an evening of dance normalizing periods
FEB 29-MAR 1, 2020 at Mason Hall at the Preston Bradley Center
(wheelchair accessible) Tickets: $15-$50
LOUD BODIES partners with the nonprofit Chicago Period Project to create “Legalize Menstruation,” a performance and discussion about menstruation that aims to end the taboo surrounding periods and increase awareness for the lack of accessibility to menstrual hygiene products that people face across the country.
During the process of creating and performing this piece, LOUD BODIES will also organize an audience-wide collection of menstrual hygiene products at performances to be given to in-need people through the Chicago Period Project system. Doors will open at 7:00p.m. on Saturday and 4:30p.m. on Sunday. The menstrual product donation collection will begin at that time.
TO FURTHER SUPPORT THIS PROJECT: donate by clicking the ticket button below
Menstrual hygiene products you can donate:
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TAMPONS
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PADS
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PANTY LINERS
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MENSTRUAL CUPS
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TRAVEL SIZE PACKS OF WIPES
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MINI HAND SANITIZER
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NEW UNDERWEAR
Legalize Menstruation Show Credits
Producer
LOUD BODIES in partnership with Chicago Period Project
Artistic Directors & Choreographers
Maria Blanco & Yariana Baralt Torres
Marketing Director
Jordan Kunkel
Mentor
Amy Wilkinson
Lighting Designer
Katelyn Le-Thompson
Show Order and Credits:
“Ciclo Ancestral” (Premiere) by Taimy Ramos and LOUD BODIES
Performers: Taimy Ramos, Marceia Scruggs and Kait Dessofy
Music: Haul - Christian Löffler and Max Cooper
"Does anybody have a tampon?" (Premiere) by LOUD BODIES in collaboration with the dancers
Performers: Kristen Donovan, Marceia Scruggs, Simone Stevens and Kait Dessofy
Music: Can You Feel It - Jacksons 5, PMS Blues - Dolly Parton, Hot in Here - Nelly, I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor, Té para Dos Cha Cha Cha - Ramón Márquez y Su Orquesta, Funky Sensation - Disclosure and Gwen McCrae, Evan Finds the Third Room - Khruangbin, Menstruatango - Sofia Viola, Bizet: Carmen: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle: Habanera - Act One - Georges Bizet, Shirley Verrett, Covent Garden Chorus and Sir Georg Solti, I Need A Painkiller - Armand Van Helden and Butter Rush, Tampax Commercial - Yes You Can 1991
Music Editing: Yariana Baralt Torres