Performance Art Roundable

Visual & Critical Studies Forum
Wednesday, October 14, 10 am – 12 pm
Boardroom, San Francisco campus

The performance arena is one of the most dynamic sites of contemporary cultural production, yet performance still receives surprisingly little attention in art-school curricula and rarely achieves disciplinary status within Fine Arts programs. This roundtable provides us with a context in which to consider the significance of performance as an art form and an activist strategy as well as its marginalization within the academy.

Gigi Otálvaro-Hormillosa, also known as the Devil Bunny in Bondage,is a San Francisco based interdisciplinary performance artist, video artist, cultural activist, curator and percussionist of Filipino and Colombian descent.

Guillermo Galindo’s work spans a wide spectrum of artistic expression, from symphonic composition to musical computer interaction, instrument building, multimedia installation, and sound design. His most recent work focuses on music as ritual, live audience inter-
action, the creation of cyber-totemic/interactive sound objects, symbolism, and site-specific sound environments.

Shannon Jackson is the Department Chair & Professor of Dramatic Arts and Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley. She serves on the editorial boards of several journals and has coorganized conferences and residencies with numerous organizations including the American Studies Association, the Women and Theatre Project, and the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Tina Takemoto is a writer and performance artist whose work explores issues of gender, race, illness, and queer identity. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Queer Cultural Center. On occasion, she makes guerilla appearances as Michael Jackson and Bjork-Geisha.