About Performance of a Feminine Object

In Performance of a Feminine Object a hoop animates a female performer making reference to the historic and cultural disciplining of the female body. In the work there is a tension between poise and chaos, sincerity and vulnerability, and beauty and awkwardness.

This work has received residency support from Culture Mill and the LiftOff Creative and Project Development Residency.

Creator/Performer Gabrielle Revlock
Fabric Artist – Costumes & Props Shelby Donnelly
Dramaturg Clio Unger

Gabrielle Revlock is a performance artist known for her signature work with the hoop and her slapstick-feminist performances and shenanigans. The press has described her as ‘smart,’ ‘inventive,’ ‘rambunctious’ and ‘mesmerizing.’ Presenters include American Dance Festival, New York Live Arts, Omi International Arts Center, FringeArts, JACK, Joyce SoHo. She is an Independence Foundation Fellow, A FringeArts LAB Fellow, and a grantee from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. Residencies include Chez Bushwick, Dance Omi, Fresh Tracks, LiftOff, Philadelphia-Budapest Exchange, Philadelphia-Poland Exchange and two with Culture Mill in cooperation with ADF. Gabrielle teaches experimental hooping and offers puppet therapy and dating advice. GabrielleRevlock.com