PORT ANGELES — “Bodies of Witness,” a night of performance art, dance, poetry and video montage, will arrive at at Studio Bob, upstairs at 118½ E. Front St., this Saturday night.
In this latest Studio Bob-Alle Stage event, the curtain will rise at 8 p.m. on a show exploring women’s bodies, transgendered bodies and feelings people have about themselves.
The producers are Angie River, the Port Angeles performance artist, and her spouse Clay River.
“Witness” is for the 21-and-older crowd; admission is $5 for the performance plus the Urban Jellyfish concert afterward.
Throughout the night The Loom, the bar adjacent to Studio Bob, will be open.
“The show is going to be raw and full of emotion, delving into areas that we may think about, but don’t often talk about,” said Angie.
“Performances tackle issues such as food and weight, self-acceptance, gender identity, parenting, voice, and sexual assault.”
Clay and Angie River, Kaitlan Cargo, Noelle Smithhart and others will offer an interpretive dance about feeling trapped inside one’s body; a performance art piece about eating; a poem about body image and more.
“There will also be a communally written body poem, created from contributions from the audience,” added Angie, who is known for her Rebels on Stage shows at Studio Bob.
“Audience members will have the opportunity before the show or during intermission to visit our ‘video confessional’ booth,” she promised, to tell their own stories about their bodies.
Following the performance art show — about an hour in length — the Seattle rock band Urban Jellyfish will take the stage to play till about 10 p.m.
The group uses three-part harmonies, saxophone, piano, guitar, drums and bass to tell the stories of “bad decision-making, sex, drugs, politics and religion, all of which we’d know nothing about,” writes Jellyfish singer-guitarist-saxman Bradford King.
“This will be a big night of all-original performance art and music, a rare combination in these parts,” added Sarah Tucker, manager of the Alle Stage since its opening last year.
For more information about Saturday’s event and future shows, see the Alle Stage page on Facebook or email Sarah@TuckerArt.com.
