Keith Hennessy: Crotch

From the references to artist Joseph Beuys, Crotch seems to be about art, its histories and heroes. But Hennessy quickly draws us deeper, past Beuys and into his own inner empire. We witness the sovereign figure of Keith Hennessy in a chaos of elements: songs and dance, a lecture, conversations with the dead. From this a form arises that questions what we know of philosophy, art and ourselves. Based in San Francisco, the internationally acclaimed artist Keith Hennessy is described as a performer, choreographer, teacher, activist, preacher, sex-positive mentor, and master of ceremonies. His searing, radical and award-winning interdisciplinary performances draw on dance, performance art, circus, improvisation, activism and shamanism.