SWAS Post #3:UCLA/UC-Santa Barbara/UC San Diego/Alwun House,Phoenix AZ

so unfortunately I haven't been able to post updates as quickly as I would like...this is my firts real sit down with a computer in a few days...that isnt wholly bad. been busy and having fun the shows have been great, and I'm out here with a continually amazing group of performers and road crew ( who we couldnt do this shit without, I tell you. they are so bad ass!)

tonight we perform at a Santa Fe NM spot called backroads- the tour has been there before, and they are a great, happy and enthusiastic bunch, I'm told. I had a kind of funk afternoon after a late night. Going into New mexico, the altitude changed and the air got thin and I thought I was having an asthma attack..it turns out the air was just thinning out a bit. I bought Primatene before I left ( which I have never used before ever) as I thought it would be useful to someone. Didnt think it would be me. Gotta have air to sing. My throat, which was kind of rough is doing great with drinking honey lemon...but I hadnt planned to deal with the breathing stuff. Itll be ok though.

We have an off day tomorrow, and we aare at The UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS afterwards, so be on the lookout for more news. sooner. I promise.

love

JK

SWAS Post #1: Reed Colleg, Portland Oregon

So I'm sitting in a little teahouse in downtown Olympia the morning after our firts show at Reed College in Olympia, and feeling pretty acomplished. After a bumpy dress rehearsal on the 9th, we worked out some tech and staging bugs and everyone did really great sets. The Reed students (all 250 of them, literally in the rafters) were great...responsive , really feeling it.

I ended up closing the show, which was something I was concerned about doing given the potential for implicitly colonizing the space with my body ( I'm the only guy in the tour set). I'm really trying to be carefull about respecting that space. The energy and flow of the show, as well as the structure of our sets really worked with me going last ("Yeoman Johnson" kind of works to a cresendo anyway, but I was surprised at the energy and the nature of the response.)

I'll be posting here intermittently about interseting happenings, but be on the lookout for a post for ecah and every show ( New College is allowing me to use this tour as my MFA practicum, so I'm doing a ton of writing about technical and performance stuff, some of which I'll be incorporating here.)

will holla back later, and hope to see you in your city.



xo



Juba

hELLA tired but had to post (ramada inn Olympia)

hey all...posting from the lobby of the Ramada Inn in downtown Olympia about 45 minutes from Seattle. No show today, just check in, meeting the performers I didnt know, and tech at Annie Oakleys house to work out some bugs with DVD and such.


We dont roll to the 1st show in Portland until 3pm ( 3 hours away) so I'll have some time to post up here. This and other posts will be duplicated at

http://www.jubakalamka.com
http://www.myspace.com/jubakalamka

as some load easier than others. Holla back at me.

Its Electric. boogieoogieoogie.

xo

Juba

CALL FOR ENTRIES:FLAMING FILM FEST,Minneapolis May 25-30

Jus got this from my homie lisa ganser...If you a homo and make music videos and movies, holla at the sista.....I'm planning on doing a set at one of the music events, so be on the lookout!!
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We are currently accepting submissions of feature-length and short film/videos by, about, or of interest to queers, lesbians, gay men, fetish freaks, bisexuals, and genderqueer and transgendered persons for the FLAMING FILM FESTIVAL2006: The 6th annual Minneapolis Queer Film Festival, May 26th - May 30th.

FINAL DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 20, 2006

we specialize in underground, music videos, animations, experimental, non-narrative and queer youth screenings. we are looking for shorts and feature length films in all genres. especially movies that have not made it to the twin cities yet. we accomodate filmmakers each year, (especially young and emerging artists) with some travel, hospitality and festival passes. we want your movies to come to the midwest!

there is no submission fee. please label pre-screening NTSC VHS tapes/dvds clearly with your name, running time, title and contact information. include any information about yourself and your works. please send your entries to

Lisa Ganser
Flaming Film Festival
1710 - 2nd Avenue S suite 2
Minneapolis, MN 55403

we will host a movies at many venues, including a number of free screenings for youth (21 and under) at District 202, our cities' queer youth center. we like to try to accomodate all formats of monie, and like the challenge of accomodating things like dual projections, super 8, and we loves us some 16mm.

we look forward to hearing from you.