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As Others Have Before|IN DEVELOPMENT

created by B Kleymeyer

Development Support Provided by

Frank-Ratchye Studio for Creative Inquiry

The Pittsburgh Foundation

Fiscal Sponsor Partner

Pittsburgh Arts and Media

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As Others Have Before is a lecture-performance-ritual that uses trans women’s stories of love, loss, family, and illness to imagine who will own our memory when we are gone. In this performance, an artist attempts to deliver a somewhat factual lecture about the life and work of the artist Greer Lankton. As she shares ephemera from Lankton’s archive with the audience, she is overtaken by the spirit of the late artist. As the performer and Lankton get to know each other, and the audience, what was a lecture might turn into a funeral, an art class, or a town hall meeting. With Lankton’s help, the performer and the audience work together to imagine what they might leave behind and who they leave it to. 

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Coming to Pittsburgh in Winter 2025

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