LEWISTON — Trans-masculine artists Rocco “Katastrophe” Kayiatos and Athens Boys Choir will present “F To eMbody: A Reconstruction of Gender,” a gender-deviant, multimedia, spoken word, homo-hop event at Bates College.
They will perform at 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, at Benjamin Mays Center, 95 Russell St. Hurricane Sandy forced the postponement of the performance originally scheduled for Oct. 29.
Hip-hop artist Kayiatos and spoken word poet Harvey Katz, aka Athens Boys Choir, strive to both entertain and offer insights into the transgender experience.
Yale Daily News reporter Yvette Borja wrote that “Katz’s art is unabashedly personal, subversive without being caustic.” He uses video and pop culture spoofs to shed light on his own experiences.
“Kayiatos rapped about his difficulty fitting in during high school and the bouts of depression that he experienced periodically throughout his life,” Borja wrote.
“Nonetheless,” Borja continued, “he kept it light by introducing his songs with the anecdotes that often served as the inspiration behind his work. Like Katz, his presentation was a balancing act: art that makes us laugh while simultaneously showing the darkness underneath.”
The all-ages event is open to the public at no cost. For more information, call 786-8303.
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