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Communicator Series no. 13
Jul
8
7:30 PM19:30

Communicator Series no. 13

Communicator Series no. 13 abandons the acceptable for the molten consequence of lush illegibility. Reanimate your wreckage with platinum-cured performances by imogen smith, K Bradford and Candle Christensen, and a body-inclusive fantasy sex toy pop-up by Slurp Toys, hand poured by Revé. Curated by Emji Saint Spero.

Consider this your cruel summer soft launch.

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Communicator Series presents WRITING ON RAVING
May
23
7:00 PM19:00

Communicator Series presents WRITING ON RAVING

Communicator Series presents an evening of autotextual inquiry, sonic assemblage, and immersive exchange to celebrate the release of Writing on Raving. This event features hybrid performances by McKenzie Wark, Zoey Greenwald, Jasmine Infiniti, and Kumi James (aka BAE BAE), in concert with the LA debut of Rave New World’s mini-documentary on Singapore's queer cyberpunk rave Bussy Temple, hosted by Michelle Lhooq. Curated by Emji Saint Spero.

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Communicator Series no. 11
Apr
8
7:00 PM19:00

Communicator Series no. 11

Communicator Series no. 11 invites you to unravel in the aftermath, destabilizing lineages of personal and collective loss through irreverent temporalities, wry vulnerability, and gestural discord. Presenting transdisciplinary performances by Sasha Forests, Miguel Gutierrez, and Sebastian Hernandez. Curated by Emji Saint Spero.

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Communicator Series no. 8
Dec
10
7:00 PM19:00

Communicator Series no. 8

Dissonant presence. Strategic noncoherence. Communicator Series no. 8 offers witness-resistant poetic happenings for raw liberatory combustion. Join us Tuesday December 10th, 7pm at Poetic Research Bureau for performances by Punitive Worm, Cedric Tai, and San Francisco-based artist Mason J. You’re welcome.

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Communicator Series no. 7
Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30

Communicator Series no. 7

Modular. Crossfaded. Suspended between lavender surveillance and transcendent witness, Communicator Series no. 7 presents new work by Anna Luisa Petrisko, Ryat Yezbick w/ Linda Franke, and Bay Area artist J Rivera Pansa. Wednesday November 13th, 7:30pm at Poetic Research Bureau. 

Free / RSVP

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Communicator Series no. 6
Oct
8
8:30 PM20:30

Communicator Series no. 6

Communicator Series no. 6 features performances by Tyler Holmes and Page Person, in collaboration with Die Anna, as well as a special area installation displaying photography by Maria Ramirez-Adams alongside ephemeral traces from Communicator Series: Season One. Reception/salon woven throughout the evening. Curated by Emji Saint Spero.

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Trans* Temporal Resistances
Aug
24
5:00 PM17:00

Trans* Temporal Resistances

Join us in honoring the anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot at Trans* Temporal Resistances on August 24th, 5-7pm at CounterPulse. This performance series invites local artists J Rivera Pansa and Davia Spain to engage Queer Time as an embodied strategy of resistance, deconstructing trans* archives and architectures in conversation with TurkxTaylor Initiative’s exhibition, Transition Times II: Reconfiguring Structures of Power. 

Co-curated by Emji Saint Spero and Leila Weefur

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Communicator Series no. 4
Apr
16
7:00 PM19:00

Communicator Series no. 4

Pre-medicated. Irreverent. Cutty and sprung. Communicator Series no. 4 activates with calculated precision, in spite and solidarity. Tuesday April 16th, 7pm, at Poetic Research Bureau. Performances by jeremy kennedy and Bay Area artist Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta negotiate incoherence and insurrectionary strategies for dismembering linearity...i.e. if it can exist it must exist. Devotedly yours.

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