Past Events

The Artists and Performers of Queer Rebels Festival, June 2023

Reshaping the Paradox: A QTPOC Exploration of Time / Space / Belonging

14th Annual Queer Rebels Fest 2023
Reshaping the Paradox

A FREE MultiMedia Event featuring Queer & Trans Artists of Color

Friday June 2nd streaming on Zoom - 6pm PST

Presented by Queer Rebel Productions in community partnership with The National Queer Arts Festival

As we know times are still, different and ever changing living in this “post” pandemic era and the War between Russia and Ukraine. There is an uproar of chaos around us as we strive to stabilize our lives. We are still navigating through the world of virtual space pushing the boundaries of what everyday looks like; in this stillness - virtual meets ‘IRL’.

FEATURING:

Queer Rebels is supported by The California Arts Council, SFAC, The Zellerbach Foundation Grants for The Arts and Intersection For The Arts

LBXX

Rawiyah Tariq

Sharmi Basu

Dazaun Soleyn

Meddah Epk

DJ 2Scoops

Joshua Merchant

The Artists and Performers of Queer Rebels Festival, June 2022

Metamorphic Horizons: Shifting Realities

Times are different and ever changing living in this *post pandemic era* and w/ the War between Russia and Ukraine.

There is an uproar of chaos around us as we strive to stabilize our lives.

We are navigating through the world of virtual space pushing the boundaries of what everyday looks like; in this stillness of virtual meets ‘IRL’.

Shifting Realities; a call to future memories through the ebb and flow of time.

Featuring:
Earl Bridgeman Thomas
Ryka Aoki
madhvi trivedi-pathak
Fiera Ferari
Elle Hong
Nefertiti Asanti
Chaki

Queer Rebels Productions

Give Us the Word

Give Us The Word, Queer Rebels present an evening of words. Words of wisdom, words of resistance, words to inspire, words that heal. Words that help QTPoC folks get to the other side. We need us.

QTPOC writers, readers, singers, talkers, storytellers and thought makers speak to our lives, loves and desires in this world and in this moment.

Givers Of The Word
Minal Hajratwala
Greg Pond
Nyree Young
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Michal MJ Jones
and special guest, Christos

recorded 10/8/2020

Ghetto Super Stars, Living Legends and the Upcoming Legendary Children

Curated by Dazié Grego-Sykes

A celebrate of our community's fiercest Living Legends through a panel discussion followed by an evening of QTPOC brilliance with Poetry, Music, and Performance.

Produced by Queer Rebels, curated by Dazié Grego-Sykes, featuring performances by, Jade Way, Ngaire Young, Malia Byrne, along with a collaboration between Chibueze Crouch and Gabriel Christian aka Eartha Kunt.

Why all this fierceness you ask? We are celebrating Living Legend Valerie Troutt and the release of her new album, The Oakland Girl. Get ready, this is EPIC!!!

recorded 8/6/2020

Ghetto Super Stars, Living Legends and the Upcoming Legendary Children

Curated by Dazié Grego-Sykes

A celebrate of our community's fiercest Living Legends through a panel discussion followed by an evening of QTPOC brilliance with Poetry, Music, and Performance.

Featuring our Living Legend Juba Kalamaka discussing his artistic career including being one of the cofounders (DDC) The Deepdickollective one of our nation's first Black Gay Hip-Hop groups.

He is joined by Audacious I AM, LaMar Mitchell, Charles Peoples III [AKA CPIII], and Joshua Merchant.

We would like to thank Queer Rebels Productions for funding this project and the Queer Cultural Center for being promotional sponsors.