Cachín Cachán Cachunga!
A Queer & Trans Night of
Dance, Film, Poetry & Music
16 March 2010
7:30pm
2 Picardy Place, Edinburgh
Featuring Andra Simons,
Hamish MacDonald, Kristiane Taylor,
DJ Supernowoczesna
Lily and Zorras
Only £3/£2!
First 25 people in the door get a free something!
Bios – Guests
Hamish MacDonald is the author of four novels, and an indie publisher who prints and binds his own books. He teaches other people how they can do this, too, in his "DIY Book" podcast on iTunes.
Andra Simons is a Bermudian writer and performer living in London. He has published and performed in Canada, Caribbean, Uk, Bermuda, and the US. Andra is presently a Visiting Lecturer at The University of Greenwich. For more about Andra go to http://andrasimons.wordpress.com/.
Kristiane Taylor is a transsexual writer, artist and activist from Glasgow. She is a member of The Scottish Transgender Alliance's TRANSforming Arts, and has exhibited her work in major galleries with TRANSforming Arts and with b)other collective.
DJ Supernowoczesna probably sounds more impressive if you don't understand Polish. Her musical interests include but are by no means limited to ragtime, mash-ups, mid-nineties indie and the Eurovision. When not subjecting dance floors to her musical tastes, she makes zines and writes a blog, all accessible from www.jinxremoving.org
Bios – Creators/Presenters
Zorras are Scottish-Canadian poet, Sandra Alland, Venezuelan musician, Y. Josephine and Argentine filmmaker, Ariadna Battich. They have quickly become known for their uniquely humourous and moving mixture of storytelling, sound poetry, percussion, singing, guitar, megaphones and projected images. In July, Zorras released their first CD, We Apologise For Any Inconvenience, to critical acclaim. Previous gigs include The Eruption of Kilauea and Other Treasures (Screen Bandita), Aye Write! Festival, Traverse Theatre (Noisy Nights), Edinburgh Festival, Museum of London, Soho Theatre, Moor Music Festival, Cocoon Counter Culture Festival (GRV), Bongo Club, Kabarett (Voodoo Rooms), Manifesto Politikal Kabaret, VoxBox, Bar Wotever and The Golden Hour. www.blissfultimes.ca/zorras.htm
Lily, “The Pearl of Havana”, is a professional dancer, performer and dance instructor. With 22 years of training and performance, she can teach you any Cuban dance style, with a unique flavour of her own. Lily’s knowledge of ballet, contemporary and Afro-Cuban dance contribute to a beautifully integrated performance.
Anna Urbanowska was born in Elblag, Poland. She is currently studying film at Edinburgh College of Art, with a focus on experimental shorts, music videos and drama.
Previous Cachíns:
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Featuring
Ioana Poprowka, Chris Young,
Alison Smith, Clair J. Allan, Lily,
Zorras and DJ
Supernowoczesna
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Featuring
Penny Stenhouse, Lily & Jamil,
Zorras, Anna Urbanowska,
Hailey Beavis, Jed Milroy & Jenny Hill
(all proceeds to Partners in Health in Haiti)
Tuesday, 20 October, 2009
Featuring
Nine, Kristiane Taylor,
Zorras,
Dagmara Widerman, Lily & Alejandro
+ various short films about freedom of expression
(co-curated by Screen Bandita)
Tuesday, 15 September, 2009
Featuring
Stuart Crawford, Rabiya Choudhry,
Pat Cunningham, Anna Urbanowska,
Zorras, Lily & Alejandro
Tuesday, 18 August, 2009
Featuring
Kristi Taylor, Carolyn Anona Scott,
Ariadna Battich, Zorras & Lily
Sunday, 31 May, 2009
Featuring
Karen Miranda Augustine, Sophie Mayer
Evi Tsiligaridou, Zorras, Lily & Alejandro
Sunday, 26 April,
2009
Featuring
Lily, Zorras, Anna Urbanowska, Y Josephine,
Sandra Alland, Teodora Vlad & Steven Smith
Sunday, 29 March, 2009
Featuring
Lily, Zorras, Anna Urbanowska,
SkyeTshooki & Raise Your Hem
Sunday, 22 February, 2009
Featuring
Lily, Zorras, Anna Urbanowska,
& SkyeTshooki
For inquiries: email zorrasATblissfultimes.ca