JoRose Burwell
Born in Durham NC, the apex of the center of the universe (and the American South) JoRose is a shiny, diasporic, queer professional actor whose passion for storytelling transcends conventional …
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February 15, 2025
The Pinhook
Presented by Duke Arts Presents
Stop by the Pinhook for a thought-provoking roundtable discussion featuring renowned artist Taylor Mac alongside a dynamic group of local queer performers, writers, and multidisciplinary artists. Facilitated by devised theater scholar Johann Montozzi-Wood, this conversation will explore the power in centering queer voices in creative work. Panelists include burlesque performance artist JoRose Burwell, poet and historian Cris Culton, Drag artist and Club ERA owner Naomi Dix, musician and community organizer Jesse Huddleston, entertainer, emcee and show producer Stormie Daie, multidisciplinary artist Monet Noelle Marshall, performance artist and screenwriter Grace Nichols, songspeller and storyteller Kamara Thomas, and actor/writer Dale Wolf. Taking place the day after Duke Arts’ public screening of Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Popular Music, this event offers audiences the chance to witness a rich exchange among artists shaping the cultural landscape in Durham and beyond.
Born in Durham NC, the apex of the center of the universe (and the American South) JoRose is a shiny, diasporic, queer professional actor whose passion for storytelling transcends conventional …
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Originally from Venice, California, Cris loves the beach, art, and the unusual. They attended UC Santa Cruz, living in the beautiful Redwood forest and its spirit of place. Now in …
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Naomi Dix is one of the Triangle’s most dynamic, versatile, boundary pushing Drag artist. She was born into the Drag world March of 2014, making her debut as a House …
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Jesse Huddleston (he/she/they/we) comes from a family of artists, educators, and public servants, all from North Carolina, where he has lived since 2006. As a Black genderqueer artist and practitioner …
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Stormie Daie is a black non-binary femme southerner from Durham, NC. Daie has worked a decade in drag as an entertainer, emcee and show producer. Daie strives to provide joy …
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Monet Noelle Marshall (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, director, and cultural strategist whose work spans performance, film, audio, and social practice. She uses arts and culture interventions to create …
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Grace Nichols (they/them) is a prismatic performance artist and writer. They can be seen at various venues around The Triangle performing standup, sketch, and drag. In 2022 they were selected as …
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Kamara Thomas is a songspeller, multidisciplinary storyteller and ritualist based in Durham, NC. She uses her musical “storyworks” as containers for community-based artmaking in pursuit of surprising and disruptive storytelling forms and …
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Dale Wolf is a mime, an impressionistic doodler, a gardener, birdwatcher, Tranz Masculine human and care taker of a small parcel of the planet in Durham, NC. There, I grow …
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Johann Montozzi-Wood (facilitator) is an assistant professor of the practice of theater studies at Duke University. He holds a Master in Arts in Theatre Studies from the University of Central …
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