Taiwanese performance artist: Shih-Hue Tu from Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
26 February 07
Following her appearance at the Queer Asian Sites, International Conference of Asian Queer Studies in February, Taiwanese performance artist Shih-Hue Tu from Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan will present a public performance in Wollongong on Monday 26 February.
About the artist:
Shih-Hue Tu received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College (New York) in 1997. Since 1998 she has continued her career in Taiwan as a writer, director, producer, and performer.
"In 2004, she worked with Spilt Britches in the Taiwan Women Festival and wrote and performed in a lesbian play. She was awarded the British Council Arts Scholarship of 2001, and the 2004 International Artist-in-Residence in Australia organized by Taipei Artist Village. Her first text collection, "A Breakfast for One", was published in 2002 and "A Voyage to the Island ~ A Solo Operetta" was published and produced in 2003. She is one of the commissioners of Gu-Ling St. Avant-Garde Theatre in Taipei as well as an instructor at the Theatre Dept. of Taipei National University of the Arts.
"Queer Asian Sites, An International Conference of Asian Queer Studies": has been convened by the AsiaPacifiQueer Network and Trans/forming Cultures at University of Technology, Sydney, in conjunction with the "Queer Space: Centres and Peripheries" conference at UTS on 20-21 February 2007. ..."Queer Asian Sites" will showcase cutting-edge research on gay, lesbian and transgender communities across Asia."
Featuring international Keynote speakers, the conference ends on Friday 23 February with a presentation by Taiwanese performance artist Shih-Hue Tu on butch, femme and 'neutral' lesbian identities in modern Taipei.
Full 'Queer Asian Sites' conference details, including confirmed speakers and registration information, can be found on the conference website: http://apq.anu.edu.au/qas/ 'Queer Asian Sites' is being convened in partnership with the 2007 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
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