Novembre im Berlin

November 9th, 2009

November has settled with life in Berlin, daily German classes, warmer clothes for the winter and research/work. After a long and successful month in the US with a residency in Vermont for a week followed by the US premiere of Travel Queeries in Seattle and film shoots of next short film ‘Boys on the Inside,’ the trip in the states was very rewarding.

Moving forward with research in Berlin, the focus is looking at organizational theory in relation to several arts organizations/groups as research subjects (in Berlin and also Hamburg and Kassel, Germany). Research will try to then compare these organizations/structures with cultural arts organizations in the US. Professional networks in the performing arts in Europe, the Bulkans and the US is a new development in research as well.

November will involve: the Berlin theatrical screening of Travel Queeries Nov. 12-15 at Sputnik Theater; ‘Cheries-Cheris’ in Paris, France Nov. 22nd; and Nov. 29th in Bonn Germany, along with a workshop on ‘Queer Media Activism.’ The film and workshop are potentially being booked for Hamburg, Germany for mid December as well. The ‘Boys on the Inside’ film will begin post-production/editing in a few months, first logging footage, and creating an official trailer and posting it online to help develop pr and visibility for the project.

Additional side project is the launch of the Berlin Femme Mafia, meeting to create some project ideas around ways to create more awareness and visibility of femme gender identity within Berlin queer culture.

Performance projects, research, films, language lessons, work, warm layers, winter meals, holidays, trips on the ubahn, travel, friends and more…. making for a wonderful life in Berlin.

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