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Scenes From an ‘Activist Opera’ at the House of Yes

Guided by queer goddesses, she becomes a mermaid who dives into the depths of the ocean to found the “Mermaid Femme Empire.”

Scenes From an 'Activist Opera' at the House of Yes

Scenes From an ‘Activist Opera’ at the House of Yes

Guided by queer goddesses, she becomes a mermaid who dives into the depths of the ocean to found the “Mermaid Femme Empire.”

Scenes From an ‘Activist Opera’ at the House of Yes

Last month, the House of Yes was home to a dance company called the House of Glitter, which was putting on a show called “The Historical Fantasy of Esek Hopkins,” a self-described “activist dance opera.”

The company had put together the piece following a residency in Providence, Rhode Island at the former home…

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