For those of you who may not know this – I have many additional aspects than gender activism and the examination of human behaviour… I am also fascinated with the workings of the body and its energy pathways. I am giving a seminar this July at the wonderful dance residency, Ponderosa. Here follows some stimulating [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...(Photography by Kirsi Nevanti) THIS WILL BE A SPECIAL EVENT AT TRANSMISSION GALLERY , GLASGOW, ON JANUARY 23, 2016. I WILL GIVE A TALK ON 30 YEARS OF SEX AND DRAG, AND A GENDER AS PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP. IT’S FREE BUT YOU GOTTA GET A TICKET. SEE HERE https://www.facebook.com/events/1183876524973094/ WELL THERE ARE OTHER SPECIAL THINGS AT TRANSMISSION, OF [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...(Photography by Kirsi Nevanti) I am invited to give a talk, workshop and for a screening of the MAN FOR A DAY film as part of a visit to the Goethe University, Frankfurt. Filmmaker, Katarina Peters will also be present for the film screening. We will both take part in the Q and A afterwards. It’s [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...I’ve been invited to the Goethe University by a mentoring organisation called Scimento to give a talk on October 21, a MAN FOR A DAY workshop on October 22/23 and there will be a screening of the MAN FOR A DAY feature film on Friday the 23rd at 21.15h at the cinema Orfeo’s Erben.. Both [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...I’m invited to give a Performance/Lecture in Düsseldorf on January 25, at the Tanzhaus NRW. This is the new site of the Tanz Werkstatt,where I taught for 10 weeks in 1996 as a Visiting Artist with the European Dance Development Centre. Great to come back to Düsseldorf! Here is the info: ART EATS GENDER – [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...Off to see a mermaid! But really going to Copenhagen to be part of the Odense Film Festival. The MAN FOR A DAY film will be shown as part of the OFF13 on Tuesday August 27th at 17.00. I will also be giving a talk, 25 Years of Sex and Drag on Wednesday August 28th at [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...I shall be in London for the screening of the MAN FOR A DAY film at Open City Docs Film Festival on June 21 at Hackney Picture house. I’ll be doing a Q n A after the showing….. hope to see you there! Here’s the link: http://opencitydocsfest.com/index.php?search=man+for+a+day&id=46 THEN….. more exciting news – MAN FOR A [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...Diane Torr Artist Talk Flyer FINAL ‘Early American Pioneers of Postmodern Dance’ 7.30pm to 8.45pm | Wednesday 12th June | CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow | £4 (£3) My Artist Talk will explore the work of three very different American postmodern dance pioneers. Anna Halprin – the innovative dancer and choreographer who founded the groundbreaking San Francisco [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...April 2, 2013 – MAN FOR A DAY film will be shown at KinoK in St. Gallen at 19.30 followed by a talk with me at 21.00. Here is the official description from the Haniel Programme, of which this is a part: Diane Torr: „Man for a Day“ 02.04.2013 19:30 Filmstart; 21:00 Diskussion mit der Hauptdarstellerin [...]
Comments Off Continue Reading...The MAN FOR A DAY feature film by Katarina Peters will have it’s Swedish premiere at the Tempo Film Festival in Stockholm on March 9. I shall also be giving a talk as part of the event, and selling my book, Sex, Drag and Male Roles:Investigating Gender as Performance, co-authored by Stephen Bottoms and published [...]
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