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John Sims Center
for the Arts
San Francisco CA
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 Liz Boubion |
Cosmic Drag |
A Dance-Theater showing that explores gender, identity and the reach for wholeness in a dualistic society |
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Cosmic Drag is the antithesis
of an inferiority complex. It is the
celebration of an integrated
identity with masculine and feminine
principles while exposing
the vulnerable ways we seek
wholeness outside of ourselves.
Tapping into the talent and integrity
of some of the bay area's most
innovative singers, actors
and dancers, including, Ali Woolwich,
April Taylor and Hallie
McConologue, I intend to access
the beauty and humor, the
sacred and profane to
highlight both a personal process
of claiming the various parts of
ourselves while discovering
themes that are universal. |
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In Cosmic Drag, I am exploring the process of claiming an ever evolving
identity. While attempting to re-claim the myths around gender,
feminine divinity and sexual identity, Cosmic drag is a light-hearted
embrace of humankind. Through the arts are exploring polarities and
the metaphores implicit in the words "Cosmic" (ie. physical universe,
synchronicity, magnetic force, astrology, space, magic, god and
goddess... etc) and "Drag" (ie. drag kings , drag queens, transgender,
gender queer, drag racing, 'life's a drag', gravity, time dragging
on... etc.)"
See details below on the Free Cosmic Drag Workshop
Series open to the public!
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About Liz Boubion
Liz Boubion is a local Choreographer from Oakland, Ca.
For the last 15 years, she has led dance classes and
improvisation workshops for people of all ages,
professional backgrounds and physical abilities, both
locally and internationally. She received her B.A. in
Dance from Cal State Long Beach in 1993 and is a
recent graduate of a movement-based expressive arts
program at the Tamalpa Institute and is working towards
a M.A. degree in Expressive Arts Therapy.
She has performed locally doing both solo improvisation
and collaborative work with choreographers Eric Kupers,
Dawn Frank, Rowena Ritchie, Tara Brandell, Jez Lee, Ali
Woolwich and Niel Marcus. In 1997 and 1998, Liz
danced internationally with Frankfurt-based Vivienne
Newport of Tanztheater, Pina Bausch, Estelle Clareton of
Canada's "Vertigo Danse", Petra Leher of TanzCo-Lab
and with the Frankfurt Opera's Movement Chorus. |
Liz has danced in a film directed
by SF WEEKLY writer
Nirmala Nataraj, worked as stage
actress for three years in "Psyche
and Eros" productions, and she
played in the Vagina Monologues
in 2000 at SFSU and the Eureka
Theater.
Her current work, in addition to
the AIRspace program, includes
involvement in the Tamalpa
Performance Collective, arts
administration, circle singing,
mothering a 5 yr. old boy and
teaching creative movement to
children. Liz recently taught a
Halprin Life/Art class at the
American College Dance Festival
Conference at SFSU. |
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Cosmic Drag performances about AIRspace |
Round l:
April 29, 2007
Sunday,
at 2:00pm |
Final Performances:
June 8, 9, 10, 2007
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
at 8pm |
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Cosmic Drag
Life/Art Performance Lab
In combination with her residency, Ms. Boubion is offering a Body Mythology Workshop exploring the cross-section of Gender and Spirituality through the Halprin Life/Art Process. The Life/Art process is a movement -based expressive arts therapy model from the Tamalpa Institute that was co-founded by dance pioneer Anna Halprin and developed by her daughter Daria Halprin in 1978.
Using performance as a process to claiming the Self on an individual level and in relation to the group ensemble, this workshop will encompass movement improvisation, somatic awareness practices, drawing, voice exploration and poetic dialogue. |
Free Introductory Workshop
April 24th during BANDW.
All are welcome! No performance experience necessary. LBGTQ
encouraged to attend. Must have
commitment to all Tuesday evenings and performance dates to be part of
this workshop.
Please contact Liz Bouboin
lizboubion@gmail.com (510)836-7238
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