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Queer Family Album: Volume 1
Queer Family Album's first Volume takes place at Ballhaus Ost in Berlin on September 7th and 8th, 2024. After a collaborative residency with the participating artists in Volumes 1 and 2, QFA artists Yvonne Sembene and KAy Garnellen present She Shanty and Pass This On.
Humour voyages through queer journeys dialogue with each other. Featuring collaborating artists KAy Garnellen and Yvonne Sembene touching on topics like isolation within queer utopia and queer feminist responses to rigid societal demands and definitions.
Track One: 'She Shanty'
A lonely princess sets out to sail the choppy waters of queer identity and the hidden divisions within the LGBT community in search of her ideal kingdom. The queer ocean is vast. Will she make it to land across these seas? Who might she encounter on the way? Inspired by seas shanties, sirens and the queer history of sailing, the work uses satire to poke fun at the traditional narratives and stereotypes associated with gender and sexuality and seeks to highlight the complexities and nuances of a world that often imposes rigid definitions on fluid realities.
Track Two: 'Pass This On'
Sixteen years after his transition from a lesbian working in finance in capitalist banks or insurance companies to a trans/queer artist, sex worker and anti-capitalist co-parent, KAy Garnellen took the opportunity of the queer family album project to reflect on this time frame, passing across different topics such as loneliness, invisible conditions and ageing. Using humour and different types of multimedia he’s gonna take you into a journey mixing his past life to the present one, addressing some of the dystopia he encountered on his way but also some hopes that are still remaining. Although mostly alone on stage, KAy is using the material randomly given by other queers he knows in real life or just online.
Get ready for this journey!