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    <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 4: Victoria Libertore</strong><em>Performer, Actress, Writer, Improv Artist</em></p><p>&quot;Victoria Libertore is one of the most original and subversive solo performers that I have ever met. She is the lovechild of Bert Williams and Marlene Dietrich.&quot;Rebecca Feldman, Creator &amp; Tony Nominee, <em>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee </em>&amp; writer for <em>Transparent</em></p><p>&quot;The world she creates is slightly askew, sometimes eerie, but always strangely real and profoundly funny.&quot;Scott Morfee, Off-Broadway Producer, <em>Killer Joe, Bug</em></p><p>&quot;I was utterly blown away by Victoria Libertore. She&apos;s inspiring as all hell.&quot;Holly Hughes, Obie-Award-Winning Performance Artist</p><p><strong>BIO: </strong>Victoria Libertore’s work includes nine theatrical solo shows, performance art, variety, burlesque, and improv. She has performed her work throughout NYC from Coney Island&apos;s boardwalk to Off-Broadway, including venues such as Barrow Street Theater, Carolines on Broadway, Joe&apos;s Pub, Joyce Soho, PS122 as well as in Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, Provincetown, Toronto and Washington D.C. Victoria emcees in theaters, comedy clubs and at events impersonating Liza Minnelli in which she utilizes her improvisational skills to make &quot;people laugh so hard that their faces hurt.&quot;</p><p>Libertore is passionate about encouraging other artists to create their own work and has curated dozens of artists from performance, variety arts, burlesque, music, comedy, and dance, with a focus on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists. In addition to facilitating her own performance and writing workshops, she has taught at Otterbein University and Hastings College. She was a Humana Festival Finalist, has received a Young Alumni Award for Research and Creative Achievement from Otterbein University, and is a recipient of the Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award given by the NYC Innovative Theatre Awards. Victoria has received support through artist residencies, space grants, funding, and retreats from Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Dance New Amsterdam, Dixon Place, Earthdance, and New Dance Alliance. </p><p>She has a BFA in theater from Otterbein University and has studied various approaches to acting, including Grotowski, Chekov, Viewpoints, long-form improvisation, and Balinese mask. In Los Angeles, Victoria has performed her original work at The Victory Theater and at the LA LGBT Center and appeared in <em>Flaming Match</em>, a short film by Alan Natale. In Los Angeles, Victoria has performed in <em>The Good Little Widow</em>, <em>The Prodigal Son</em>, <em>At the Wedding, </em>and<em> Great God Pan</em>.<em> </em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Doyenne at <a href='https://thedoyenne.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4'>thedoyenne.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Episode 4: Victoria Libertore</strong><em>Performer, Actress, Writer, Improv Artist</em></p><p>&quot;Victoria Libertore is one of the most original and subversive solo performers that I have ever met. She is the lovechild of Bert Williams and Marlene Dietrich.&quot;Rebecca Feldman, Creator &amp; Tony Nominee, <em>The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee </em>&amp; writer for <em>Transparent</em></p><p>&quot;The world she creates is slightly askew, sometimes eerie, but always strangely real and profoundly funny.&quot;Scott Morfee, Off-Broadway Producer, <em>Killer Joe, Bug</em></p><p>&quot;I was utterly blown away by Victoria Libertore. She&apos;s inspiring as all hell.&quot;Holly Hughes, Obie-Award-Winning Performance Artist</p><p><strong>BIO: </strong>Victoria Libertore’s work includes nine theatrical solo shows, performance art, variety, burlesque, and improv. She has performed her work throughout NYC from Coney Island&apos;s boardwalk to Off-Broadway, including venues such as Barrow Street Theater, Carolines on Broadway, Joe&apos;s Pub, Joyce Soho, PS122 as well as in Boston, Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, Provincetown, Toronto and Washington D.C. Victoria emcees in theaters, comedy clubs and at events impersonating Liza Minnelli in which she utilizes her improvisational skills to make &quot;people laugh so hard that their faces hurt.&quot;</p><p>Libertore is passionate about encouraging other artists to create their own work and has curated dozens of artists from performance, variety arts, burlesque, music, comedy, and dance, with a focus on LGBTQ+ and BIPOC artists. In addition to facilitating her own performance and writing workshops, she has taught at Otterbein University and Hastings College. She was a Humana Festival Finalist, has received a Young Alumni Award for Research and Creative Achievement from Otterbein University, and is a recipient of the Doric Wilson Independent Playwright Award given by the NYC Innovative Theatre Awards. Victoria has received support through artist residencies, space grants, funding, and retreats from Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Dance New Amsterdam, Dixon Place, Earthdance, and New Dance Alliance. </p><p>She has a BFA in theater from Otterbein University and has studied various approaches to acting, including Grotowski, Chekov, Viewpoints, long-form improvisation, and Balinese mask. In Los Angeles, Victoria has performed her original work at The Victory Theater and at the LA LGBT Center and appeared in <em>Flaming Match</em>, a short film by Alan Natale. In Los Angeles, Victoria has performed in <em>The Good Little Widow</em>, <em>The Prodigal Son</em>, <em>At the Wedding, </em>and<em> Great God Pan</em>.<em> </em></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to The Doyenne at <a href='https://thedoyenne.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_4'>thedoyenne.substack.com/subscribe</a>]]></content:encoded>
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