AS220 is hosting Javier Hurtado, cure a queer Chicano performer from Oakland, California, as the Artist-In-Residence for October 2012!
During his residency at AS220, Javier will develop and present a one-person drag performance titled “Perra Pumps: Last Call” on Friday, October 26th at 8pm in AS220’s 95 Empire Black Box Theater. Admission $7.
Javier will also facilitate a one-day Special Effects Make-up workshop on Saturday, October 27th at 95 Empire from 11am to 2pm. The cost of the workshop is $25. You can purchase tickets for the workshop at shop.as220.org
Javier Hurtado is an actor, writer, playwright, drag performer, and make-up artist. His work is deeply influenced by Mexican music and queer culture. Javier is a founding member of NosJotros Crew, a theatre and performance group, and produced theLove Through Deviant Ears performance series. The breadth of his work is informed by his experience as a member of El Teatro Campesino’s Core Ensemble, where he worked under the artistic mentorship of Luis and Kinan Valdez and other veteran Chicano actors. Javier is a also member of The Hybrid Performance Experiment (“The HyPE”), an experimental performance collective that took residency at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, California.
“My hope is that I can show my audience a part of themselves, their family, or community…. Through my work as a playwright, I aim to expand the narratives that highlight queer brown people, and the expression of love and desire in American theater. I’m interested in telling stories about people who look like me, love, fight, fear, and laugh like me. – Javier Hurtado.”
Special thanks to NALAC and Rio Yañez, graphic artist and photographer who constantly collaborates with Perra Pumps.
Check out a mash up of Javier’s work from “Deviant Ears Work” and a show called “Jotos and Homeboys”:
