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Event Host
Venue Carriageworks, Eveleigh, NSW
Umbrella Event Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art 2015
First Date 6 November 2015
Last Date 7 November 2015
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Host uncovers the world of “Japayuki” – foreign entertainers hired from the Philippines to perform for the pleasure of ‘salary-men’ in clubs throughout Japan.

Jocson boldly subverts preconceptions of sexuality and gender in Filipino culture, presenting a trilogy of works that provide razor-sharp commentary on the labouring body within the context of a global entertainment industry.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Dance
Secondary Genre Performance
Subjects Dance
Entertainers
Gender
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Eisa Jocson Choreographer
Eisa Jocson Creator
Eisa Jocson Performer
Yap Seok Hui Technical Manager
Further Information Host was presented as part of a trilogy, alongside Death of a Pole Dancer and Macho Dancer.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Performance Space Database
Event Identifier 140838
Dataset AusStage