Robot". So it was summer 2012 in Cape Town, South Africa. What feminine part of yourself did you have to destroy in order to survive in this world? But I dont know if thats honest about being alive. i will soon forget. Let me buy you a razor?" LAURIE ANDERSON: Welcome to AWAKEN, a podcast presented by the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form. The work of soul searching came to me through being an artist. poet. Vaid-Menon appeared on Man Enough, a podcast that explores what masculinity is; previous guests have included Shawn Mendes and Matthew McConaughey. It didn't work. And I think that I still practice that commitment for better or for worse. And its just a model for me of what I want the world to bethat. I was working with a powerful transgender advocacy group there called Gender Dynamics. I think theres a reason when I research in my own work the long legacy of gender variant people across the world and many cultures, that we were associated, so often, with medicine people or healers or divine leaders, because we understood that in so many ways, we were preparing the body to receive higher wisdom. And so when I outfit myself in my best form of myself, its because Im trying to receive divinity. I was paying so much attention to the ways in which I was discriminated against that I forgot to pay attention to the ways in which I was already free. And I ask myself, is this me, or is this someone else? Why would you do this, if you lost access to power, legitimacy, intelligibility? Its the reason why I do the work that I do. Because the thing is, you have revelations about yourself, but youre not ready yet to live those revelations. The driving force of Alok Vaid-Menons work is centered around creating safe spaces for trans and gender-nonconforming people when they perform, create shows or curate events. Mara is often described as representing the inner forces of illusion and ignorance. Alok Vaid-Menon - Funeral 21,371 views Mar 10, 2019 1.3K Dislike Share Save Button Poetry 1.37M subscribers Join Subscribe Support Button Poetry: Alok Vaid-Menon and the Art of Standing Out. Music for Awaken was created by Blue Dot Sessions, Podington Bear, Tendinite and Siddhartha Corthus. Other factors that can affect speaker fees include the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Or is this someone else? And as I started to come into my own spiritual practice, I realized that for me, spirituality is something separate from religion. The reason you don't fight for me is because you're not fighting for yourself fully. Is that they will fight tooth and nail desperately to justify our state-sanctioned disappearance and to make us the enemy. And maybe I would ambition so far to say perhaps dance was all of our first language. Theres so many turning points. And I really want to say that art was that for me. Beauty has a way of justifying violation in the name of benevolence. comedian. As a visibly gender non-conforming person, I often receive unsolicited advice about my appearance. For more information about our guest and to see images of the artwork in this episode, visit AWAKEN Podcast. The fluid artist moves seamlessly among poetry, comedy, fashion and writing. Toward the start of the conversation, Heath told Vaid-Menon that when he listens to them speak, he asks himself, "Why do I not fight for them?". i want to text the boy above ground waiting for me, ask:have you ever been to a funeral with complete strangers?but instead i look at the woman next to me, the onewho told a dead man to die more considerately andi remember that to live in america is to attenda funeral with complete strangers: how many ghosts does it take for a cemetery to call itself a country? In the early 20th century, when women were advocating for the right to vote, men created postcards that showed women dressed up as men and men dressed up as women, Vaid-Menon said. In a viral clip from the podcast "Man Enough," the nonbinary poet and speaker said the gender binary hurts everyone not just trans people. I am awake.. They later added that people need to have compassion before "comprehension" meaning they need to have empathy for trans people even if they don't understand them. Alok Vaid-Menon: The Urgent Need for Compassion. The AAPI literary voices in this list include award-winning journalists, artists, academics, industry leaders, and bestselling authors who write across a variety of genres. Special thanks to Alok Vaid-Menon for sharing their experience with us. How do I express it? The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Let me share that. Awaken is sponsored by Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, a print and digital magazine dedicated to making Buddhist teachings broadly available. They are the author of "Femme in Public" (2017) and "Beyond the Gender Binary" (2020). It felt like I didnt have a body anymore. IE 11 is not supported. Rather than telling cisgender people how to help trans people, Vaid-Menon said they reframe the conversation to ask cisgender people if they're ready to heal from the ways the gender binary has affected them. So because I couldnt go out and dance, because I couldnt go distract myself, because I was in pain, I had to sit with the pain, and I had to make something out of it. We use these artworks as a jumping off point to better understand the paths our guests have been on and where they are going. And that kind of sense of recognition and that sense of self-acceptance and that sense of surrender to the kind of quiet pulse of the earth having a heartbeat is what I would describe why we do this thing. Before a baby is even born, well-meaning well-wishers will often ask, Is it a boy or a girl? The baby only becomes real to most people once they know the gender. "So I guess I would rephrase your question to be, 'Can you help me get free?' WebFuneral by Alok Vaid-Menon. It was one and the same. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed gender non-conforming writer, performer, and public speaker. All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Alok Vaid-Menon for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. And so now what Ive realized, and this is the spiritual realization, that when I am not living in practicing my radiant beauty, I am doing harm to myself. A Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment. That idea of the only witness necessary being the earth I think is really powerful to me, because I think that so much of what the dilemma of humanity is that were constantly trying to prove what already is. Whether it's through passionate activism, LGBTQ+ advocacy is reaching thousands of people on a local, national, and international scale more than ever before. Was not just self-actualization but a self. Theres this term thats circulating called chromophobia, fear of color. Do you know who you are outside of who you have been told you should be? Our agents find the right fit for your event, Full access to all speakers & celebrities, Your personal Logistics Manager who takes care of all event details. Let us know whats wrong with this preview of. Alok Vaid-Menon in Oxfordshire, England, on Nov. 22, 2019. ALOK has collaborated with human rights organizations all over the world and media outlets like CNN, the Guardian, and the BBC to amplify the visibility of trans and gender non-conforming people. The sight of me walking with my head high -- brown, bearded, and in a bold red lip -- was too much for them. They are the creator of #DeGenderFashion: a movement to degender fashion and beauty industries. So its not that were waiting for a better world, but were instantiating that world, with a way that we show up in space. In her eyes my journey was about hurting her, not about healing myself. So if its like, oh, Im feeling shame that theres hair on my face, I close my eyes and I breathe in to that. And the argument is that historically color became associated with indigenous people, with communities of color, and with women. "And then here we are, 100 years later, trans and gender-nonconforming people are saying, 'Hey everyone, I want to be able to exist, I want to be able to walk outside without being spat on, I want to be able to live and not fear dying.' We deserve more options. But I am seeing the ways that my fingers are phoenixes, becoming touch again. As a mixed-media artist ALOK uses poetry, comedy, lecture, performance, fashion design, and visual art to explore themes of gender, race, trauma, belonging, and the human condition. And what I gained was my life back. To which I would ask, why wouldnt you do this? This site uses cookies. Whether ALOK is selling out an international performance tour, publishing essays and books advo-cating for LGBTQ equality or speaking at some of the most prestigious universities outlining a 21st century approach to gender rights their distinctive mix of charisma, poetry, and intellect has made them one of the most dynamic artists of our times. Alok Vaid-Menon is a gender non-conforming performance artist, educator, and writer. It always has been, and it always will be. "I'm just doing this to help." Alok Vaid-Menon on how the transphobic narrative constructs predators and victims In 2019 ALOK was invited to close the Business of Fashion Voices Conference with a keynote speech calling for the degendering of fashion and beauty industries. It was a dance that I later staged at my school talent show, for better or for worse. She eventually passed on without ever seeing me as myself. Advertisement Coins. We silenced our own differences, subdued our creativity, and toned down our own gender non-conformity in order to fit in. Alok Vaid-Menon in Oxfordshire, England, on Nov. 22, 2019. Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images for The Business of Fashion Nonbinary activist Alok Vaid-Menon broke down the history of and problems with the gender binary and how people can fight against it in video that has gone viral on social media. They share with us their spirituality, poetry, and what it means to live beyond the gender binary. If youre hungry to continue the conversation, join us on Instagram at @rubinmuseum. This podcast is supported by Barbara Bowman, the Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation, the Prospect Hill Foundation, Bob and Lois Baylis and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. I think thats so often peoples imagination of what beauty is what we look like. Because before I could speak, I could gesture. When I play music, its not just that Im playing music, its that Im setting the scene to be alive. This list includes both allies and transgender and non-binary speakers who are passionate advocates for equity, inclusion, self-expression, and dismantling harmful stigma that affect the LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming "Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful," asserts poet Rita Dove. I think for me it also takes the form of style. Is this my own life? As the creator of the growing movement to degender fashion, ALOK is helping others move beyond the binary into full expression. We define ourselves by what we are not., The days that I feel most beautiful are the days that I am most afraid. I was feeling and being. I sacrificed so much. She eventually passed on without ever seeing me as myself. Atlanta-based company Mailchimp calls Aloks talk required viewing for the world and Cornell University uplifts Aloks presentation as truly life-saving work.. . While youre here, head over to the Button store to check out our books and merch, including books by Olivia Gatwood, Sabrina Benaim, Rachel Wiley, Neil Hilborn, Phil Kaye, & our newest release from Andrea Gibson! WebCome here to share slam poems, or talk about slam! Its the inability to see that vibrancy, diversity, instability, collapse, rupture, serendipity are the natural orientations of being alive. Like, Ive experienced this goodness, this rightness, this alignment, this beauty, why would I not want other people to be part of it? At her funeral I had to dress as the man she wanted me to be. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. and some part of usis happy because this, this is the first time we havefelt like part of something greater than ourselves in a whilein this city where sometimes it takesan accident to remember what the purpose of abody is to begin with. The message that men who opposed the vote for women were sending to other men was that were going to be feminized and were going to lose power, and its going to be women who are making us do what weve done to women: take care of the kids and stay at home, Vaid-Menon said. And then practice that. Theres, in fact, a third way. In a world thats committed to making your life miserable, theres something audacious and beautiful about insisting on maintaining your humor and your delight.. Could it be that we actually are practicing something thats so important and organic and necessary that its more important than that? An insistence on radiant beauty, despite all of the vapidity and the vehement violence. Wayfarer Studios LLC. Webwe have been taught to fear the very things that have the potential to set us free Alok Vaid-Menon 63 likes Like Its not just that you internalize the shame; rather, it becomes Then I convened a group of us at the end of that summer and I recited it to them. Beauty is about looking like yourself. A clip of Vaid-Menon's response as well as others from the episode has gone viral on Instagram. And I began to use color to communicate, theres something else going on here. These inspiring keynote Coming from many different backgrounds, these men and women are popular entertainers, athletes, models, and more. People have the right to self-determine their gender whether it be a man, woman, or a nonbinary gender. That sense of safety, of trust, of legibility and coherence. It became about being seen in a different way. Welcome to AWAKEN, a podcast presented by the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City. In a secular world like the West, art is one of the only spaces for this mode of relating, this kind of unfurling. And so actually I had a relationship with my body that I am still trying to remember, which was, I just moved to communicate. Theres a conviction in it. So color is part of that. That response has deep historical roots, they said, noting that they've studied gender, sexuality and sociology at Stanford University. Show more. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. say: i understand. Awaken is produced by the Rubin Museum of Art in collaboration with Sound Made Public. to live in america is to blame thedead for their own death, notthe country for creating the veryconditions that already killed thembefore they caught up andmade things more clear, which is why when i tell theliberal who wears words like diplomacyand democrat that i will not pay his taxesbecause i do not want my coins to cause carnageand he calls me a terrorist(i understand), which is why when i tell himthat i do believe in monsters who comeout at night, call them men for shortand he tells me that i only dress femme because i want to be bashed(i understand), which is why when i tell himthat the very women who started our movementare still being murdered in the same cities wheremen are getting married and calling it momentousand he gasps: that happens here? I dont need you to show up to 'protect' me," Porter wrote on Instagram. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Alok Vaid-Menon for your next private or corporate function. our train is delayed and i am late for lunch with a boy i like because he makes me feel less lonely and that seems like a sufficient definition for love Marginalized people learn from an early age that beauty is often about power. To have relationship with our beauty thats our own beauty? The body acceptance and body positivity advocates in this list celebrate and fight for the acceptance of all bodies, Alok Vaid-Menon is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Keynotes, Endowed Lectures & Commencement Addresses, Beyond the Gender Binary and Femme in Public. I wept: for her, and for me. And I remember speaking it and being like, whoa, this is what I, not just what I want to do for the rest of my life, but this is what I am. Beauty is about looking like yourself, even in the face of social and cultural repression. It depends on each persons experience. And what most people dont know is that one of the tactics of colonization was the attempted cultural genocide of these populations. Tragedy, death, loss and love are essentials we struggle to accept. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment. Every time Im feeling shame, I breathe into that location. Their work as a leading figure in the movement for gender fluidity takes them from starring in HBOs "The Trans List" (2016) and "Random Acts of Flyness" (2018), to designing three gender-neutral fashion collec-tions, to modeling for New York Fashion Week and Vogue editorials, and to gracing the stages of venues such as Beautycon, the New York Times Global Assembly, and SXSW to speak about overcoming marginalization and self-acceptance. I see peace and serenity and surrender and acceptance of what is. Science Says No. #degenderfashion love & need you contact@alokvmenon.com Yes, but what kind of beauty do I want to make? ALOK is trying to figure it out. We tell them that they are not real. Despite constant invalidation, so many transgender people transition because we know there is a quiet and fierce dignity to being able to look at yourself and say "this is who I am.". Well hear from authors, artists, wisdom bearers, and Buddhist teachers, people who have experienced a shift in their perspectives on life throughout their personal journey. Gender diversity is an integral part of our existence. But what I like about a wedding dance party is everyone is just being gnarly and foolish and playful. Femme In Public (2017) is a collection of poetry by nonbinary artist Alok Vaid-Menon. Then you cannot tell the difference between their shame and your own between a body and an apology., Some gender non-conforming people are nonbinary, and some are men and women. Be the first to learn about new releases! We are not trying to establish a new beauty standard. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Alok Vaid-Menon for your next private or corporate function. The gender binary - the maintenance of two separate and opposite genders - is a system of power that exists to create conflict and division. This writer and performance artist is fighting for a world where all people are able to self-determine their gender. I sacrificed so much. And so then color became associated with anti-reason, emotion, unrestraint, unbridled ways of being. AWAKEN is produced by the Rubin Museum of Art in collaboration with Sound Made Public. Support Button Poetry: http://bit.ly/buttonpatreonSubscribe to Button! Like so many, this person mistook their insecurity as my own. We punish them until they conform. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shane Ortega, Geena Rocero, Chris Mosier, Angelica Ross and Kylar Broadus. Before making any health decisions, you should consult with your doctor. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Like I was interconnected with everything: the air, the people around me, the music. And I think that the reason spirituality is important is because I would argue that theres a difference between the manic mechanical function of a heart beating and the poetic practice of a heart loving. Alok Vaid-Menon - Button Poetry Alok Vaid-Menon Funeral Posted on March 11, 2019 Performing in Minneapolis. And if youre enjoying this podcast, leave us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. Its the willful unnoticing. What I recollect is a feeling of unbridled joy, a feeling of wonder, of the enormity and potentiality of my body and this universe and art. All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Alok Vaid-Menon for clients worldwide for more than 20 years. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Cannot help but smile when your nurse shaves your right thigh for your bandage. And I think I love movies, but I love being alive more. Theres such a natural template for another way to relate to the earth. Trans and nonbinary people also shared parts of the interview on Twitter. I was raised Hindu, and I associated religion with organized religion, with a set of parameters and protocols and scriptures that had to be followed explicitly. We prove that we are real by telling them that they are not. And I woke up in flames. And what I gained was my life back. "I wish I could explain my existence as a non-binary person with this clarity," one person wrote. Join for an evening of poetry, stand-up comedy, drag, and more as they take their audience on an emotional roller coaster all the way from the personal to the political. And what I gained was my life back. ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. Alok Vaid-Menon will appear at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney on Sunday, September 18. And I had to basically stay at home and I started to really write. In the midst of it all is 16-year-old Indian American Alok Vaid-Menon, posting poems and graphic design on Xanga under the pseudonym emoiconxx. 2017 also saw ALOK being selected as the youngest recipient of the Live Works Performance Act Award, granted to ten performance artists across the world. And sometimes you wonder if you caused the fire. WebALOK they/them author. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. Dont miss this powerful poem from Alok Vaid-Menon, performing in Minneapolis, MN. WebAlok Vaid-Menon is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Keynotes, Endowed Lectures & Commencement Addresses, Beyond the ALOK VAID-MENON (they/them/theirs) is an internationally acclaimed writer, performer, and public speaker. I began to use color to return to my own color and to see the large swath of colors in the world and realize its not that color is the problem. In her eyes my journey was about hurting her, not about healing myself. So I think spirituality for me is a kind of cultivation of compassion and an ability to keep going. Is this my own beauty? Look around: there are no princesses. Music for Awaken was created by Blue Dot Sessions, Podington Bear, Tendinite and Siddhartha Corthus. Fill out a. Before making any financial decisions, you should consult with professional adviser, such as a financial planner or CPA. And you see someone who you never thought dance, could dancean 85-year-old, just with this kind of unbridled sense of possibility in every step and gesture. The Museum closes at 5:00 PM on the Friday before Labor Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Years Eve. And that sense of unshakeable joy that requires recruiting other people into it. WebDo you know who you are outside of who you have been told you should be? These are the sacrifices a body must make for growing too fast. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. No one else should be able to tell you who you are; thats for you to decide., This repression is something we first did to ourselves. Alok Vaid-Menon is one member of the transgender South Asian performance duo known as DarkMatter. This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. Like Im going to let a couple finish, but its the after-party for me. They've repressed their own gender nonconformity. Web89 quotes from Alok Vaid-Menon: 'we have been taught to fear the very things that have the potential to set us free', 'Its not just that you internalize the shame; rather, it becomes If you could exist without self-doubt or the feeling of shame, who would you be? Who hurt the people who hurt you? So who am I going to prioritize? Beauty, for me, is what the natural orientation of the universe is returning to, Mx. Vaid-Menon said. And then people began to tell me that the way that I moved my body was wrong, because it was feminine. . ", "I dont need your help. And thats what were seeing, unfortunately, in 2021. Accessing this beauty can feel impossible in a system that rewards conformity over creativity. Alok Vaid-Menon generally travels from New York, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. That hatred you feel when you see us having the audacity to live a life without compromise, that hatred is for yourSELF.". Thats not to say that its not still painful and awful and bad, and its not to romanticize, but it is to say that nothing is fixed. And so much of the formalization and consolidation of European-Western modernity was also a project of aesthetics and color. For many, the path to enlightenment begins by acknowledging suffering but not letting it define who we are. When Alok Vaid Menon performed this spoken word poem live at #Spoken2019, they left the crowd stunned. . "I don't need your help," they said, adding that they "have an unshakable and irrevocable sense of who I am" and don't need to prove anything. This writer and performance artist is fighting for a world where all people are able to self-determine their gender. Transgender Model & Advocate; Founder of Gender Proud. 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