Clutch The Pearls at KQED Live
June 8, 2023 - KQED Headquarters, San Francisco. Dedicated to uplifting BIPOC and trans voices, Clutch the Pearls celebrated five years of providing Bay Area audiences with an incredible cabaret of drag performances with a mission to showcase cutting-edge artistry, performance and dance.
Featuring Deuce Lee (at 48:48) in a classic Bruce Lee monologue + feverish Cramps number —with Churro Nomi, Sir Acha, Glamputee, Sir Vesa, Helixir, Miss Bea Haven, Les B. Frank, Sally Minella, MUDD, Mira and Onyx Moschino Escada.
before the clay dries
October 7-8, 2022 - Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. A collaboration between melissa lewis wong, malia hatico-byrne and emma tome (sound) - in response to ceramic artist Cathy Lu’s Interior Garden. The work explores queer femme friendship, matrilineages, play, grief, beauty and aging. Presented by CCCSF and Asian Babe Gang.
how do we shape our bodies and relationships in times of grief and celebration? What are the origin stories we need to tell?