Dixon Place & National Queer Theater present In Partnership With the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs and NYC Pride Queer and Disabled: Examining the imagination Featuring Christopher Unpezverde Núñez
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
Where do disability and queer identities intersect in our imagination?
Inspired by Paracosm, a detailed imaginary world originated in childhood, we will explore figurative language, movement and audio description to evoke a sensory experience and re-imagine the queer body. No previous dance or movement experience is required. The workshop has an emphasis on visually impaired people, queer people and artists who work with these communities but all people and experiences are welcome.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
(b. Costa Rica) Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez is a Visually Impaired Choreographer, Performance Artist, Curator, Educator and Accessibility Consultant based in New York City. His performances have been presented at The Brooklyn Museum (The Immigrant Artist Biennale), The Kitchen, Movement Research at The Judson Church, Danspace Project, The Leslie Lohman Museum for Gay and Lesbian Art, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dixon Place and Performance is Alive at Satellite Art Show (NY & Miami). His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, New York Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and The Dance Enthusiast. He has held residencies at New Dance Alliance (LiftOff, 2018), Battery Dance Studios (Space Grant, 2017-2019), The Kitchen (DAP, 2019) and Center for Performance Research (AIR, 2020). Most recently, he performed in “Dressing Up for Civil Rights” by William Pope L, presented at MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art. Núñez holds a BFA in Science in Performing Arts from the National University of Costa Rica.