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; and trans/queer-centered contemporary dance-theater by Sean Dorsey Dance. 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.
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.
Each evening will include pre-show red carpet experience, music, a non-alcoholic bar, photo booth, and more—turning the theater into a space of celebration, connection, and community before the performances begin. Audiences are invited to dress up in formal attire to join in the celebration of 25 years!
*** All performances will provide ASL Interpretation; KN95 masks will be provided/required; Z Space theater is wheelchair accessible and has all-gender bathrooms.
ACCESS INFORMATION
- Z Space’s entrance, lobby, bathrooms and audience seating areas are wheelchair accessible.
- KN95 masks will be provided and required.
- The front row of theater seats are at floor level; all other rows of seating are on risers and require climbing stairs. The front row will be reserved for accessible seating, wheelchair users, mobility-device users, and people who would like to use extra-wide, armless chairs.
- The front row of seating features armless chairs; all other chairs in the theater have non-moveable arms.
- You will be given an opportunity during purchase to indicate accessibility needs. Furthermore, you can email us at boxoffice@zspace.org to indicate any access needs. Please specify your access need (eg. if you’re a wheelchair user coming with one companion; if you need an extra-wide, armless chair; if you need to be seated in the ASL seating area).
- Z Space’s bathrooms are all-gender.
- There will not be a scent-reduced seating section for this event
- Identification (ID) is not required to purchase or pick up tickets.
- Each program will feature ASL Interpretation: please let us know when you’re coming (email melissa@freshmeatproductions.org)
- If you plan to bring a service animal/ESA, we request that you email boxoffice@zspace.org so we can best plan for your visit and reserve you an aisle seat.
COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR THIS EVENT
- KN95 masks will be provided and required for this event.
- Audience is required to be KN95 masked for the entirety of their time inside the building. Our staff will provide KN95 masks to everyone before they enter the building (unless someone’s disability, chronic illness or health condition means they cannot wear a mask).
By attending the Fresh Meat Festival, you agree to the following:
- You do not have any signs of contagious illness (COVID or otherwise), including pink eye, that aren’t fully explained by a non-contagious health condition that you have
- If you have had COVID, it’s been at least 10 days since your first symptoms or positive test if you were asymptomatic.
