Free Virtual Conference: Queer Representation in the Performing Arts

Join Voulez-Vous Productions from June 6 – 8, 2025, for a free Pan-Canadian virtual conference focused on the inclusion and representation of queer women artists and gender-nonconforming individuals in the performing arts. This conference is a space for artists, cultural workers, and arts institutions to come together, exchange knowledge, and explore ways to represent queer arts at the institutional level. Through insightful panels, discussions, and community-building sessions, we aim to bridge gaps between grassroots and institutional organizations, fostering meaningful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices.

Featured Panels:

Queer Arts in Institutional Spaces – Discussing challenges and progress in the recognition of queer arts at an institutional level.

Feminist Theatre Then vs. Now – Examining the evolution of feminist theatre and its growing inclusion of queer and trans stories.

Queerness and Rurality – Addressing representation and inclusion of queer and trans artists in rural communities.

Lived Experiences of Transfeminine People in the Music Industry – Exploring the realities of transfeminine artists in the music industry.

Educational Workshops from the Following Organization:

2 Spirits in Motion Society
Les Drags Te Font Signe
STUDIO ZX
Voulez-Vous Productions

Presentations on the future of queer performing arts by artists, cultural workers and academics from across so-called ​“Canada”
The Future is disabled by Marie Achille
Interactions: A conversation series at Teesri Duniya Theatre by Cristina Alejandra Jimenez Gomez
Inter-sex-actionalities by kimura byol lemoine

Dates: June 6 – 8, 2025

Where: Online (Pan-Canadian Virtual Conference)

Register Now: https://app.swapcard.com/…/inclusion-and…/registration

Let’s shape the future of queer arts — one conversation at a time! Join us and be part of the movement.