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Nov
19
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THEM Youth Ensemble

"Sacred Resilience" @ GALA Choruses

Sacred Resilience is a celebration of trans life, trans ways of knowing and being, and trans joy in observance of Trans Day of Resilience 2021. The event will feature a new commission by two transgender artists, composer Mari Esabel Valverde and poet Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, as well as an original, collaboratively-written composition by trans members of the GALA Choruses movement.

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Oct
22
5:30 PM17:30
THEM Youth Ensemble

"Tranifesting" with Mari Esabel Valverde @ GALA Choruses

“tranifesting: a politic and epistemic operation that attempts to bring forth ‘forms of collective life that can enliven and sustain us in a future worth living.” 

– C. Riley Norton, Black on Both Sides: A Racial History of Trans Identity


In the final rehearsal-gathering for Sacred Resilience we will share our understandings of how expanding the galaxies of gender possibilities will lead us into a fuller, more affirming future for all of us.

The first hour of this event (5:30–6:30 PDT) will hold space for trans, gender non-conforming, two-spirit, and all people who have found home outside the gender assigned to them at birth. Cis people are invited to participate for the closing rehearsal portion of this event, from 6:30–7pm PDT. 


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Oct
8
5:30 PM17:30
THEM Youth Ensemble

"Being & Knowing" with Jace Saplan @ GALA Choruses

“I was a radical, a revolutionist. I am still a revolutionist. I was proud to make the road and help change laws and what-not. I was very proud of doing that and proud of what I’m still doing, no matter what it takes.”

– Sylvia Rivera, quoted in “‘I’M GLAD I WAS IN THE STONEWALL RIOT’: AN INTERVIEW WITH SYLVIA RIVERA

In the first rehearsal-gathering for Sacred Resilience we will consider the truths that gender-expansiveness has taught us about ourselves, about our relationships to one another, and about the world. There will be time for connecting with one another, sharing stories, and of course... singing! 

The first hour of this event (5:30–6:30 PDT) will hold space for trans, gender non-conforming, two-spirit, and all people who have found home outside the gender assigned to them at birth. Cis people are invited to participate for the closing rehearsal portion of this event, from 6:30–7pm PDT. 


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ROSES: The Past, Present, and Future of Trans Resilience
Nov
21
7:00 PM19:00
THEM Youth Ensemble

ROSES: The Past, Present, and Future of Trans Resilience

ROSES: The Past, Present, and Future of Trans Resilience" is a virtual performance in observance of National Trans Day of Resilience featuring: THEM Youth Ensemble in Arizona, shOUT: Minnesota's Trans and Gender Diverse Voices, Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, Phoenix: Colorado's Trans Community Choir, Spectrum Singers (Spokane, WA), the choirs of Transpose PDX (Portland, OR), and other community artists!

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SHINE
Feb
27
6:00 PM18:00
THEM Youth Ensemble

SHINE

SHINE is THEM Youth Ensemble’s first performance of spring 2020, and it explores the transcendent nature of queer narratives through comparison with the stars, planets, and sky. There is no charge to attend this event.

The performance space is on the ground floor of the Thornhill Lopez Center on 4th, with no stairs required for entry. There are two all-gender bathrooms which are accessible by ramp. Please refrain from wearing scents such as perfumes, colognes, scented lotions, etc. This program is presented in English with printed Spanish translations.

SHINE is made possible through support from The Stonewall Foundation and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona LGBTQ Alliance Fund.
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SHINE es el primer espectáculo de primavera de THEM Youth Ensemble, y explora la naturaleza trascendente de las narrativas queer por comparación con las estrellas, los planetas y el cielo.

El espacio de actuación está en la planta baja del Thornhill Lopez Center on 4th, sin necesidad de usar escaleras para entrar. Hay dos baños para todos los géneros que son accesibles por una rampa. Por favor evita de usar perfumes, colonias, lociones perfumadas, etc. Se presenta este programa en inglés con traducciones al español imprimidas.

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THEMposium 2019
Sep
14
3:00 PM15:00
THEM Youth Ensemble

THEMposium 2019

THEMposium is a day-long musical extravangza for Tucson’s LGBTQ+ and allied young people, ages 13-24. Organized by THEM Youth Ensemble, THEMposium participants will receive a full day of gender-affirming musical instruction, games and community building, a free lunch, and will perform in a culminating performance at the end of the festival!


THEM-posium is open to singers of all experience levels; no previous singing or choral experience required. 

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Celebrating the Spectrum
Jun
9
3:00 PM15:00
THEM Youth Ensemble

Celebrating the Spectrum

THEM Youth Ensemble will join Tucson’s Desert Voices, Reveille Men’s Chorus, Phoenix Women’s Chorus, Phoenix Metropolitan Men’s Chorus, and Voices of the Desert to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprisings. Join us for an evening of song and celebration as we remember half a century of organizing for queer liberation.

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