Chica Caliente Goes Out-Out (What Happens in Digbeth Stays in Digbeth) 2022
'Chica Caliente Goes Out-Out' was created for Eastside Projects' Summer Camp Performance Platform, performed on 7 October 2022.
The photo shows the archived performance costume (minus red shoes). The customised hazmat suit was originally from my Coronavirus Queen of the May performance, and the leotard and tights are like those worn by Madonna in the 'Hung Up' video (2005).
I wore the FFP2 mask as I am still clinically vulnerable to Covid. This was my first big outing into the art world post-pandemic.
The phrase Chica Caliente comes from a neon sign in the downstairs city centre bar Be At One, the last place me and my friends hung out in before the pandemic. Roughly translated chica caliente means hot girl - at what age does 'girl' stop applying, and who defines 'hot'?
I danced at a one-woman silent disco to the playlist I use in my studio, taking up and reclaiming my space in public after being locked down due to Covid. I did not document the performance myself - what happens in Digbeth, stays in Digbeth - but there are images floating about on the internet, if you care to look.
I was interested in the Eastside audience reactions to me enjoying myself, which were mostly favourable although I did embarrass some younger adults.
Would you like it if it was your mother behaving like that?
How old is too old to be going out and having a good time?
What is appropriate behaviour in an art space, especially when you are obviously not a trained dancer?
The playlist is available on Spotify (Chica Caliente Goes Out-Out), I recommend you play it loud on shuffle for best effect.
The photo shows the archived performance costume (minus red shoes). The customised hazmat suit was originally from my Coronavirus Queen of the May performance, and the leotard and tights are like those worn by Madonna in the 'Hung Up' video (2005).
I wore the FFP2 mask as I am still clinically vulnerable to Covid. This was my first big outing into the art world post-pandemic.
The phrase Chica Caliente comes from a neon sign in the downstairs city centre bar Be At One, the last place me and my friends hung out in before the pandemic. Roughly translated chica caliente means hot girl - at what age does 'girl' stop applying, and who defines 'hot'?
I danced at a one-woman silent disco to the playlist I use in my studio, taking up and reclaiming my space in public after being locked down due to Covid. I did not document the performance myself - what happens in Digbeth, stays in Digbeth - but there are images floating about on the internet, if you care to look.
I was interested in the Eastside audience reactions to me enjoying myself, which were mostly favourable although I did embarrass some younger adults.
Would you like it if it was your mother behaving like that?
How old is too old to be going out and having a good time?
What is appropriate behaviour in an art space, especially when you are obviously not a trained dancer?
The playlist is available on Spotify (Chica Caliente Goes Out-Out), I recommend you play it loud on shuffle for best effect.