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Sister Spit is a lesbian-feminist spoken-word and performance art collective based in San Francisco, signed to Mr. Lady Records. They formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2006. Founding members included Michelle Tea and Sini Anderson, Other members included Jane LeCroy and poet Eileen Myles. The group were noted for their ''Ramblin' Roadshow'', performing at feminist events such as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival. The ''Boston Phoenix'' described it as "the coolest (and cutest) line-up of talented, tattooed, pierced, and purple-pigtailed performance artists the Bay Area has to offer".〔("Great expectorations: San Francisco's Sister Spit heads east" ), ''Boston Phoenix'', July 1997.〕 The ''Independent Weekly'' magazine described the group as a "literary celebration of outspoken and courageous feminists".〔("Feminist/Queer Entrepreneurs: Mr. Lady Music and Videos" ), ''Independent Weekly'', June 27, 2001.〕 Sister Spit performed on numerous occasions at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, as well as on multiple tours across the United States, chiefly to LGBT audiences, including the Castro Street Fair, Pride and Ladyfest in San Francisco.〔(Lynnee Breedlove's CV ), includes Sister Spit festival appearances.〕 They played at such locations as Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Buffalo, New York.〔("Eileen Myles is an unregenerate punk at 50" ). Article on Sister Spit in the ''Village Voice''.〕 Michelle Tea revived the tour in April 2007, calling the new incarnation Sister Spit: The Next Generation. The new group includes original Sister Spitters Eileen Myles and Ali Liebegott, as well as younger writers such as Cristy Road, Nicole Georges, and Rhiannon Argo.〔("Quirky women spice up literary reading at Jake's" ). Article on Sister Spit in ''The Olympian''.〕 For a month on the road, Sister Spit: The Next Generation will travel across the U.S. and Canada, and occasionally through Europe, performing mainly at universities and art centers. In order to reflect changes in gender identity and sexual orientation, the line-up no longer includes just females. Performers now include Nicole Georges, Cristy Road, Eileen Myles, Beth Lisick, Blake Nelson, Justin Vivian Bond and Ariel Schrag. ==Sister Spit and City Lights Publishers== In 2012 Sister Spit made the long-desired leap from promoting and supporting up-and-coming queer, feminist writers to actually shepherding them into print via a collaboration with City Lights Publishers. The new imprint, City Lights/Sister Spit, began by publishing the anthology ''Sister Spit: Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road''. Subsequently, it has published works by Ali Liebegott, Beth Lisick, and others. In their 40th-anniversary issue, ''Ms. Magazine'' named the anthology a "great read" of the season that honors the cultural institution that is the Sister Spit roadshow. The mission of the City Lights/Sister Spit imprint is to publish primarily but not exclusively writings that are informed by a queer, feminist outsider perspectives.〔Jessa Crispin ("Sister Spit: Writings, Rants & Reminiscence from the Road" ), ''Kirkus Reviews'', 9/18/12.〕 Editor Michelle Tea wishes to nurture work from people who struggle to find a place.〔Adam Rathe (Tea and Spit )- ''Out'', 9/4/12.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sister Spit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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