Work - 2021 - Myths of Rape — Sara Vanderbeek

Myths of Rape (2021)
Organized by Sara Vanderbeek and Leslie Labowitz

Performance, November 13, 2021 - DORF

A reimagining of Leslie Labowitz Myths of Rape (1977), part of Suzanne Lacy's Three Weeks in May (1977) forty-four years after it was first performed in Los Angeles.

Here, the original piece is transformed to raise awareness of contemporary concerns around rape, sexual assault, women's rights, and activism. The performance will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2021, between 4:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at DORF during the Austin Studio Tour. Six performers, organized by Sara Vanderbeek and Leslie Labowitz, enact compelling tableaux and spatial interventions holding mammoth fabric signs referencing Labowitz original poster boards, as well as protest signs, featuring current myths and facts about rape.

These bold statements will activate the site of a common Austin neighborhood street. Activism and performance art has a role in politics today as it has in the past, particularly at this moment in history.

LINK to Event Program and Myths of Rape citations.