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May contain some offensive language and have references to surgery.

ABOUT HOMOTOPIA

Founded in 2003, Homotopia is a Liverpool based arts & social justice organisation making a cultural impact through art and activism. Their aim is to support and platform local, national, and international LGBTQIA socially engaged artists and creatives. Every November, the organisation present Homotopia Festival, featuring a variety of LGBTQIA art across multiple venues and outdoor spaces in the city. In addition to the festival, Homotopia have a year-round programme of artist development, public artworks, and events. Homotopia Festival is the UK’s longest running LGBTQIA arts and culture festival.

ABOUT Amy Pennington

Amy Pennington (they/them) is a northerner - they think it’s important you know that. They make films, performances and collaborative projects about class, sexuality and gender. Amy has made art with their family, residents in a care home and clients at a queer hair salon. They like wearing wigs and telling stories. Their work challenges who gets to express themselves, share their experiences and under what terms. Growing up, TV was their best teacher, so using humour and pop culture come naturally. They employ these tools to gently pull at the seams of what is ‘acceptable’ or ‘normal’, whether that is critiquing the health and wellbeing industry, what kinds of Trans stories are told, or who we imagine our queer ancestors to be.

Amy has made work within institutions as well as self-organised groups and in the public realm. They have been commissioned by TATE Liverpool, Battersea Art Centre, Studio Voltaire, PEER Gallery, In-situ,QUAD, Heart Of Glass, Left Coast, Homotopia, The National Festival of Making, Newlyn Gallery and LADA.

Their films have shown in a number of film festivals including Leeds international, GAZE, Queer Fringe! Filmpride Brighton & Hove. Where’s Danny? Won the Iris prize community award 2023. They were a finalist in screenshot 2023 a competition for comedy writer-performers hosted by Sister Pictures and South of the River Pictures.

ABOUT Mark Anthony

Mark Anthony is an award-winning Drag King and Boylesque performer with a passion for cabaret and a determination to defy expectations and binaries. Mark has been performing across the UK and internationally since 2016, and is the reigning Mr Boylesque UK. He is the first trans performer to hold the title worldwide.

Known for smooth vocals, comical lip-syncs, sexy strips and occasionally a musical instrument or two, this King can pull almost anything out of his rhinestoned utility belt. Whatever he serves up, expect camp suaveness, punchy wit and unapologetic non-binary finery.

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