Fresh Meat Productions

Our year-round programs include the , Sean Dorsey Dance, artist commissions, education and advocacy. Fresh Meat Productions invests in the creative expression and cultural leadership of trans and gender-nonconforming communities. We believe the arts are a powerful tool for cultural transformation. We create and commission new work, present performing arts programs, conduct education and engagement, and advocate for equity in the Arts. Fresh Meat Productions was founded in 2002 by Sean Dorsey and San Francisco-based transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) and q***r artist-activists. Our year-round programs are all either sliding-scale (with no one turned away for lack of funds) or free. Our programs include:

1) THE CREATION AND PERFORMANCE OF NEW WORK:
a) Our FRESH WORKS! Commissioning Program awards commissions to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) TGNC and q***r performing artists to create new work;
b) Resident dance company Sean Dorsey Dance performs, teaches and tours its award-winning dance-theater.

2) PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS & EVENTS:
a) Annual FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL of transgender and q***r performance (each June);
b) Co-sponsorship of community-based Bay Area trans arts events.

3) ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION:
Trans-positive dance classes and workshops; Sean Dorsey Dance company classes; Guest teaching and in-school residencies; LGBTQ+ community forums, Speaking engagements, keynotes and lec-dems.

4) ADVOCACY: Intersectional Trans Equity speaking engagements, conference breakout sessions, lectures, and other field-wide advocacy for trans equity in Dance; Intersectional Trans-supportive Cultural Competency Trainings for dance venues, studios and service organizations.