BODY PARTS @ Venables Theatre

Event Dates:
  • Fri • September 27, 2024 • 7:30 PM
  • Event Cost: 20-35

Body Parts is a solo performance by veteran artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, in which she tries to perform her show but gets comically side-tracked by her own body issues. Part stand-up comedy, part kinetic gesture and dance, Body Parts is a show about the show that never actually starts….or does it? Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg leads us through a heartbreaking personal landscape of body dysmorphia, disordered eating and self loathing with biting comedy and insightful and absurd social commentary.

Body image, body positivity, intuitive eating, etc. are all concepts swimming around social media, the “wellness” industry, and our minds. But do we feel better about ourselves? Do we feel like we can talk about the shame we experience around/in our bodies? Body Parts joyfully dismantles the damage inflicted by this shame. We desperately need to share our experiences and reveal the absurdity of ideas like “dancer body”, “bikini body”, and “getting your body back” after having a baby.

This show is designed to start the important conversation about how we can begin to take the power back, enjoy the amazing things are bodies can do, and laugh through the tears together.

Body Parts is appropriate for ages 13 and up. The show contains swear words, suggestive language and underwear.