Everything I've Got [excerpt]
From Excerpt from Everything I’ve Got by Jess Dobkin, Commentary by Jill Dolan: The Great Refusal and the Greater Hope
Work by leading theater artists Holly Hughes, Rachel Rosenthal, Deke Weaver, Carmelita Tropicana, and others joins commentary by major scholars including Donna Haraway, Jane Desmond, Jill Dolan, and Nigel Rothfels. Una Chaudhuri's introduction provides a vital foundation for understanding and appreciating the intersection of animal studies and performance. The anthology foregrounds questions of race, gender, sexuality, class, nation, and other issues central to the human project within the discourse of the "post human," and will appeal to readers interested in solo performance, animal studies, gender studies, performance studies, and environmental studies.
From Excerpt from Everything I’ve Got by Jess Dobkin, Commentary by Jill Dolan: The Great Refusal and the Greater Hope
Written, directed, and performed by Jess Dobkin [excerpt from the full performance]. Everything I've Got is included in the anthology Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From The Dog and Pony Show (bring your own pony) by Holly Hughes, Commentary by Donna Haraway: Agility Is Performance Art
Written and performed by Holly Hughes; directed by Dan Hurlin [excerpt from the full performance]. The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony) is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From Cat Lady by Joseph Keckler, Commentary by Erika Rundle: Theatre of the Cat Lady Who Is Not
Written, directed, and performed by Joseph Keckler. Cat Lady is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From Horseback Views: A Queer Hippological Performance by Kim Marra, Commentary by Jane C. Desmond: Kinesthetic Intimacies
Written and performed by by Kim Marra; directed by Meredith Alexander [excerpt from the full performance]. Horseback Views: A Queer Hippological Performance is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From No Bees for Bridgeport: A Fable from the Age of Daley by Kestutis Nakas, Commentary by Joshua Takano Chambers-Letson: A New Fable of the Bees
Written, directed, and performed by Kestutis Nakas [excerpt from the full performance]. No Bees For Bridgeport is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From With What Ass Does the Cockroach Sit? / ¿Con Qué Culo Se Sienta la Cucaracha? by Carmelita Tropicana (aka Alina Troyano), Commentary by Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes: Martina, Catalina, Elián, and the Old Man: Queer Tales of a Transnational Cuban Cockroach
Written and performed by Carmelita Tropicana; directed by David Schweizer [excerpt from the full performance]. With What Ass Does the Cockroach Sit? / Con Que Culo Se Sienta la Cucaracha? is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.
From MONKEY by Deke Weaver, Commentary by Cary Wolfe: Apes like Us
Written, directed, and performed by Deke Weaver with Jennifer Allen [excerpt from the full performance]. MONKEY is included in the anthology, Animal Acts: Performing Species Now, edited by Una Chaudhuri and Holly Hughes and published by University of Michigan Press. Performances staged at the University of Michigan's Duderstadt Media Center, March 21-23, 2013.