CIS BOOM BLAH
Sophie Ortiz presents WILLCHEER4BEER
LEIMAY PRESENTING SERIES SUMMER/FALL 2024: OUTSIGHT
Cis Boom Blah is an electrifying, fifteen-minute performance piece by the cheerleading duo WillCheer4Beer. This piece highlights the quintessentially American entertainment form known for showcasing extreme stunts, eccentric performances, and embedded USA messaging. Taylor Jones and Sophie Ortiz display their skills in a self-aware, kitschy pep rally that includes a gender study to Björk’s “Venus as a Boy” cheerleading mix, a military-styled drill routine, and a girlish dance sequence portraying warfare. The performance takes the audience on a journey referencing the genealogy of cheerleading and the jaw-dropping aesthetics often seen in convention centers across the country.
Documentation
An afternoon of performance featuring works by LEIMAY Incubator Program alumni and community members — a group of local and international artists working within movement-based practices.
Saturday August 10th:
Ching-I Chang — Terrain 中央山脈 (animals only)
Emily LaRochelle and Sarazina Joy Stein — And Now This
Sunday August 11th:
Sophie Ortiz presents WILLCHEER4BEER — CIS BOOM BLAH
Elya Osmanova — What is home for a wanderlust?
Zack Fuller — Impossible Crush: It’s Elf Itself
Object Identifier
AMP.PRG.2024.7000.3Year Created
2024Date Recorded
20240811Language
EnglishCurated Filters
Space / Location
Premiere Venue
Dorothy Strelsin Memorial Community GardenAugust 10-11, 2024
174 Suffolk Street, Lower East Side, NY
Performers: Taylor Jones & Sophie Ortiz, Choreographed by: Taylor Jones & Sophie Ortiz, Music: Atari Teenage Riot by Atari Teenage Riot, Venus as a Boy Cheer Mix by Emerson Borokov, Cheer written and spoken by WILL CHEER 4 BEER, Gun Mix by Emerson Borokov, Iraq Says & Nine Rubber Wisdom by Boards of Canada.
Photos by Brandon Perdomo
OUTSIGHT is a performance series presented by LEIMAY in partnership with the New York Restoration Project. It features public performances by international and local artists working within areas of dance, theater, performance art, experimental music, and butoh. Most OUTSIGHT artists have been part of the LEIMAY Incubator Program which provides them with process-focused resources. The performances are set within one of NYRP’s community gardens.
OUTSIGHT is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the Mertz Gilmore Foundation
