Jump to content

Draft:Darlinda Just Darlinda

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



Darlinda Just Darlinda.[1] (Born July 31, 1980) is an American performance artist, actor, burlesque dancer, and producer known for her innovative and boundary-pushing work in the world of neo-burlesque performance art based in New York City.

Early Life

[edit]

Darlinda was born in Mendocino, CA. At a young age, Darlinda started taking dance, comedy improv, and acting classes. She was a California Arts Scholar and attended CSSSA in 1994. She graduated from Mendocino Community High School in 1998 and graduated cum laude from California State University Monterey Bay in 2003, with a Bachelor of Arts in Teledramatic Arts and Technology (now called Cinematic Arts and Technology[2].) She moved to New York City in the Fall of 2003, worked in various bars, restaurants, as an art model at School of Visual Arts and as an educator[3] at Babeland until Spring 2011 when she became a fulltime freelance performing artist.

Film and Television

[edit]

Darlinda is an active union member of the Screen Actors Guild.[4] She has appeared in Boardwalk Empire, The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, The Other F Word Series, Betty[5], These Thems[6], Accommodations[7], and BIZARRE the film.

Live Theater

[edit]

In the Spring of 2003, Darlinda directed Hedwig and The Angry Inch for her senior capstone at California State University Monterey Bay. In 2009 she joined the cast of Taylor Mac's Obie Award Winning The Lily’s Revenge at HERE Art Center, as Bride Love.[8] In 2012 she performed with Taylor Mac again at The 29th Annual Roots of American Music Festival at Lincoln Center. In 2016 she performed as a Dandy Minion in Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music at St Ann’s Warehouse. 2009-2018 she performed with The Cockettes alongside the late great Rumi Missabu[9], at Lincoln Center and Judson Memorial Church. In 2019 Darlinda danced in Machine Dazzle’s Treasure’s for The Guggenheim’s Works and Process[10]. In 2024 she also performed in the acclaimed Club Shortbus[11], the immersive version of John Cameron Mitchel’s 2006 film Shortbus.

Burlesque

[edit]

Darlinda began her professional burlesque performance career in February 2004 with the formation of The Schlep Sisters.[12][13] with Minnie Tonka[14], both of whom are featured in the 2017 Documentary Getting Naked [15]and produced Menorah Horah[16] for 15 years and the Burning Bush vs The Second Coming[17].

She continues to perform as a burlesque soloist in New York, performing at The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas, The Slipper Room, House of Yes[18], Coney Island USA[19], and Joe’s Pub.[20][21]

Performance Art

[edit]

2007-2008 she created Year in Rainbow[22] inspired by Morty Diamond and Linda Mary Montano. Inspired by the 6 color rainbow, she wore one color every other month and in-between months she wore rainbow clothes. She did live performances inspired by each color of the month and at the end of the year she combined those performances and invited collaborators for The Year in Rainbow Finale[23] at the now closed Zipper Factory[24]

In 2018 she created the Untitled Rainbow Project directed by Peekaboo Pointe and Produced by Rachel Jordan Brown at Wild Project.[25] In 2019 she wrote, performed, and produced One Woman Rainbow[26] directed by Jenny Rocha at Joe’s Pub.[27]

She repeated the Year in Rainbow Project August 2020-July 2021. Due to pandemic restrictions, instead of live shows she made 13 experimental videos and in May 2022 she produced Year in Rainbow LIVE[28] at Joe’s Pub[29]. She also appears in Rachel Rampleman's Life Is Drag at The Cell.[30]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Performance Art | Darlinda Just Darlinda". DarlindaJustDarlinda. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  2. ^ "Cinematic Arts and Technology | California State University Monterey Bay". csumb.edu. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ Rosin, Hanna (2012-08-23). "An Innocent in the Ivy League". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  5. ^ Lazzerini, Maud (2013-04-08), Betty (Short, Biography, Drama), James Henry B, Jesse Berlin, Trevor Crane, Stonestreet Studios, retrieved 2024-06-20
  6. ^ "THESE THEMS - the queer comedy series". YouTube. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  7. ^ YouTube Movies (2020-05-04). Accommodations. Retrieved 2024-08-11 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "'Lily's Revenge' not garden-variety drama". 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  9. ^ Green, Penelope (2024-04-12). "Rumi Missabu, Avant-Garde Drag Performer Who Glittered, Dies at 76". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  10. ^ Barbagallo, Jess (2019-10-07). "HERE COMES THE SON". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  11. ^ Feldman, Adam (February 26, 2024). "Let me tell you—I went to an immersive play that turned into a real-life orgy". Time Out. pp. 2–3.
  12. ^ Johnson, Holli Mae (2014-03-03). "INTERVIEW: The Schlep Sisters – Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda. (Partnerships Series)". 21st Century Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  13. ^ "Meet The Schlep Sisters, the Jewish Ladies of Burlesque". The Forward. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  14. ^ GHERT-ZAND, RENEE (28 March 2012). "A red hot yiddishe mama". Times Of Isreal. p. 1.
  15. ^ Young, Neil (2017-09-18). "'Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story': Film Review | Venice 2017". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  16. ^ "LPR - Live at LPR". LPR. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  17. ^ Johnson, Holli Mae (2014-03-03). "INTERVIEW: The Schlep Sisters – Minnie Tonka and Darlinda Just Darlinda. (Partnerships Series)". 21st Century Burlesque Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  18. ^ Villamizar, Laura, Beltran (April 18, 2021). "House Of Yes Performers At Home: How Artists Persevere". NPR. pp. 4–5.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "The Schlep Sisters 20th Anniversary Show". Coney Island USA. 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  20. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  21. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda". Burlesque Galaxy. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  22. ^ "THE ORANGEACLE ORACLE : Allied Productions, Inc". Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  23. ^ "The Very Best Of NYC Comedy/Variety - GO Magazine". gomag.com. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  24. ^ Bloom, Julie (2009-01-14). "The Zipper Factory Closes". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  25. ^ "Home - wild project". Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  26. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda: One Woman Rainbow". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  27. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda: One Woman Rainbow". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  28. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  29. ^ "Darlinda Just Darlinda". publictheater.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  30. ^ "the cell". the cell. Retrieved 2024-06-21.

{{connected contributor}}