Dear Lover / Dear Habibti is an interactive performance that shines a warm, intimate light on the powerful stories of iconic Queer Femmes from the SWANA region.
Thousands of miles away from our homelands, several generations removed from our ancestors, culturally dissonant and separate from our contemporaries, the question that bears repeating is where are our queer stories?
How much of our queer histories have we lost in the oceans and deserts between here and the region that we call South West Asia and North Africa? How many queer lovers have lived and died and are now no longer remembered? How many beautiful queer love languages are no longer spoken?
Dear Lover / Dear Habibti invites you on an evocative journey through the lives of select Queer Arab Women and Femmes. Using the immersive technique of “process drama,” the audience is gently drawn into the narrative, stepping into roles that allow them to experience these rich, resilient stories firsthand.
Dear Lover/Dear Habibti will take place at the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Advocate & Gochis Galleries on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 7-8:30 p.m.
This is more than a performance—it’s an invitation to connect, understand, and honor the vibrant lives of those whose voices have too often been silenced.
This program is suitable for all ages.
Participants
Ramy El-Etreby is a queer Arab theatre artist, writer, poet, and educator born and raised in Los Angeles. Ramy holds an MA in Applied Theatre from the CUNY School of Professional Studies and currently teaches in the Theatre Arts Department at CSULB.
This performance is organized by Ramy El-Etreby and is co-presented with the Los Angeles LGBT Center as part of Circa: Queer Histories Festival 2024, presented by One Institute.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is a safe and welcoming place where the LGBTQ+ community finds help, hope, and support when it is needed the most.