With support from the California Arts Council, OX will produce Gladiator, a new drag-dance- theater duet by two Bay Area queer artists: cisgender drag queen Mica Sigourney and transgender drag artist Silk Worm. The work explores kin-making, multi-generational queer familial relations, and social tensions between queers of different genders. Gladiator combines drag techniques and contemporary dance technique. The final work will be performed 3 times at CounterPulse for 300 audience members.
OX’s core annual programming consists of monthly experimental and cabaret nightlife events, WorkMORE! a semi-annual commissioning platform for performing artists working within Drag’s expanded field, 2-3 performances annually in theaters, galleries, museums, storefronts or public spaces. OX also provides free performance and finance workshops for artists.