Press Release

April 21, 2008

allgo's presents the Workshop Production Premier of...

Bruising for Besos

When: Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3, 2008
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: The Off Center [2211-A Hidalgo, Austin Texas 78702]
Cost: Free/Donations Accepted
Contact: Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano – (512) 472-2001 / lorenzo@allgo.org

Austin, TX –April 21, 2008 – Experience the Workshop Production Premier of Adelina Anthony’s Bruising for Besos, a solo piece developed with support from allgo’s Cultural Arts Program over the course of two seasons. Enacted from the perspective of a Xicana-Tejana lesbian, Bruising for Besos explores domestic violence in queer and non-queer relationships. A story about survival and intense journeys mitigated through the use of wry humor. For more information about the performance and other cultural arts programming at allgo, contact Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano at (512) 472-2001 or lorenzo@allgo.org.  

About Adelina Anthony, hailed by critics for her comic performances as “bawdy, proud and hysterical” to “screamingly funny,” has been fine-tuning her poetry to small private audiences on lesbian beds throughout Aztlán.  Her poetry has been published in Germany, Texas and California; she performs her poetry at various cultural and university venues-most recently at Serafemme. Adelina is a multidisciplinary artist garnering Best Actress nominations in comedy & drama, Best Production & Director write-ups, and she is featured in Simon & Schuster’s Best American Erotica series.  In 2002, Adelina was selected as one of the top queer activist by Tentaciones Magazines in Los Angeles.  Her website www.adelinaanthony.com is available for viewing 24 hours a day, although her diehard stalker fans have probably already found her on www.myspace.com/adelinaanthony.

About allgo
allgo works to create and sustain a statewide network of queer people of color activists, groups, organizations and allies, which through nourishment of relationships, grassroots organizing and artistic expression can radically transform systems and policies toward a collective liberation.  www.allgo.org
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