The Queen in Me @ QAF 2019

Queer Arts Festival 2019 with Amplified Opera and Theatre Gargantua

The Queen in Me

The Queen in Me explores conventional opera roles and their reliance on gender and sex stereotypes, and explodes traditional expectations of demure muses and femme fatales by turning opera on its head. Combining Mozart’s the Queen of the Night with original text and classical opera, the performance serves as a critique of the opera industry and a reimagining of what it could be. Created and performed by Teiya Kasahara, and directed by Andrea Donaldson. Presented by Amplified Opera and Theatre Gargantua.

“Every time that I’ve played the Queen of the Night I’ve felt so frustrated,” says soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野笠原貞野, creator and performer of The Queen in Me. “She has continued to be depicted as this two dimensional, very base portrayal, this evil woman, this evil character, this witch. To see the very black and white binary of it, very reduced binary, is completely frustrating because we’re not just one thing or the other, we’re not just black or white, so I wanted to give her a voice, I wanted to play with allowing her to come alive and actually tell her story..."

Two dates: June 21st and 22nd at 7pm.

Location: Roundhouse Performance Centre.

ASL interpretation will be provided.

QAF 2019 rEvolution

QAF 2019 rEvolution gathers together artists who disassemble, push, and transgress: art as the evolution of the revolution.

“Art does not imitate life. Art anticipates life.” — Jeanette Winterson

NOTE: Entry to all QAF events requires membership to the Pride in Art Society. Memberships are available for $3 online or $5 / $2 concession at the door (or included in passes). Please allow a few extra minutes at your first event to obtain your new card.

ACCESS & ACCESSIBILITY
Please avoid using scented products when you QAF: our scent-sensitive staff and supporters thank you! The Roundhouse as a whole unfortunately does not yet have a scent-reduced policy.
The Roundhouse is a fully wheelchair accessible venue. Thanks to the Radical Access Mapping Project for their full accessibility audit of the Roundhouse: to view, click HERE:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QHUwp36z-6krVXM5P8vB81RRCibNF81QUpbwnRMqpOg/edit?usp=sharing.
The Roundhouse is an open-concept space, offering barrier-free access to all areas of the centre. There are three wheelchair accessible washrooms. The main floor washroom is single-stall, gender neutral, and spacious. The two upstairs are contained in gendered washrooms are smaller, but still can accommodate someone using a large motorized scooter.

To get to the Roundhouse:
Walking: From Granville Street, head east five blocks down Davie.
Skytrain: The Yaletown – Roundhouse Canada Line Station is 200 metres from us.
Bus: Buses C21 & C23 stop within feet of the Roundhouse.
Driving: Underground pay parking is available, access off Drake (south of Pacific Blvd).