Body Blows: Six Performances

Performance artist Tim Miller has performed infront of audiences all over the world. This volume gathers six of his best-known performances that chart the sexual, spiritual and political topography of his identity as a gay man:
Some Golden States ,
Stretch Marks ,
My Queer Body ,
Naked Breath ,
Fruit Cocktail
and
Glory Box . Each performance script is illustrated with photographs and accompanied by Miller’s notes and comments. The book explores the tangible body blows - taken and given - of Miller’s life and times as explored in his performance: the queer-basher’s blow, the sweet blowing breath of a lover, the below-the-belt blow of AIDS/HIV, the psychic blows from a society that disrespects the humanity of lesbian and gay relationships. Miller’s performance are full of the put-up-your-dukes and stand-your-ground of such day-to-day blows that make up being gay in America.