Over the past couple of years, Joe Goode Performance Group and Z Space have forged quite a partnership, co-producing When We Fall Apart (2012) and HUSH (2013). We are honored to have the troupe back in 2014 for encore performances of two signature pieces.
Wonderboy is a collaboration with acclaimed New York City based puppeteer Basil Twist. Using JGPG's unique blend of storytelling through text, song, and dance, Wonderboy tells an unexpected tale of a peculiar superhero puppet isolated by his gift of sensitivity. Twist's puppetry becomes part of the dance, at times invisible and other times integrated. Featuring original musical composition by singer/violinist Carla Kihlstedt and pianist/drummer Matthias Bossi. The work first premiered at YBCA in 2008 to critical acclaim, with the Washington Post calling Wonderboy "One of the most inventive solos with a prop in recent memory."
Joe Goode's legendary 1987 work, 29 Effeminate Gestures, is a 12-minute solo set to music by Erik Ian Walker. It is an illuminating look at stereotypes of masculinity and considered Goode's signature work. The San Francisco Chronicle called the work "...a masterpiece of gender deconstruction. Images of Goode wielding a chain saw and later a power drill flank a parade of in-your-face queer moves, as spoken warnings like "if you talk too much, laugh too much, feel too much" trail into nervous laughter. Goode's comic timing is superb." The solo will be performed by current company member Melecio Estrella.
The Friday 26th performance is dedicated to San Francisco's LGBTQ community in recognition of their longstanding support of Joe Goode Performance Group. All are welcome to join us after the performance for a reception in Z Space's lobby, including dessert and drinks. In addition to the normal featured pieces, this performance will also include a special reprise of Too Bad You're Not Invited, a satirical musical piece written in 2010 as a protest for marriage equality.
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