Have you always wanted to go to a Pride event but felt nervous because you thought that you might not be “queer enough”? You’re not alone, and the Unicorn pARTy party is for YOU. If you rock your rainbow joy loud and proud, or if you’re an ally who’s looking to celebrate bi+ pride, Unicorn pARTy, at the Bootleg Theatre is where you should be this September.
Produced by Good Trouble Makers – the first bisexual led and focused arts collaborative in the world – the event will take on September 14th from 5pm to 9pm at the The Bootleg Theatre 2220 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90057.
Unicorn pARTy is a 21+ evening of art, dance, music and revelry celebrating love for more than one gender. Produced by Good Trouble Makers and hosted by Miss Barbie Q, Unicorn pARTy includes inVISIBLE, a dance theatre work directed by Kai Hazelwood featuring recorded stories from real bi+ people, a musical line up of some of LA’s best bi+ artists and bands like VATTICA and Cindy Jollota , and a queer craft market curated by Queerdo by Kiki.
This is the only multimedia art party featuring an all bi+ line up in LA!
Kai has a clear message: Bi+ community absolutely exists; it is vibrant and beautiful, with rich stories and artists.
It is also a diverse and inclusive community: bi+ refers to all non-monosexual identities. The definition of bisexual is trans inclusive: Attraction to more than one gender, not attraction to men and women as is commonly believed.
Events like that are more than necessary. According to “The Bisexuality Report” “Of all the larger sexual identity groups, bisexual people have the worst mental health problems, including high rates of depression, anxiety, self harm and suicidality. . Bi+ people are often portrayed as untrustworthy, devious, doing it for attention, or just on their way to being gay.
Kai Hazelwood, the mastermind behind Good Trouble Makers is committed to giving the bisexual community a platform to exist and thrive. Over the last 5 years her community of bi+ movement artists has grown to 12 members. Under the title inVISIBLE, they have created 4 dance theatre works about bi+ identity, hosted 5 bi+ community storytelling workshops, and 2 bi+ story silent discos. In recognition of her work leading the collaborative Kai was named an artist in residence for the city of Los Angeles.
Good Trouble Makers are artist-agitators based in Los Angeles and working internationally. Inspired by the words of John Lewis, they are committed to; making art, making room, making change, making good trouble.
The Bi Task Force has worked hard to have an annual art event in honor of Bi Pride month, but decided to end it after last year.
It made sense to create something to take the baton and continue their work. After receiving a grant from the California Institute of Contemporary Arts to produce inVISIBLE the dance theatre work, Good Trouble Makers approached #stillbisexual and The American Institute of Bisexuality to team up and make a larger community celebration.
The response was enthusiastic and so Unicorn pARTy was born!
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/unicorn-party-tickets-65969469459
