Name: Salvation: Love as Resistance
Start: 2025-02-21T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-21T23:30:00-06:00
Location: Busy Signal

Salvation: Love as Resistance

Shea Butter Babies Productions™

Celebrate Black love as resistance—an evening of empowerment, connection, and radical joy through burlesque, dance, and art. #SalvationSBB

Busy Signal

Salvation: Love as Resistance is an unapologetic celebration of love’s transformative power. When there is so much uncertainty, it can be hard to lose focus on the fact that Love may be the only thing that will save us all. Shea Butter Babies Productions™ invites you to an evening of radical connection, self-love, community, and liberation. Through burlesque, live music, and a variety of performance styles, Salvation explores the many forms of love—romantic, self-affirming, communal, and political—and its role as a tool of resistance.As Audre Lorde once wrote, “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” This production gives nod to the work of bell hooks, Salvation: Black People and Love, and celebrates the vast range and strength of Black love as a revolutionary force. Each performance honors love’s ability to unite, uplift, and protect us—transforming how we relate to ourselves, our communities, and the world around us.As we stand together, we echo the words of James Baldwin: “Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” It reminds us that loving our authentic selves – and each other – is an act of resistance and survival.Join us for an evening that honors authentic, unapologetic beauty and power of love. #SBB #sheabutterbabies #blackburlesque #loveasresistance Follow us on Facebook or Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shea.butter.babies.productions" title="https://www.instagram.com/shea.butter.babies.productions" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@shea.butter.babies.productions</a>) for our lineup! There will be raffles &amp; prizes. Ages 21+ This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cityofaustinarts" title="https://www.instagram.com/cityofaustinarts" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@cityofaustinarts</a>), Danzversity (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/danzversity" title="https://www.instagram.com/danzversity" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Danzversity</a>), Amazing Aeffects (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/amazingaeffects/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/amazingaeffects/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@amazingaeffects</a>), &amp; Clear the Air (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleartheair.atx" title="https://www.instagram.com/cleartheair.atx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Cleartheair.Atx</a>). Sponsorship &amp; Vendor Opportunities are Available; email Kitty at hello@illuminewellnessllc.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Salvación: Amor como Resistencia es una celebración del poder transformativo del amor, sin remordimientos. En tiempos de tanta incertidumbre, puede ser difícil no perder de vista el hecho de que el amor puede ser lo único que nos salve a todos. Shea Butter Babies Productions™ te invita a una velada de conexión radical, amor propio, comunidad y liberación. A través del burlesque, música en vivo y una variedad de estilos de actuación, Salvación explora las muchas formas del amor—romántico, autoafirmativo, comunitario y político—y su función como herramienta de resistencia.Como una vez escribió Audre Lorde, “Cuidarme a mí misma no es autoindulgencia, es autopreservación, y eso es un acto de guerra política.” Esta producción rinde homenaje al trabajo de bell hooks, Salvation: Black People and Love, y celebra el inmenso rango y fortaleza del amor negro como una fuerza revolucionaria. Cada actuación honra la capacidad del amor para unirnos, elevarnos y protegernos, transformando cómo nos relacionamos con nosotros mismos, nuestras comunidades y el mundo que nos rodea.Al estar juntos, hacemos eco de las palabras de James Baldwin: “El amor quita las máscaras que tememos no poder vivir sin ellas y sabemos que no podemos vivir dentro de ellas.” Nos recuerda que amarnos a nosotros mismos de manera auténtica —y amar a los demás— es un acto de resistencia y supervivencia.Únete a nosotros para una noche que honra la belleza y el poder auténtico del amor sin disculpas. #SBB #sheabutterbabies #blackburlesque #loveasresistanceSíguenos en Facebook o Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/shea.butter.babies.productions" title="https://www.instagram.com/shea.butter.babies.productions" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@shea.butter.babies.productions</a>) para conocer nuestro programa.¡Habrá rifas y premios! Mayores de 21 años.Este proyecto está apoyado en parte por el Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de la Ciudad de Austin This project is supported in part by the City of Austin Economic Development Department (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cityofaustinarts" title="https://www.instagram.com/cityofaustinarts" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@cityofaustinarts</a>), Danzversity (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/danzversity" title="https://www.instagram.com/danzversity" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Danzversity</a>), Amazing Aeffects (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/amazingaeffects/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/amazingaeffects/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@amazingaeffects</a>), y Clear the Air (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/cleartheair.atx" title="https://www.instagram.com/cleartheair.atx" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@Cleartheair.Atx</a>).Hay oportunidades de patrocinio y para vendedores disponibles; envía un correo a Kitty a hello@illuminewellnessllc.com.

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