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Soggy Glasses, A Homo's Odyssey

Cameron, Jibz, director, performer, Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, host institution
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Title
Soggy Glasses, A Homo's Odyssey
Other title
Homo's Odyssey
Author/Creator
Cameron, Jibz, director, performer, Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, host institution
Restrictions/Permissions
Copyright holder: Jibz Cameron, Contact information: Franklin Furnace Archive, Incorporated, Pratt Institute, 200 Willoughby Avenue, ISC Building, Rooms 209-211, Brooklyn, NY 11205, U.S.A., +1-718-687-5800 (business), +1-718-687-5830 (fax), mail@franklinfurnace.org, http://www.franklinfurnace.org
Language
English
Date
2014 Oct. 17
Format
1 online resource (video file (54 min., 38 sec.)) : sound, color.
Credits
Jibz Cameron, performer. Sacha Yanow, co-director and dramaturg ; Jibz Cameron, sound designer ; Eli Crews, audio producer ; Jibz Cameron, illustrator ; Meriem Bennani, animator and co-illustrator ; Peggy Noland and Hayden Dunham, costume designers ; Serena Wong, lighting and production manager ; Morgan Bassichis, production assistant ; Alexandra Rosenberg, producer.
Notes

Dynasty Handbag's Soggy Glasses, A Homo's Odyssey (2014) is a feminist epic tale of self-exploration. Handbag parodies Homer's Odyssey by revising the masculine allegory through a queer lens. In her signature blend of physical humor and camp aesthetics, she simultaneously critiques patriarchal representations of women and asserts a queer-feminist body politic. Ultimately, Handbag attempts to dismantle the master's house through her inward journey to find home.

Jibz Cameron is a performance/video artist and actor based in Los Angeles, California. Cameron has been heralded by The New York Times as "the funniest and most pitch perfect performance seen in years" and by The New Yorker as "outrageously smart, grotesque, and innovative." Her work as the alter ego Dynasty Handbag has been presented at the New Museum, The Kitchen, MOCA, REDCAT, SXSW Film Festival, Performa, and BAM, as well as many international dives. Cameron has acted in works by The Wooster Group, The Residents, and Kalup Linzy, and in many web series. She has produced numerous video projects and two albums of original music. Cameron's artwork has been supported by residencies at Yaddo, The MacDowell Colony, and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. She works as a professor of various performance and comedy related subjects. www.dynastyhandbag.com.