What if street harassment was a crime? In her multidisciplinary show, writer-performer Leah King examines the distinctly New York experience of the "holla" through four Brooklyn women contemplating a new anti-harassment law. A shy bike mechanic worries that the law will sabotage her ability to meet women; an open mic host and indie rocker explores sexuality in her music career; a poetic 50-something yoga teacher wonders if the days of “hollers” may be behind her; and a sex-blogging burlesque performer dishes on the law during her online talk show. King asks the audience: how do YOU holla?
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Leah’s in Europe!
I’ll be touring Europe this summer with audio visual collective Reverse Bullets. We’re starting out in Rome at the Live Performers Meeting, then continuing on to Paris, Barcelona, Toulouse, and Berlin. Keep up to date with us at leah-king.com and http://www.reversebullets.com/live
Check out this awesome documentary-style video of Window Sex Project by the Manhattan Neighborhood Network. WSP is Being the Change!
New site! www.leah-king.com
Photos, videos, new projects, upcoming shows…
Photo from ‘Women at Work Festival’ taken by Yosra El-Essawy
check out an amazing post-show talk #streetharassment #maleallies #windowsex
After the most recent ‘Window Sex Project’ performance at Barnard College’s Center for Research on Women, creators, participants, and allies engaged the audience in a useful discussion on combating street harassment. We were joined by Professor L’Heureux “Dumi” Lewis-McCoy Assistant Professor of Sociology and Black Studies at CUNY, who spoke about educating young men on the issues of harassment, sexual assault, and community activism. Check out the video HERE!
‘Randi’ performed at the Urban Erotica 10-year Anniversary Celebration at the Kumble Theater on March 10th, 2012. An erotic reading of a famed poem by the one and only Dr. Seuss was followed by some XXXtreme burlesque with audience participation. Photos by Julie Atwell.
World Premiere of The Window Sex Project on Friday March 23 in Harlem, NYC. ‘Joan,’ ‘Randi’ and ‘Jada’ from Can I Get a Smile? will be performing alongside the powerful women of Sydnie Mosley Dance company. Tickets and info here!
‘Randi’ gets inspired @ Urban Erotica!
Saturday, March 10 RANDI will be performing an inspirational poem from a well-known erotic doctor, and doing a bit of extreme burlesque.. Tix and info here.
‘Joan’ with The Window Sex Project
Monday night March 5th, at the historic Judson Memorial Church, ‘Joan’ from Can I Get a Smile? will be performing with Sydnie Mosley’s The Window Sex Project. More info here!
Upcoming Performances with The Window Sex Project!
‘Randi’ and ‘Joan’ from Can I Get a Smile? have been invited to collaborate with incredible modern dancers in Sydney Mosley Dances Window Sex Project. Check out the site for more information! www.windowsexproject.com
Randi doing it up at ‘Can I Get a Smile?’ at the Women at Work Festival on September 19, 2011.
Live on WBAI! 9/16/11
Tune in to 88.9FM WBAI Friday night from 12-2am EST to hear Leah talk with Creative Unity Collective about ‘Can I Get a Smile?’ Songs, awesome conversation, and ideas for the revolution. Listen to the live stream www.WBAI.org.
Live in NYC Sept 19 & 20!
Leah will be performing the full-length version of ‘Can I Get a Smile?’ two nights only at the Women at Work Festival September 19th and 20th at 7:30pm. Buy tickets now by clicking here!
‘Can I Get a Smile?’ LIVE!
Thanks to Paradigm Shift for hosting this awesome event! A few pics are in the ‘Live’ section of this site…
