30TH ANNUAL CUCALORUS FILM FESTIVAL

presents

Fanny Bay: A Performance Variety Show

SUN · NOVEMBER 24 · 2024 · 7:45 PM · FILMMAKERS LOUNGE


An experimental mashup from dance and theater to printmaking and multimedia magic.


Circle the World with Hugs by Janette Hopper

Led by creative collaborators Janette Hopper, Susan Kranyk, Laura McLean, and Charles Kernan, this conceptual printmaking and performance art initiative aims to create a global chain of hugs.


INTERVIEW / AUDITION by clay scofield

clay auditions for a minor supporting role with “A Short Monologue for a Trans Actor in a Minor Supporting Role,” written by ChatGPT, for a panel of interviewers performed by three volunteers from the audience.


Traspasos II by Niurca Márquez

Exploring how our relationships to the dynamic lines of tension that "move" us, as evidenced through suspended "threads" in space, this performance poses questions about bodily responses, urgency, absence, and audience engagement—inviting reflections on how we move and are moved by the ties that bind.


Uncovering the Beauty Within by Sali Yang

From a young age, Sali Yang struggled with societal beauty standards in Asian cultures that idealize extreme thinness, leading to self-loathing. Discovering pole dancing sparked her journey toward self-love and inner beauty.