Homeroom is proud to present the newest iteration of Blank Box, in conjunction with Theatre Y’s Performer Sandbox Series and with generous support from Cliff Dwellers.

BlankBox will feature GoldGrrl’s new work “The Robot is Present,” a multimedia ensemble exploration of current intersections between race, technology, and identity.

7 pm doors, 8 pm show

FREE ($20-50 donation encouraged)

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About The Artist:

GoldGrrl is a Chicago-based Afrofuturist artist and performer whose work spans diasporic art, negritude, and interdisciplinary activism. Rooted in her mother’s Panamanian folkloric dance troupe, she honed her craft in Chicago’s underground street dance scene as a b-girl before rising in ballroom, winning titles like Midwest Awards Ball. Her alias emerged from her early career as “The Golden Lady,” a human statue whose gilded poise redefined physical performance. Now, GoldGrrl merges metal music with radical advocacy, dubbed “fierceness of femininity” by AfroPunk. Her lyrics confront racial equity, LGBTQIA+ rights, and immigration, showcased at venues like the MCA, Green Mill, and Chicago Cultural Center. A vocal presence in media (Vocalo, Chicago Reader), she also bridges technology and Black culture as a computer scientist, exploring dehumanization and ethnicity’s societal impacts. GoldGrrl’s practice—spanning dance, music, and tech—embodies a visionary convergence of art, community, and resistance, challenging hierarchies while amplifying marginalized voices.

Ensemble:

GoldGrrl– Lead artist, concept creator, monologist

Sunshine Lombre– dance ensemble

Chuck "Poppin Chuck" Bledsoe– dance ensemble

Frederick "Fabulous Freddie" Leroy– dance ensemble

RubyQ– live projections and lighting

DJ Dropz– accompanist, soundscape designer

with generous support from