Lukas Avendaño

Lukas Avendaño is a performer and anthropologist who grew up in a community of indigenous Zapotecs in Oaxaca, Mexico. His work constitutes a queer performative intervention of Mexican nationalistic representations, particularly that of Zapotec Tehuana women. Lukas embodies the complex identity of muxes, or male homosexuals, from the Tehuantepec Isthmus where he was born. His performances frequently involve elements of drag, interweaving ritual dances with autobiographical passages to challenge the widely held view of a gay-friendly indigenous culture and point towards the existence of lives that negotiate pain and loneliness through self-affirming pride.

Participation

2019