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    Henry Art Gallery
    Sunday, December 05, 2021, 1:00 PM — 2:30 PM

    ArtVenture—Moo, Meow, Moan: Storytelling & Shapeshifting with Soya the Cow

    IMPORTANT DATES
    • NOV 23: Register by this date to receive your mask-making kit by mail
    • DEC 2: Register by this date to pick up your mask-making kit from Goethe Pop Up Seattle
    • DEC 5, 1:00-2:30 PM PST
    If you could be any animal, who would you be? Berlin-based artist Daniel Hellmann likes to dress up as a cow and, when dressed up, he calls himself Soya. Soya the Cow invites you humans and your non-human friends (companion animals, pets, teddy bears, etc.) to think collectively about our relationships with other animals—the animals we hold closely, the ones we find disgusting, and the ones that we eat—mostly without knowing how the animals were doing before ending up on our plates and in our bellies. Join the Henry Art Gallery in partnership with Goethe Pop Up Seattle in welcoming Daniel and Soya in an online and interactive exploration of pets, wild animals, fantasy animals, and stuffed animals, and how creative practices help us consider our various relationships with each other and the animals with whom we interact. Using theater exercises, storytelling, and some simple shape-shifting tools, Soya invites you all into a world where everything could be completely different!

    Appropriate for ages 7 and up; all levels are welcome. Space is limited; please register no later than November 23 to receive your free workshop kit by mail. Participants who register after that date may pick up their kits at Goethe Pop Up Seattle in Capitol Hill. Please reserve one ticket per screen; if you need more than one kit sent to you, please make your reservation and then email us at contact-programs@henryart.org with your request. 

    ABOUT THE ARTIST:

    Daniel Hellmann is a singer and performance and theater artist from Switzerland, living in Berlin. He studied philosophy, music, and theater and has been developing his own artistic and award-winning works since 2012. Hellmann sees his artistic practice as a form of intersectional activism. His projects examine the body, body relations, and desire, and question social norms and power relations in the fields of sexuality, and human and animal rights. He was awarded the June Johnson Dance Prize for his music-theatre performance Requiem for a piece of meat (2017). The solo shows Traumboy and Traumgirl have been translated to several languages and toured internationally. 

    Since 2018 Hellmann's main focus lies with his alter ego Soya the Cow,a queer, vegan, drag cow who stands for joy and liberation for all beings. As Soya the Cow, Hellmann has performed in nightclubs and street protests; he has created the one-cow-show Dear Human Animals (2020); recorded the music album Purple Grass (2021); produced several music videos; and appeared on TV shows such as The Voice of Germany (2021).

    www.daniel-hellmann.com

    www.soyathecow.com

    IG: @soyathecow
    ADMISSION

    FREE; registration by NOV 23 is required to receive your mask-making kit and ZOOM meeting link. Please include your mailing address when completing your registration. Space is limited.

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    PROGRAM PARTNERS

    Goethe Pop Up Seattle

    ACCESS
    This event is public.
    ACCESSIBILITY
    This activity is accessible with an internet connection and ability to join a zoom meeting. Automatically generated live captions will be available. We strive to provide services and accommodations for anyone who needs assistance. Please email contact-programs@henryart.org with particular accessibility needs or concerns you may have.