Liminality:

Queer Arts Showcase

Liminality is an immersive queer arts experience rooted in the legacy of Whacking/Waacking - the expressive dance form born from the 1970s gay club scene of Los Angeles.

Originally premiered in 2024 as Liminality: A Whacking Immersive Show, this evolving showcase invites audiences into a world of improvisation, vulnerability, and unapologetic self-expression. In preparation, featured performers undergo a week-long intensive focused on Whacking technique, improvisation, and deep personal exploration.

Each performance is largely unscripted, guided by prompts that challenge artists to move through their own “liminal” spaces resulting in an authetic experience. The showcase has featured guest performances by established artists including Gbari Denzel, Ijay Espinoza, and Noelle Marie Falcis.

Liminality recap 2024 by glenalyn ann

A performer with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a black striped shirt, is engaging with a child with colorful hair and a beige jacket, both on stage with a purple background. They are making expressive hand gestures, suggesting a lively performance or interaction.
A woman dancing on stage, wearing beige cargo pants, a beige and black tank top, and white sneakers, with colorful stage lighting creating a purple and pink hue.
Person with curly hair in black clothing and a bandana around their neck, raising their right arm over their head, standing on a stage with a dark background and a projection of a Y-shaped shape above them.
A young man with curly hair and a beard is dancing or performing, looking upward with his eyes closed, wearing a beige jacket and striped pants, against a dark background with stage lighting.
Group of young people dancing and smiling on a stage, with some holding hands.

Past Showcases

CREATE SHOWCASE

2023

unity talent SHOWCASE

2024

rhythm strikes back showcase

2025

A woman dancing on stage, wearing a black top and orange skirt. Her arms are raised in the air and she appears to be performing in front of a colorful backdrop.
A woman with curly red hair smiling with her eyes closed and arms raised, wearing a tan shirt and black pants, in front of a purple background.
A woman is joyfully jumping in front of a colorful background during a live performance or event, wearing a light pink sweater and black pants.
Two dancers perform on a stage with blue lighting and abstract background projection.
Two dancers perform a close partner dance on stage, with one dancer wearing a white shirt and the other in a yellow tank top, both smiling and leaning their foreheads together.