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VOX brings “The Vagina Monologues” to support female sexuality
Sex, love, rape, menstruation, mutilation, masturbation, birth and the female orgasm all contribute to one recurring theme — the vagina.
Now hear what performers have to say this weekend at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center.
Vox will bring Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” to the Kenworthy Performing Arts Center on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Rachel Todd, University of Idaho student and president of VOX (a UI student advocacy group for Planned Parenthood), said it is time for things to change.
“It is important for people to know that having a vagina is not a bad thing,” said VOX secretary Maria Tribelhorn. This makes it something good instead of something dirty.”
Lauretta Campbell, treasurer of Vox said “It’s a celebration of female sexuality while also raising awareness about violence against women.”
The show opens people up to talking about vaginas, a topic most side-step around.
“This show stops taboo about vaginas and makes it a word people can say,” Todd said.
The performance involves the audience, even to the point of chanting in unison.
Though some pieces are light, there are some more serious and dark monologues about heavy issues, Todd said.
Pieces like “My Angry Vagina” have a woman ranting about the injustices wrought against the vagina, such as tampons, douches and the tools used by OB/GYNs.
This more humorous piece is countered with monologues like “My Vagina Was My Village,” which is a monologue compiled from the testimonies of Bosnian women subjected to rape camps.
Other topics include a girl’s first period, the story of a dominatrix who loved giving women pleasure, birth and a man named Bob who helped a woman realize that her vagina was beautiful.
The monologues were written by Ensler in 1996 based on interviews she had with 200 women about sex, relationships and violence against women.
The shows this weekend will be performed by Moscow locals — two men and the rest women, and each monologue has been approved by Ensler.
“Vaginas come with such negative connotations, but it is something to celebrate,” Tribelhorn said.
Jane Lear, Vox adviser, said that this contributes to the general education of women.
“We need to understand what’s at stake,” Lear said.
Lear said that when she grew up, women had to travel to California or New York to get an abortion.
When abortion is illegal, “… the number of abortions don’t go down, and the number of deaths rise,” Lear said.
“The Vagina Monologues” is a show that will bring, among other things, awareness to the community.
“It’s about embracing your body,” Tribelhorn said.
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