Diana Oh is a witch. She knows it. So do her closest friends. Clairvoyance runs in her family. She went to a spiritual counselor in the jungle in Thailand, and the spiritual counselor told her to sing and go wild in Boston. Everything else the spiritual counselor said came true, so Diana is doing it.
Diana Oh (she/they) closes out their year-long A.R.T. Artist-in-Community Residency with Clairvoyance, the culminating concert and gallery retrospective. In Clairvoyance, Oh performs original music from her journal entries and the beyond, and pays homage to the installations she created throughout Greater Boston to celebrate the power and magic of Queer and Trans People of Color. Clairvoyance—It’s a concert, it’s a museum, it’s a party, it’s a tree planting, with moments of divination. The evening will end with a dance party featuring music from by DJ Nessoono.
Clairvoyance, as a series of installations and concert, is created and creative directed by Oh with installations staged by Oh. The concert is love doctored by Oh and Mei Ann Teo and features special guests and Clairvoyance deities from the Boston arts scene.
Diana Oh is one of Refinery 29’s Top 14 LGBTQ Influencers, creator and co-director of Infinite Love Party at the Bushwick Starr and {my lingerie play}, and the first Queer Korean-American interviewed on Korean Broadcast Radio. Upworthy and The Wall Street Journal call her “Badass.” The New York Times calls her “Irreverent.” You can call her “Friend.”
A Series of Installations and Concert Created and Creative Directed by Diana Oh
Concert love doctored by Diana Oh and Mei Ann Teo
Chosen Family Portrait Playlist
Get excited for Clairvoyance with this playlist that inspires Diana.
I often think of the permission and invitation given to those to take center stage. I wanted to create the visibility of us inside an institution to reflect a culture of calling in, rather than calling out, to reflect a culture of celebrating and centering identities that I crave to be celebrated and centered for my own lifeline. Together, we stand in solidarity with one another. Each of these incredible artists who are here before you are artists I believe in whose magic, clarity, and power is vast and trailblazing the way for others to shine. We know by standing with one another in our truth and power that the impact is a certain type of ethereal sentience. My hope is that you feel it too and can hold this space in reverence with us.
Diana Oh on Clairvoyance
But we have roots further down than you’ve ever known and we are grown. We are grown. Once the clearing passes. We are grown.
Lyrics from “Pure”
Installations
Clairvoyance is part of Diana Oh’s season-long residency at A.R.T. that centers around the celebration of QTPOC power and Queer magic and increases the visibility and acceptance of these traditionally marginalized groups. The residency will feature multiple installations and will culminate in a solo, spell-casting concert of the same name. QTPOC and their allies are invited to participate in all events.
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Installation #1: Chosen Family Portrait
SEP 23, 2018 1 – 4PM
Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard
This is about honoring your family in love and in power. Come dressed up, themed, dress down—whatever floats your family’s boat.
This is about honoring your family in love and in power. Come dressed up, themed, dress down—whatever floats your family’s boat.
Installation #2: White People Read
OCT 27, 2018 2 PM
Boston Public Library, Central Branch
Participants are invited to reflect and encourage companionship, understanding, and compassion.
Participants are invited to reflect and encourage companionship, understanding, and compassion.
Clairvoyance Kickoff: A Welcome Back to Cambridge
APR 6 8PM
The Lilypad, Inman Square
Diana will preview a few of her songs from the concert, take a look at her past installations from the year, and honor some of the people she has worked with in Boston and Cambridge.
Diana will preview a few of her songs from the concert, take a look at her past installations from the year, and honor some of the people she has worked with in Boston and Cambridge.
Installation #3: The Artist In Their Element
APR 20, 2019 1PM
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Diana Oh and a select group of Queer and Trans Identified Powerhouse Influencers of Color make history by striking a pose for portrait painting to celebrate queer magic and QTPOC love.
Diana Oh and a select group of Queer and Trans Identified Powerhouse Influencers of Color make history by striking a pose for portrait painting to celebrate queer magic and QTPOC love.
Clairvoyance Closing: The Tree Planting Ceremony
APR 28 1PM
The Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain
The culminating installation of Diana Oh’s year-long journey of Clairvoyance, held at the Arnold Arboretum.
The culminating installation of Diana Oh’s year-long journey of Clairvoyance, held at the Arnold Arboretum.
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A.R.T. New Year Celebration
MAR 10 3PM
Harvard Ed Portal
A day of performances, workshops, and community inspired by A.R.T.’s upcoming productions that uplift the voices of Asian-Pacific Islander artists.
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A day of performances, workshops, and community inspired by A.R.T.’s upcoming productions that uplift the voices of Asian-Pacific Islander artists.
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Song List
1. GIFT
2. CUNT SUPREME
3. F-U-C-K N-Y-U
4. FIRE SONG
5. MAKE YOUR $ NOW
6. TAR
7. ALMOST IMPRESSED WITH YOU
8. RAVAGED
9. ANCRAM
10. NATURAL WOMAN (Cover)
11. RUN TO WHAT YOU’RE RUNNING FROM
RADICAL THINKER POEM
12. PURE
TREE PLANTING
13. IF
14. SECRET CREATURE
DRUM CIRCLE
DANCE PARTY
Music and Lyrics by Diana Oh. “Cunt Supreme,” “F-U-C-K N-Y-U,” “Fire Song,” “Make Your $ Now,” “Run to What You’re Running From” by Diana Oh and Matt Park. “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Jerry Wexler.
Credits
Installations and Concert Created and Yeet by Diana Oh
Clairvoyance Team
OBERON Staff
Special Thanks
Clairvoyance has been developed with the support from Sundance Institute, The Bushwick Starr, Ancram Opera House, and Musical Theatre Factory’s Concert Series at Joe’s Pub.