Performance Artist S. Bear Bergman to Appear at Muhlenberg College
S. Bear Bergman, an observant Jew, gender theorist, performance artist and a butch/queer/trans activist, will perform “Monday Night in Westerbork” on March 12, 2009 at 7 p.m. in Miller Forum, Moyer Hall.Friday, February 27, 2009 11:22 AM
The event is free and open to the public.
“Monday Night in Westerbork” explores Jewish and Queer understandings of the Holocaust. While it is not a traditional Holocaust narrative, it is an educating, interrogating, celebrating piece of theater including everything from a song-and-dance number to a prayer for the dead.
Bergman is the author of Butch Is a Noun (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2006) and three award-winning solo performances, as well as a frequent contributor to anthologies on all manner of topics. Bergman is also a frequent lecturer and at colleges and universities regarding issues relating to gender and sexuality, and has advised the staff of numerous institutions on their policies regarding transgendered and transsexual students.
Bergman’s performance is co-sponsored by the Gay-Straight Alliance, Hillel, Student Activities, and Campus Progress. For more information on Bergman, please visit http://www.sbearbergman.com.
