LA SAD GIRL...
Adelina Anthony
Saturday May 23, 2009
$14 adv. $16 dr. - 8pm
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La Peña is proud to present Adelina Anthony in LA SAD GIRL. This stand-up comedy meets performance art show is the follow-up to her riotous show La Angry Xicana?!."
Adelina Anthony, the critically acclaimed hilarious lesbian Xicana artist talks about everything; from ultra-dramatic break-ups - and the nudie photos that inevitably end up on MySpace - to good old-fashioned BDSM. (Directed by D'Lo) Adult Material.
A Xicana-Indígena lesbian multi-disciplinary artist, originally from San Antonio, Tejas, Adelina Anthony's work addresses colonization, feminism, trauma, memory, gender, race/ethnicity, sexuality, in/migration, health, land/environment, and issues generally affecting the Lesbian / gay / bisexual / transgender / two-spirited communities. She believes access to a progressive education, transgressive art, and therapy empowers individuals and communities to make healthy and transformative life choices. As for her art making, she deftly utilizes critical comedy or dramatic force to impact her many audiences. As a performer, Adelina has over 17 years of stage experience. She has garnered Best-Actress nominations in comedy and drama. Her most popular comedy Mastering Sex & Tortillas! was nominated and then selected as Best Solo Performance by Premios Sin Limite 2008 in New York.
