Sons of Sissy

'These men learn to laugh about themselves and the traditions they are expected to uphold, and the work traces their efforts to recreate themselves as free individuals.'

Of course four hot guys performing naked would always grab my attention, but it was also their name that had me we wanting to learn more about Sons of Sissy. Sissy is usually used as an insult, a word to describe a gentle man, one who doesn't conform to the conventional view of masculinity.  Sons of Sissy strives to challenge and this definition and stereotype and the way society looks at masculinity.

Created by Austrian musician, performer, and choreographer Simon Mayer, the Sons of Sissy do everything they can to live up to their name.  They conduct themselves as part weird folk-music quartet, part experimentally playful ritual dance combo, using humor to radically disrupt the hackneyed male role models in old traditions.

'If you are offended by nudity on stage, this is not for you – the dancers are naked for a significant portion of the piece, although nothing indecent occurs! The nudity makes the performers appear more vulnerable than ever, as they strip away their male bravado, their masculine shields.'

The Dance Center