The DIY Queer Feminist Cabaret explores themes related to gender and/or sexual orientation that are ignored, covered up and repressed in everyday society. It creates a space where performers do not have to adapt performances and themes that might not be appropriate on a traditional stage, a space where the “ugly” becomes beautiful, the non-normative is desirable, the “unattractive” is attractive … It is one of the few stages where mistakes are allowed or even desired, and the only limit is creativity. The cabaret format is designed to support the performers’ content, desires and pleasures; thus in the DIY Cabaret “Feminism Is No Joke”, all types of artistic expressions are welcome. The event seeks to create a safe space for everyone present, and no form of oppression (racism, sexism, ageism, oppression based on sexual orientation or gender or any other form of oppression) is tolerated.
The DIY Cabaret series was created as a response to the eviction of the AT Rog community in 2016. From the very beginning, the performance has functioned as an open stage for artists in AT Rog, the wider community and international artists visiting Slovenia. The initiator of the project, Danijela Zajc, invites different creators to each edition.