Performer Archives - Infinite Women

Lucille Preston

Lucille “Sweets” Preston rose to prominence in the 1930s as a vaudeville dancer at the Cotton Club and member of the Slim & Sweets comedy duo.

Sosei Shizuye Matsumoto

The US’s most influential teacher and accomplished master of chado tea ceremonies

Yuquin Wang

Chinese-American rod puppeteer

Known as the “Queen of the Air,” Dolly Jacobs is a world-renowned circus aerialist as well as a dedicated teacher, sharing the tradition of circus arts through teaching and performance at her organization, the Circus Arts Conservatory.

Rose Pitonof

At 15, she won the Boston Light Swim, setting a new record. The seven men she was competing with all dropped out before the finish line. She later appeared in a vaudeville act during which she gave swimming and diving lessons in a portable tank.

Angna Enters

American dancer, pantomime artist, writer and painter.

Martine Gutierrez

Martine Gutierrez’s works often imitate mass media, from billboards to music videos. In the case of Indigenous Woman, she created a 124-page magazine featuring everything from fake advertisements to full fashion spreads.

Myra Cohen

New Zealand barber, dental assistant, entertainer and milliner

Lila Zellet

Mexican writer, visual and performing artist, and researcher.

Andrea Jenkins

Andrea Jenkins made history in 2017 when she became the first African American, openly transgender woman elected to public office in the United States. As a politician, poet, activist, and community historian, Jenkins strives to bring “the notion of love into the public discourse.”