Cya soon Chicago ❤️❤️❤️ Reposted from @thebodypolitical - HOST SPOTLIGHT: Irene McCalphin aka Magnoliah Black (@mammyisdead)
Irene is a gender non binary, writer, performance artist, art model, witch, singer and eater of food in public.
They have danced on stages throughout the country with the award winning and internationally traveled troupe Rubenesque Burlesque. As a solo performer their work continues to reflect body positivity, fat liberation and self possession.
Magnoliah was a celebrity model for the first annual Queer Fashion Week in 2015 & 2016, Curvy Girl Lingerie and has been photoed for Curve magazine in Bertha Pearl’s Size Queen Fashions.
They have facilitated and led workshops at Baycon, NOLOSE, Fatty Affair, Mystic South and The Northwest Pagan Conference.
They have spoken at several universities including Berkeley, Stanford and San Jose State regarding intersectionality, sex, fat, feminism, health and disability. Their most recent published work can be found in “The Politics of Size” co-authored with Juana Tango and edited by Ragen Chastian and their journey documented in interviews in Nia King’s “Queer and Trans Artist of Color”.
As one third of the diverse witchcraft ternion The Virgo Homo Thugs for the Revolution and co-founder, massage therapist and ritual creatrix of ASE: A Sovereign Embodiment Healing Collective Irene blends magic with massage, storytelling and performance art to liberate, heal and reclaim space for marginalized community.
They’re currently working on a book and facilitating the creation of Femme Mountain; a healing and retreat space for queers in Grass Valley, Ca.
Check them out at
www.MammyIsDead.com
www.FemmeMountain.com
See Irene McCalphin Saturday, October 12th at the Greenhouse Theatre Center. 🎟️ link in bio!
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