A Postmodern Holiday Party
Potluck mirth and community celebration | featuring performances by
Alyza Delpan-Monley, Lou Chow, Miss Texas 1988
Velocity Dance Center’s Postmodern Dance Holiday Spectacle, Roast, Show + Party but also Cultural Event Fundraiser aka All I Want for the Holidays is to be Tipsy (or Sober) with Community.
Acronym: VDCPDHSRS+PBACEF AKA AIWFTHITBT(OS)WC
Velocity Dance Center’s Postmodern Dance Holiday Spectacle, Roast, Show + Party but also Cultural Event Fundraiser aka All I Want for the Holidays is to be festive with Community (aka A Postmodern Holiday Party) is a chance for the Seattle dance community to come together and celebrate the holidays together. We’ll gather to share a Potluck-style feast, cheap and festive drinks, and a smattering of Postmodern Holiday performances. Along the way we’ll have a few low-key ways to help Velocity reach its end of year goal in support of our next season.
We would love to see you there to celebrate the past year of extraordinary Seattle dance, and to toast to a new year of artmaking in our city!
FAQs for VDCPDHSRS+PBACEF AKA AIWFTHITBT(OS)WC:
Ummmmm… like who is performing? WELL have you heard of Miss Texas 1988, Alyza Delpan-Monley , and Lou Chow?
Ummmmm… like what do I wear? Sparkly Stuff
Ummmmm… like what should I bring? Your cool self and a plate to share!
Ummmmm… like transit or whatever? Light Rail…Parking
Ummmmm… like accessible? YA, the building is on the ground floor and bathrooms are completely accessible for wheelchairs and mobile aids.
Ummmmm… like should I come? YA!
Performer Bios
Alyza DelPan-Monley (they/them) believes in the expressive power that can be accessed in the body through movement. Known for their embrace of whimsy, quirky non-sequitors and esoteric theatricality, they take inspiration from physical theatre, clowning, puppetry, cartoons, and a myriad of movement styles.
*Photo by Allina Yang
Lou Chow holds a BA in Dance and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies from the University of Washington. Tracing transnational translations of culture, they untangle histories of coloniality to bring embodied knowledge to the surface of artistic practice. Researching the intersections of dance, community, care, and health, they cultivate community amongst Queer BIPOC populations. Working in mediums like dance, textiles, painting, photography, and writing, they endlessly seek new ways to expand their artistic practice. Aiming to pour knowledge back into their local communities to make the arts accessible to all. In 2025, they received the Husky 100 and Herring Phelps Scholarly Activism Award. They currently write for Seattle Dances, facilitate a peer support group at Seattle’s LGBTQ+ center, and are a member of the WorkX team for Dance Church.
Miss Texas 1988 is a Seattle drag artist, performer, host, writer, and all-around creative oddball. She dabbles in everything from the silly to the sublime with curiously crafted costumes and climactic characters. Catch her as a cast member of Tush, The Sunday Sip, Lashes, Glory Hole, Jawbreaker, and as the host of High F@ggotry. You can also find her rampaging around as a reporter for The Stranger, and on OUTtv as the winner of Camp Wannakiki Season 5!