s the entire community to win. It is important that our work is shown to Judith / Jack Halberstam, since we are making a cultural transformation happen in both the contemporary art context as well as in the drag king culture”.
All this will happen Tuesday 7 th December 2010 at 6.30 p.m. in Roma Casa Internazionale delle Donne (Via della Lungara 19). Organizers: 5 giornate Lesbiche and Kesbilè
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