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This coming weekend, vaginas once again over take the world. And by world, clearly we mean Boulder.
On Friday the 27th, and Saturday the 28th (and also a special March 10th performance), you can be an audience member at this year's rendition of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues at the St. Julien Hotel in Boulder (the performance on the 10th will be at the Boulder Theater).
The cast of The Vagina Monologues is an incredibly diverse group of women who all have their own reasons for participating in this year's show.
Toni Bradford, who will be performing the piece The Little Coochie Snorcher that Could, says that "there are quite a few reasons to participate in this show. The monologues are full, some humorous, some beautifully painful like a Billie Holiday song, which makes them a joy to perform; this is a unique opportunity to embrace being a woman; and I assume I will grow from this experience and will hopefully gain a good story or two. It's an amazing way to bring attention of people, domestic and international, the violence that STILL assail women; and the debasement that taints the physical form of womanhood."
For Emily Mills, performing Reclaiming C*nt, she is "always excited to find ways to participate in two of my passions; performing and having conversations about social justice. Past experience has taught me that participating in V-Day is a great way to start conversations about violence against women, expand my community of cunt-friendly folks and give people permission to start or keep talking about celebrating sexuality."
One of the two women in My Vagina Was My Village, Marissa Mattys, sees the Vagina Monologues as a movement; "The Vagina Monologues boldly and compassionately carves space for and imbues expressions of female experiences with value and power. It shines a light of details and exciting complexity on what some might have simply considered a dark recess--the Vagina--and experiences associated with having a Vagina. Each time I see The Vagina Monologues, I identify with some new facet of myself; I see more of myself."
The Vagina Monologues is a grouping of stories, funny and sad, long and short, written by Even Ensler after she interviewed hundreds of women about their experiences. They are traditionally performed as part of V-Day, an event and foundation geared towards stopping violence against women all over the world. Each year, a specific issues is feature. This year, it is the genocide and violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tickets are $15 for students, seniors, and groups, $25 for everyone else. Performances start at 8pm all three nights, with doors opening at 7:30 pm. Click here to buy tickets to the 2/27 and 2/28 performances at the St. Julien Hotel, and click here to buy tickets to the 3/10 performance at the Boulder Theater. Some tickets will be available at the door.
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