Carla is back in animated form for Renée’s Queer Cabaret!
This, our 6th installment of Renée’s Queer Cabaret, is a Special Edition of our resistance variety show that defies the traditional cabaret with rock music and a focus on the intimate humor, joys and vulnerabilities of living as LGBTQIA+. We are creating a mock “Queer National Convention” film to premiere at a YouTube watch party a week before the election (Tuesday, October 27th). While we all agree that voting for Joe Biden is necessary to remove Trump from office, we dream of a time where we can see ourselves represented in the next administration. So why not host our own national convention?
In this short pseudo-mockumentary (~45 min), Renée Muzquiz be running for President, and co-host, Jason Potter, will be running as Vice President. There will be several queer artists with 1-minute comedic/artistic endorsements of our candidacy throughout the show (like in a state roll call), as well as a handful of openly queer-identified community leaders, giving short speeches on important LGBTQIA+ issues.
FEATURING QUEER-NOTE SPEAKERS:
Cameron Whitten (Co-Founder, Black Resilience Fund)
Kristan Knapp (Community Activist & Cultural Worker)
Tyler TerMeer (CEO, Cascade AIDS Project)
...AND GUEST ARTISTS:
Anthony Hudson / Carla Rossi
Ara and Teague
Jennifer Lanier
Emily June Newton
Amy Katrina Bryan
Frank SHE-natra
Mysteria (Jeff Desautels)
Tera Zarra
& more!
*Keep an eye on our website and social media: @reneesqueercabaret on IG is a great place to get info!
Get ready to VOTE! Our digital premiere will screen on YouTube, October 27, 2020 at 7pm PST. Want to watch the QNC after that? For the rest of the week, we’ll be donating ticket sales to Portland’s own Black Resilience Fund.
PAY WHAT YOU CAN FOR TICKETS HERE: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=117591
FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2014287438706457/
CURATOR/DIRECTOR BIO: Renée Muzquiz is a genre-bending singer-songwriter and actor in Portland. Curve Magazine has compared her vocals to a cross between Joni Mitchell and Tori Amos, and she has shared the stage with prominent Portland musicians Jen Conlee (Decemberists), Ritchie Young (Loch Lomond), Jeremy Wilson (Dharma Bums) and Zia McCabe (Dandy Warhols). She currently sings and plays lead guitar in Major Tomboys, her all female-identified David Bowie cover band.
Questions? Email reneesqueercabaret@gmail.com