Dear ones,
As this year comes to a close, the call to dream and move toward a shared future of liberation feels loud, deep and clear.
Our interconnectedness is our guide. Our intersectionality is a site of change. We each have an important place on this planet and a role in shaping a liberated Future.
The path to liberation is inherently trans and queer — because it requires us to imagine something that doesn’t yet exist, against all odds. Here‘s what Fresh Meat Productions imagined into existence this year:
WE INVEST IN ARTISTS as AGENTS OF CHANGE
- We made direct PAYMENTS to over 100 trans/nonbinary/queer artists!
- We supported BIPOC trans/nonbinary/queer artists to create & share new work– and awarded 21 community-nominated Seed Commission grants and 6 FRESH WORKS! Commissions!
- We presented the 22nd annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL with 30+ trans and queer artists, back in-person for the first time in 3 years with 6 powerful, site-specific programs!
WE MAKE TRANS HISTORY
- Artistic Director Sean Dorsey won an EMMY AWARD for the short film “Sean Dorsey Dance: Dreaming Trans & Queer Futures” (directed by Lindsay Gauthier, produced by KQED)!
WE CREATE CHANGE ACROSS THE NATION (& beyond!)
- Defying escalating anti-trans hatred, Sean Dorsey Dance toured ‘The Lost Art Of Dreaming’ to: Seattle, Maui, Washington DC, Reston, Martha’s Vineyard, Durham, San Francisco, Atlanta and Stockholm, Sweden.
- In each of these 9 cities, we offered FREE trans-supportive movement classes, workshops, and community conversations.
- We screened Sean Dorsey Dance films at 17 festivals globally (India, Serbia, Greece, England, Australia + US states attacking trans rights like FL, NC and GA).
How do we collectively respond to mounting anti-trans hatred & laws here, while holding our interconnectedness to the struggles for liberation globally?
WE WILL BUILD JOYOUS FUTURES TOGETHER! In 2024 we will:
- Award 6 new FRESH WORKS! Commissions
- Celebrate Sean Dorsey Dance’s 20th ANNIVERSARY Home Season
- Award 20 TRANSfutures Commissions to 20 BIPOC trans/non-binary/Two-Spirit artists
- Present the 23rd annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL (June 13-15, 2024) at Z Space
- Offer FREE trans-supportive classes and workshops
- Continue fierce intersectional advocacy for trans equity, and much more!
Dear Ones,
My heart knows that our collective liberation is possible. But right now, we are facing highly-organized, well-funded attacks on Trans rights and freedom of expression.
YOUR support of Fresh Meat Productions makes our TRANSformative work possible at this critical time: THANK YOU!
We look forward to another year of creating hand in hand with you. Thank you, and wishing you every blessing for 2024.
With love and solidarity,
Sean and the Fresh Meat Family