Memories of a Supernatural AIDS Crisis review and interview in Sixty Inches From Center, A Future What? Detroit-Based Queer Sci-Fi Drama Makes History
Lecture: “How to make performance during a pandemic?”
The Center for World Performance Studies has invited me to give a talk in which I’ll be drawing on my research about AIDS performance and theater to think through artistic responses to COVID-19. https://lsa.umich.edu/rc/news-events/all-events.detail.html/76351-19709149.html
Profile in AHEAD Magazine
The University of Michigan’s AHEAD Magazine, Issue 5, features a profile of the work I’ve been doing as part of my Postdoctoral Fellowship in Arts-based Social Justice.
Social Justice Pilot Grant
I received a pilot grant from the University of Michigan’s School of Social work to research theatrical methods for their use in decreasing HIV stigma in patient and provider relations.
Class featured in Michigan News
My class “Art as Social Action: Realizing Impact Through Community-Driven Performance” is featured in The University of Michigan Record. https://arts.umich.edu/news-features/mini-course-engages-students-with-art-based-social-justice/
Copperfoot Award
I’ve received the prestigious Copperfoot Award from Wayne State’s Department of Theatre and Dance. The award is for the performance that I created with my class this semester.
Forever and A Day: Archiving Performa
I’ve organized a day-long conference that poses the challenge of imagining a comprehensive performance archive to a series of artists, activists, and scholars. http://17.performa-arts.org/performa-institute/archives
New Museum Colloquium
I will be presenting a short paper about Lenin and the current political moment at the New Museum as part of the Critical Matter of Performance colloquium. http://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/1145/new-museum-colloquium-the-critical-matter-of-performance-1
Fire Island Performance
I will be performing in Boffo’s Fire Island Performance Festival on August 26th.
Visual AIDS Web Gallery
I’ve curated this web gallery titled ‘Viral Images’ for Visual AIDS. https://www.visualaids.org/gallery/detail/1013