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Z Space: 25th Anniversary Fresh Meat Festival
Fresh Meat Productions presents
FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL
of trans, queer and community performance
June 19-21, 2026
Z Space’s Steindler Stage
The wildly-popular FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL returns for its 25th Anniversary with bold, breathtaking, and boundary-pushing dance, music, drag, theater, and interdisciplinary performance, celebrating twenty-five years of trans and queer artistry, resilience, and joy.
Our 25th Anniversary Festival features the world premieres of new works commissioned especially for our 25th Anniversary Festival by: B. DeVeaux, Pangaea, Shawn Lee with Bay Area Independent Chinese Dancers, and JanpiStar. The star-studded lineup of artists continues with: Filipino American drag supergroup Filipinx; the powerful voices of New Voices Bay Area Transgender, Intersex & Genderqueer Chorus; interdisciplinary movement artist Zuzu Beloved; trans roots music trailblazer Shawna Virago; trans/queer-centered contemporary dance-theater by Sean Dorsey Dance and femme-cee Churro Nomi!
Expect an electric mix of contemporary dance, drag performance, live music, experimental theater, and community-centered storytelling, all rooted in Fresh Meat’s legacy of uplifting trans and queer voices.