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Brian Lobel: Sex, Cancer, and Other Things My Mother Wishes I Never Had

Monday October 30, 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Sex, Cancer & Other Things My Mother Wishes I Never Had is a talk, performance, analysis and meditation on 20+ years living in a body which had cancer, healed from cancer, remained scarred from cancer, kept being questioned about cancer, worked with cancer, lost colleagues to cancer, a body which made cancer friends, lost cancer friends, taught on cancer, and ran away from teaching, living and breathing cancer. Content warning: there will be talk about cancer. But not just cancer, promise.
Brian Lobel

Brian Lobel is a performer, teacher, and curator who is interested in creating work about bodies and how they are watched, policed, poked, prodded, and loved by others. His performance work has shown work internationally in a range of contexts, from Harvard Medical School to the Sydney Opera House, to the National Theatre (London) and Lagos Theatre Festival, blending provocative humor with insightful reflection. Ongoing projects include 24 Italian Songs & Arias, Sex with Cancer, and Fun with Cancer Patients. Books include Theatre & Cancer, Purge and BALL & Other Funny Stories About Cancer. Brian has received commissions and grants from the Wellcome Trust, Complicite, and Arts Council England, among others. Brian is Professor of Theatre & Performance at Rose Bruford College and Visiting Faculty for Fall 2023 at CHRA, Bard College.