OUT of Site: SOMA - A Virtual Performance-Driven Queer History Tour

Eye Zen Presents is committed to unearthing and elevating LGBTQ2+ histories so that we can better understand our lineages and ourselves. We create innovative, trans-disciplinary performance and community-building events throughout San Francisco, illuminating under-recognized queer ancestors. Eye Zen serves our audiences through live theater projects that safeguard and promote diverse LGBTQ2+ histories. Eye Zen projects engage deep research, accessing the rich history available in San Francisco’s archives, neighborhoods, community members, art work, and institutional memories.Ourcritically acclaimed works include Blackbird: Honoring a Century of Pansy Divas (2007), Buffet Flats: Queering Slow Food (2011-12), Homo File: Chronicling the Life of Samuel Steward (2012) and Rainbow Logic: Arm in Arm with Remy Charlip. The first chapter of its San Francisco queer history walking tours, OUT of Site: North Beach, premiered in 2018. For more information visitEye Zen Presents.For OUT of Site: SOMA (2019), Eye Zen is grateful for support from CounterPulse, its fiscal sponsor, and theSan Francisco Arts Commission.Visit our website for more information and the upcomingOUT of Site show dates.

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OUT of Site: SOMA is virtual-live-street-theater project that explores the history of San Francisco’s South of Market district, a catalyst f

Dear audiences, friends and colleagues, After much deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2nd week of our show, OUT of Site: SOMA. Putting on a virtual, interactive show of this nature was wildly ambitious. The idea itself demanded more than we ever imagined from our staff, actors, artists and designers, and was heightened in the context of our two global crises, the COVID-19 pandemic and the movement to end systemic racism and violence inflicted upon BIPOC. Premiering the show last week was a very moving and singular experience. We were inspired by the outpouring of love from audiences who were touched by the experience and the stories we shared of queer history. However, shifting from an outdoor performance to a virtual one was taxing on our team in ways we had not anticipated. For the sake of the health and well-being of our cast and company, we recognize that it is not possible to continue for a second week. Thank you for your support and the space to recover. This decision has been both difficult and necessary. We have a lot to celebrate and equally a lot to learn from this experience. Thank you to all who joined us for the performances last weekend; we’re so happy to have shared the work with you.THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS:OUT of Site: SOMA is made possible through the generosity of individual donors, organizations and community partners, including: <a href="https://somawestcbd.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SoMa West CBD</a>, <a href="https://Shapingsf.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shaping San Francisco</a>, <a href="https://sfleatherdistrict.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leather &amp; LGBTQ Cultural District,</a> <a href="https://www.wickedgrounds.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Wicked Grounds</a>, <a href="http://www.sfcatclub.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cat Club</a>, <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/destination/howard-langton-mini-park/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Howard Langton Community Garden</a>, <a href="https://qcc2.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Queer Cultural Center</a>, <a href="https://swcbd.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SoMa West CBD</a>, <a href="https://www.autocityrepair.net" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Auto City Repair</a>, <a href="http://www.shapingsf.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shaping SF</a>, <a href="https://www.turnout.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Turn OUT</a>, <a href="https://www.sfcatalyst.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SF Catalyst</a> &amp; <a href="http://leatheralliance.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SF Bay Area Leather Alliance</a>, <a href="https://www.mr-s-leather.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MR.-S-LEATHER</a>, <a href="https://www.glbthistory.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">GLBT Historical Society</a>, <a href="https://www.theatrebayarea.org/?" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Theatre Bay Area</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.counterpulse.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">CounterPulse&#x27;s House Artist Program</a>This project is funded by the California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, the Kenneth Rainin Foundation, Leather &amp; LGBTQ Cultural District, SoMa West CBD, and generous individual donors. by <a href="Highlights%20info%20row%20image%20designnurd.weebly.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">DESIGNNURD</a>

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