Simon Montalvo

"a house with no walls: first floor" is a project exploring the ways in which we exist internally and externally in the world. It’s a living archive of transgender and gender non-conforming people’s experiences, shared through movement, objects, and the deep intimacy of what it is to be seen as all you are. We will sit around the living room catching up with old and new friends, we will bump into each other in the kitchen as we find nourishment and fullness in each other’s company, and we will receive the gift of living with our hearts fully open; even if just for a moment. This work in progress showing has been awarded the Dancemaker's Residency through the BCA and BDA. We’re glad you’re here with us to continue the fight for visibility, joy, and preservation of our humanity. Let us hold you for a night as you hold our stories. Let’s exchange all the silly ways in which we’re human. Come on in, the door’s open!