Bad Girls Club
Image: Bhenji Ra
Long Table, an all-new initiative from Joan Sutherland’s Q Theatre is back. Seeking to engage the local community and the arts, this month’s Long Table event seeks to celebrate and support trans women and create a space for radical femme knowledge and discussion. Hosted by Western Sydney local trans artist Bhenji Ra, this month’s program titled, Bad Girls Club will include a series of panels, workshops and parties. All the events are free and all members of the public are encouraged to join.
Program Director for Q Theatre Nick Atkins spoke about the conception of the Long Table program and its importance.
“Our hope for this project is to connect with communities in a way that’s perhaps a little deeper and a little more sustained than we normally can through a traditional show model.”
This month’s event is already in full swing, with a “vogueing” workshop already having had been hosted by Bhenji herself. At the end of the month, Q Theatre will host the Bad Girls Ball, a night of community celebration with performances by Bhenji and some of her artists.
“It’s important to Q Theatre to give people a voice and provide additional support so in this case, it was a trans woman of colour,” said Nick, continuing, “but Bhenji is also just such an amazing leader in her own right.”
Long Table events will continue to feature each month at Q Theatre and are continuing to blossom as each event is curated and engaged with.
Nick shared, “we’re really proud of these events”, and encouraged anyone and everyone in the local Western Sydney community to engage with Bhenji Ra’s Bad Girls Club program this month along with all upcoming Long Table events.
Until May 24. Q Theatre, Joan Sutherland Centre, 597 High Street, Penrith. FREE. Tickets & Info: www.qtheatre.com.au
By Madison Behringer.
