ROT is a death, a rebirth, a community conversation about what happens next.

Featuring Artists:
- gizeh muñiz vengel
- Sara Shelton Mann
- Sherwood Chen
- Crip Ecstasy
- Kevin Lo
- Juliet Paramor
- ainsley e. tharp
- Clarissa Rivera Dyas
- jose e. abad
- Abby Crain
- José Ome Navarrete Mazatl

ROT will resemble FRESH in its most recent iterations.

We will have a death ritual, two classes a day, one performance night, one epic party, a community dialogue about what should happen next, a night of drag, and so much more!!!!!

This year, we will prioritize presenting local artists from around the Bay Area. We will be hosting this year's festival at Joe Goode Annex, CounterPulse, and The STUD

Schedule of Events

February 16, 2025

2:00PM-5:00PM: FRESH DEATH RITUAL at Joe Goode Annex

February 17-18, 2025

10:00AM-12:00PM: Class with Sherwood Chen at Joe Goode Annex

1 pm-4 pm: Class with jose e. abad at Joe Goode Annex

February 19-20, 2025

10:00AM-12:00PM: Florwerk with Gizeh Muñiz Vengel at Joe Goode Annex
This is a dynamic and deep movement practice.

1:00PM-4:00PM: Class with Sara Shelton Mann at Joe Goode Annex
Prompts for comps as improvisational terrain, What do secrets have to do with it/ class with Sara Shelton Mann

February 20, 2025

8 pm - 12 am: CRIP ECSTASY X ROT at The STUD
Crip Ecstasy is a Bay Area nightlife collective that centers disability culture and accessibility from the ground up. From underground raves and club nights to drag shows and performance installations, Crip Ecstasy's productions weave together multiple points of access to conjure new blueprints for what nightlife spaces can be.

February 21, 2025

10:00AM-6:00PM: QUEERING ECOLOGIES: ROT edition at Joe Goode Annex

6:00PM 8:00PM: WHAT'S NEXT? COMMUNITY CONVO at Joe Goode Annex
WHAT'S NEXT?
Community conversation about what is next for this festival and beyond
((POTLUCK))

February 22, 2025

7:00PM-1:00AM: PERFORMANCE MARATHON —> PARTY at CounterPulse
7 pm - 9 pm: PERFORMANCE MARATHON
9:30 pm - 1 am: Becomes PARTY

Date: February 16-22, 2025

Location:
Joe Goode Annex,
401 Alabama Street,
San Francisco, CA 94110.

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