Wonderboy and 29 Effeminate Gestures

Co-Presented by Joe Goode Performance Group and Z Space

Thursday-Saturday, October 2-4,

Thursday and Friday 8:00PM, Saturday 3:00PM and 8:00PM

Z Space, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco

see website for ticket details

http://zspace.org/new-work/wonderboy-29-effeminate-gestures

http://joegoode.org

http://www.basiltwist.com

“Over the past couple of years, Joe Goode Performance Group and Z Space have forged quite a partnership, co-producing When We Fall Apart (2012) and HUSH (2013) at Z Space. Joe Goode is also doing the choreography for Hundred Days, Z Space’s long awaited Indie-rock Opera starring the Bengsons. We are honored to have the troupe back in 2014 for encore performances of two signature pieces.

Wonderboy tells an unexpected tale of a peculiar superhero puppet isolated by his gift of sensitivity. The work first premiered at YBCA in 2008 to critical acclaim, with the Washington Post calling Wonderboy ‘One of the most inventive solos with a prop in recent memory.’ Using JGPG’s unique blend of storytelling through text, song, and dance, Wonderboy is a marvelous collaboration with acclaimed New York City based puppeteer Basil Twist. Showcasing Goode’s fearless innovation, the integration of puppet with dancers provides audiences with a unique creative experience highlighting the great humanity and sensitivity embodied in Twist’s puppet work. The operation of the puppet becomes part of the dance, at times invisible and other times integrated. Original musical composition by singer/violinist Carla Kihlstedt and pianist/drummer Matthias Bossi.

Joe Goode’s legendary 1987 work, 29 Effeminate Gestures, is a 12-minute solo set to music by Erik Ian Walker. It is an illuminating look at stereotypes of masculinity and considered Goode’s signature work. The cutting edge masterpiece originated in San Francisco before becoming a seminal work of socially relevant contemporary dance. San Francisco Chronicle called the work ‘…a masterpiece of gender deconstruction. Images of Goode wielding a chainsaw and later a power drill flank a parade of in-your-face queer moves, as spoken warnings like ‘if you talk too much, laugh too much, feel too much’ trail into nervous laughter. Goode’s comic timing is superb.’ The solo will be performed by current company member Melecio Estrella.”