JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND IS MX AMERICA

CARRIAGEWORKS, HYAM, HORNE & HALL AND SYDNEY MARDI GRAS PRESENT JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND IS MX AMERICA Tony-nominated New York cabaret icon Mx Justin Vivian Bond returns to Sydney for one night only in Justin Vivian Bond is Mx America. This brand new show will include original music from Bond’s critically acclaimed debut album Dendrophile plus reinterpretations of songs by Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush and Brecht/Weill. In Mx America transdisciplinary artist Justin Vivian Bond explores "ways of seeing and being seen" as a patriot, a gender non-conformist and a cabaret artist. This brand new production incorporates video, spoken word, and original songs from V's critically acclaimed records Dendrophile and Silver Wells, plus a few cheap jokes V bought off a drunk queen in San Francisco. As the singular finalist in this pageant Mx Bond expects to be judged in such categories as presentation, economic status, mental health, family values, and talent all while creating an elegantly formidable evening of beauty and delight. Mx Justin Vivian Bond is a writer, singer, performance artist and author of the award-winning memoir Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels. The book sparked a national discussion about gender fluidity and growing up trans in America. Having added the name Vivian and self-applied the trans prefix Mx. (instead of Mr. or Ms.) and trans pronoun “v” (instead of he or she), Bond has persuaded such mainstream media as The New York Times and The Economist to follow suit. It is not an overstatement to say that Bond has become one of the foremost spokespeople for the trans experience. 'Justin Vivian Bond is a trans-atlantic cabaret messiah' Time Out London TICKETS: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/Justin-Vivian-Bond-tickets/artist/1777195 Duration: 70 mins (no interval) Suitable for ages 18 yrs and over