Warlé: A Multimedia Event Exploring LGBTQ+ Caregiving and Community
September 7, 2024
Andrew Ingall and dancers Mariana Parma, Walter Perez, and Leonardo Sardella illuminate the lives of a beloved Windham County, Vermont couple with stories, tango, and conversation. Presented by Epsilon Spires and Valley Village; co-hosted by Queer Council of Brattleboro and Friends of Argentine Tango
Warlé: A Multimedia Event Exploring LGBTQ+ Ancestry
October 16, 2023
Andrew Ingall shares stories about his long-lost gay cousins interwoven with tangos performed by Mariana Parma, Walter Perez, and Leonardo Sardella. Choreography by Walter Perez. Costume design by Ethan Gekow. This program includes Q&A, an introductory queer tango class, and reception.
Co-presented by CBST, DOROT, and Friends of Argentine Tango.
Warlé
A Celebration of Leon Ingall and Warren Kronemeyer, June 28, 2022
This was the first public presentation about Warlé. It was serendipitous to share research on my cousins Warren and Leon at Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital at a moment in their evolution as a rural Vermont hospital providing LGBTQ+ centered care. Grace Cottage is, in fact, a central character in the Warlé story. In their twilight years, Warren and Leon relied greatly on the hospital’s staff and services. Their appreciation resulted in a planned gift of their home and property in exchange for lifelong assisted living and care. The Grace Cottage event included a slide talk, a “show and tell” from friends of Warlé who shared objects and anecdotes, and the dedication of a plaque and a rainbow-hued glass sconce designed by artist Robert DuGrenier to honor Warren and Leon’s legacy. The property they donated to the hospital ultimately became Valley Cares, an affordable senior living community that has joined Grace Cottage in efforts to lean into cultural humility, equity and inclusion. I’m so grateful that Warren and Leon’s story resonated with LGBTQ+ hospital staff, board members, queer community leaders, and a lesbian resident currently making her home at Valley Cares. Available for viewing on Brattleboro Community TV.
Migration Pathways
Stories of Yesterday and Today
October 29, 2022
I returned to Vermont to present a talk and panel discussion at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. The even t was part of the Vermont Humanities Fall Festival “Where We Land”. Warren and Leon’s remarkable story of love, adversity, caregiving, and creativity provided a lens to explore similar and divergent experiences of today’s LGBTQ+ elders, asylum-seekers, refugees, and migrants. The afternoon concluded with a discussion from local organizations that included an overview of various immigration statuses and avenues towards residency; how these underrepresented communities invigorate cultural, economic, and social life; and how citizens can best support newcomers. Featuring guest speakers Kate Paarlberg-Kvam of Community Asylum Seekers Project, Alex Beck of BDCC, Eduardo Meléndez of ECDC, and Abdullah of the ArtLords. This recording and edit by Maria Dominguez is available for viewing on Brattleboro Community TV.
LABAlive III: Broken ID’s
November 10, 2022
A final presentation for LABA NY in collaboration with queer tango dancers Walter Perez and Leonardo Sardella. LABA is a non-religious house of study whose goal is to function as an international incubator for creativity. Every year, LABA selects a group of ten fellows for a year-long study of classical Jewish texts centered around a chosen theme. The 2022 theme was BROKEN. LABAlive program notes are available here.