emBODY diversity
January 26, 7:30 | January 27, 3:30
Probasco Auditorium
Free Admission | Donations Encouraged
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January 26 | 7:30 PM
January 27 | 3:30 PM
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No. Due to safety concerns, the University of Cincinnati has deemed Probasco Auditorium a cash-free space.
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Free! We are thrilled to partner with the UC Women’s Center to provide a free concert experience to our faithful audience and UC students alike!
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Click here to reserve your spot!
Seating is general admission and you do not need a ticket to gain entry. Reserving your seat helps us understand how many people to expect at the concert.
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Yes! Free childcare is available for the duration of the concert. Please click here to register in advance.
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Probasco Auditorium is located on UC's campus at the corner of Clifton Ave and Probasco Street. Nearby parking is limited and MUSE encourages those who are comfortable walking to park in locations further away, as to allow plenty of close parking for those with disabilities.
💙Clifton Lot
Adjacent to Probasco Auditorium with an entry on Probasco Street. Has a crosswalk leading to the auditorium's accessible entrance. A volunteer will be nearby to help folks safely cross the street.
Friday: $7
Saturday: $5
CARD ONLY - UC parking attendants will not accept cash.
💙Street Parking
Parking is available along Clifton Avenue, ML King Drive, and the residential streets surrounding Probasco Auditorium.
💙Park & Walk a Short Distance
Campus Green and Woodside Garages are a 13-minute walk from Probasco down MLK (0.6 mile, hills)
CCM Parking Garage is an 11-minute walk through campus (0.5 mile)
Additional parking garages are available on Calhoun and McMillian Streets, about a 15-minute 0.5 mile walk.
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Please enter through the lower level (follow the signs) and take the elevator up to the main concert floor. Please note: the elevator only holds 1-3 people at a time. If folks in your party are comfortable and able, please have them take the stairs and meet you on the main level.
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Yes! Merchandise is available for pre-order only. See concert and other MUSE merchandise here.
This year, we centralize the honoring of our bodies and celebrate how they are physical manifestations of our diverse identities.
We aim to empower and enlighten: Through song, we advocate for the autonomy of our bodies and uplift our differences through lenses of gender, size, disability, and race, by composers who live in these spaces themselves.
From incisive texts about society’s need for change to tongue-in-cheek messages about body image, our program spans the gamut of genres from pop, protest anthem, and choral art song. We look forward to sharing this celebration with our audience and to move those who sing with and hear us to work for our autonomy of physical identities and expressions.
Join us January 26 & 27 in the Probasco Auditorium on the campus of University of Cincinnati, in partnership with the UC Women's Center for their Body Justice Week.
In Partnership with the University of Cincinnati’s Women’s Center
The UC Women's Center is committed to the personal and professional growth of women and gender non-conforming students by facilitating action toward intersectional gender equity, promoting social justice, and fostering connections for all students. We strive to challenge gender inequities and advance the rights of women and gender non conforming people by elevating student activism and leadership through innovative and transformative programming.
Sponsor a Song
Part of our partnership with the UC Women’s Center, a student organization, requires the concert to be offered with free admission. You can help us offset the costs of producing a concert by sponsoring one of the songs performed in the concert. Click Sponsor a Song below to learn more!
emBODY your Spotify…
Reiterate the message, perform the concert in your car, start your day with a positive message, get in the concert vibe. Whatever you need to emBODY the diversity of you, we made this playlist for you!
…or YouTube
Ways to Support
Ways to Support
We’re grateful to our sponsors and Friends of MUSE for helping make this concert free. Why is it free? Because the concert is performed in conjunction with the University of Cincinnati’s Women’s Center, which is a student organization. Student events such as this one must have free admission, even though it is open to the public. We feel it is our responsibility to provide a cost-free experience for students anyway, and are happy to oblige!
How can I support this concert?
Concert Artwork: About the Artist
Sea Dax (he/they) is a queer multimedia visual artist, poet, DIY enthusiast, and singer/songwriter. His work is primarily autobiographical, featuring self portraiture, work of/about people in his life, personal writings, and collections of personal ephemera.
Their work is intimate and hands on in both physicality and content. There are often notes of nostalgia, longing, meaning-making, and a prioritization of imagery of fat and queer bodies. More recently, they have begun utilizing digital mediums as well, and are in process of creating a custom tarot deck.
“Art is the place we go when language fails us” - Alok Vaid Menon
