Get ready for a vibrant celebration of LGBTQ+ artistry as the HOT Festival returns to the iconic Dixon Place! This year’s festival promises an eclectic lineup of performances that embraces diversity, challenges norms and showcases extraordinary talent from across the spectrum of the LGBTQ+ community.
Nestled in the heart of the Lower East Side, Dixon Place has long been a haven for experimental and avant-garde performances since 1986. This festival continues the theater's tradition of providing a platform for innovative works that explore themes of identity, love and social justice. This year's lineup includes a diverse array of solo works, musicals, readings and special events featuring LGBTQ+ playwrights, directors and performers.
Throughout the festival, audiences can look forward to an exciting schedule of performances, including:
The Breast Sessions: Titty Ditties & Other Poetic Witticisms
Music, poetry, and speculative absurdities from a black woman out here rocking the clown tits colonialism grew!
La Fusion: Susana Cook and Friends
A raucous cabaret that brings together legendary downtown performers.
The Personal is Political
Gay male poets reckon with identity on 9/11.
Glory W(hole)
A Queer BIPOC comedy show with a hole. Curated & hosted by Lili Pujol & Mateo Rodríguez-Hurtado.
