TRANS-Ville

Co-Curated with Coco Dolle

5 Act Vaudeville-style performance series in the NYC Gallery window over 6 months 2017-2018

TRANS-Ville: Act IV, TYLER ASHLER, The Dauphine of Bushwick, 2.21.2018

Photo: Matthew Gilbertson

TRANS-Ville: Act V, Terry Lovette, 5.5.2018

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act V, Arantxa Araujo, 5.5.2018

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act V, Ivoire Foreman, 5.5.2018

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act V, Taja Lindley, 5.5.2018

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act IV, DAVID HENRY NOBODY JR., 2.21.2018

Photo: Matthew Gilbertson

TRANS-Ville: Act IV Curator Coco Dolle & Catinca Tabacaru, 2.21.2018

Photo: Matthew Gilbertson

TRANS-Ville: Act IV, Naomi Elena Ramirez, 2.21.2018

Photo: Matthew Gilbertson

TRANS-Ville: Act IV, Keijaun Thomas, 2.21.2018

Photo: Matthew Gilbertson

TRANS-Ville: Act IV, Lisa Levy, 2.21.2018

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TRANS-Ville: Act III, Ann Liv Young + her 10 year old daughter, 12.13.2017

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act III, Gage of the Boone, 12.13.2017

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TRANS-Ville: Act III, Legacy Fatale, 12.13.2017

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TRANS-Ville: Act III, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, 12.13.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act III, Jade De LaFleur, 12.13.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act II, UltraCultural Others, 11.5.2017

Photo: Olimpia Dior

TRANS-Ville: Act II, Hector Caning, 11.5.2017

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TRANS-Ville: Act II, Hannah Altman, 11.5.2017

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TRANS-Ville: Act II, Katya Grokhovsky, 11.5.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Lindsey Dye, 9.27.2017

Photo: Adam Lehrer

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Lindsay Dye, 9.27.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Jerome AB, 9.27.2017

Photo: Adam Lehrer

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Jahmal B. Golden, 9.27.2017

Photo: Adam Lehrer

TRANS-Ville: Act I, The Henry, 9.27.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Christen Clifford, 9.27.2017

Photo: Stephen Clarke

TRANS-Ville: Act I, Christen Clifford, 9.27.2017

Photo: Adam Lehrer

TRANS-Ville: A performance art series curated by Coco Dolle for Catinca Tabacaru Gallery NYC from Earth Shadow Films on Vimeo.

TRANS-Ville is a contemporary performance art series exploring current states of political and social transition.

Inspired by the popular early 20th-century Vaudeville genre, TRANS-Ville consists of a collection of short-performances playing with notions of transition. Diverse artists explore a variety of Trans states — Trans being a prefix to many articulations: Transition, Transcendence, Transgender, Transcultural, Transparent, Transgressive, Transformation, etc. TRANS-Ville addresses multiple and inclusive narratives offering a variety in content, form and emotion.

We invite you to witness the voices, peep shows, satires, manifestos and queer visions of our City.

TRANS-Ville Act I:
Christen Clifford
Jahmal B. Golden
Lindsay Dye
Jerome AB
The Henry
Jennifer Elster

TRANS-Ville Act II
UltraCultural Others
Hector Canonge
Hannah Altman
Katya Grokhovsky
Untitled Queen
Daniella Lagaccia with Kim Dodn Quoc

TRANS-Ville Act III
Ann Liv Young and her daughter
Heide Hatry
Miriam Parker
Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
Legacy Fatale
Gage of the Boone
Jade De LaFleur

TRANS-Ville Act IV
Lisa Levy
Keijaun Thomas
Naomie Elen Ramirez
David Henry Nobody Jr
TYLER ASHLEY, The Dauphine of Bushwick

TRANS-Ville Act V
Taja Lindley
Ivoire Foreman
Arantxa Araujo
Terry Lovette

TRANS-Ville Act V in OBSERVER
5 Must-See Gallery Shows in NYC During Frieze Week
5.2.2018

TRANS-Ville Act III in RAVELIN Magazine
“Miriam Parker’s performance was billed as ‘TRANS-mutation,’ and her dance background synthesizes with her interests across media to create something unique..” – Alec Coiro
12.20.2017

TRANS-Ville Act II in Quite Lunch
“Displayed in the window of the Broome Street location, performers used the gallery floor as an extension of their practice, engaging the public in a visceral and moving experience.”
11.17.2017

TRANS-Ville Act I in COOL HUNTING
“[Coco Dolle] was the brains behind the show, offering a sharp, natural eye for diversity, without anxious woke-washing.” – Ida Therén
10.2.2017

TRANS-Ville in ARTNEWS
“The first of a three-part performance series, done in collaboration with curator Coco Dolle, it presented vaudeville-inspired ‘original, short acts combining body, word, sound, and concept works that play with notions of transition…”
9.29.2017