Purrr!_Femme!-ance! Queer Femininities in Action

Purrr!_Femme!-ance! -
Queer Femininities in Action

A one-day festival dedicated to celebrating and discussing the various existences, practices and desires of queer fem/femme identities through action. The devaluation of femininity and the pathologization of queer desire, gender non-conformity and body diversity is a long-standing issue. The witch hunts never ended. They transformed, and the legacy of patriarchal violence lives on under different names. Ten local and international queer/trans/ non-binary artists will present several performances, both indoors and in the surrounding nature on the premises of present-day Otto-Wagner-Spital, a psychiatric hospital complex that was a site of Nazi crimes. The subversive potential of feminine forms of expression will be further explored in a moderated talk.

Artists: Alex Alvina Chamberland, Alex Franz Zehetbauer, Benjamin Sebastian, Denise Kottlett, Jules Joanne Gleeson, krëlex zentre (Maria Vilkovisky, Ruthie Jenrbekova), Monika Freinberger, Monstera Deliciosa, Rosa Wiesauer

Curator and project director: Julischka Stengele
Project assistant: Clara Hofmann
Moderation: Juliane Saupe
Dramaturgy assistant: Lilly Pfalzer
Photography: Kelechi

Sept 15th
2 pm – 8 pm
Otto Wagner Spital, 1140 Wien,
Baumgartner Höhe 1,
Pavillon W and Pavillon 22

Start at 2 pm by the 48A bus stop “Otto-Wagner-Spital” on the corner of Baumgartner Höhe and Raimannstraße

Programme:
Performances part 1 approx. 2-4:30 pm
Talk approx. 4:30-6 pm
Performances part 2 approx. 6-8 pm

ATTENTION! Limited number of participants. Please register via reservation@wienwoche.org until Sept 7th 2019.

Unfortunately, the event is not fully barrier-free. Most but not all spaces are wheelchair accessible. Further, the (paved) way from the meeting point is approx. 1 km uphill. Most performances are in English phonetic language, few in German and some are visual, only. See separate post for extended accessibility info.
Please let us know in the registration e-mail whether you are using mobility aids and / or need more information to consider your participation.

On request, there will be child care during the event. Please let us know if you want to make use of our available child care services in your registration email and please state the child(ren)'s age.