TransMasculine Cabaret, Starring Vulva Va-Voom
"TragiComic trans-identifying confessional" and "obscene, irreverent, maniacal burlesque comedian" might seem like incompatible themes, but Vulva Va-Voom has combined much stranger elements onstage. Creepier, stickier, Lovecraftian elements. Gritty nightclub headliner Vulva (they/them) has inhabited some bizarrely imaginative world-building over the years...but that world is still impacted by politics and culture.
Who gets to define whether someone is a drag queen, drag king, or an in-between? Vulva has mostly appeared hyper-femme throughout their onstage song-and-dance career...but why? (Mostly a matter of practicality, given that spirit-gummed facial hair and latex nipples are indescribably annoying to scrape off at 4am.) But does femme presentation invalidate nonbinary credibility?
As the comedian executes a live “female drag to male drag” transition onstage, they explore labels, identity, and their own real-world experience. More introspective and intimate than Va-Voom & Co.’s
usual off-the-charts level of raucous debauchery, this piece combines Vaudeville with Weimar, vulnerability with absurdity, authenticity with farce, and— as usual— absinthe with uppers.
See www.VulvaVaVoom.com for artist statement, portfolio, and vulgar photographs.
ARTIST HONORS, RECOGNITION, AND FORMAL SHIT:
“SMUTTY BURLESQUE NERD” - Venue Choice Award, Tampa International Fringe Festival '19
“VULVA VA-VOOM LIVES IN THIS BAR NOW" - Edge Award, TIFF '20
“A ROCKY, WHORISH PATTER SHOW” - Edge Award, TIFF '21
“HOLLYWOOD PSYCHIC OF THE GOLDEN AGE” - Edge Award, TIFF '22; Official juried selection for Orlando International Fringe Festival 2023 Winter Mini-Fest
“TRANSMASCULINE CABARET” - Social Good Award, TIFF ‘23; Venue Choice Award, TIFF ’23; Official juried selection, Asheville Fringe Festival ‘24
(As Head Writer and cameo performer, in collaboration with Boiled Horse Productions) - “STROKE OF GENIUS: PANTOMIME MASTURBATION THROUGH PERFORMING ARTS HISTORY” - Creative Loafing Staff Pick “Best of the Bay 2023” Award; Official juried selection for Orlando International Fringe Festival 2024 FestN4
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