Fresh off his European tour, Dorian Wood returns to Human Resources to present a rare, intimate solo performance. Dorian will present a series of compositions that explore the emotional landscapes of body image, gender identification, sexual politics and family-related turmoil. A completely unamplified piano and vocal performance. $10-15 suggested donation. Tickets available at the door from 8:00pm. 9:00PM start time. Co-sponsored by The American Studies Association and UC Riverside’s Queer Lab. 21+, please bring ID.

Los Angeles-based artist DORIAN WOOD is “armed with a vocal charisma that would befit a preacher and an experimental streak that would make avant-gardists swoon” (WNYC Culture). A wunderkind with a headstrong DIY discipline, Dorian has brought his emotionally-charged performances to concert halls, museums, music venues and performance spaces throughout the US, Mexico and Europe, with a voice that channels the skill and ferocity of such auteurs as Scott Walker and Nina Simone.
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Born in Echo Park, California, Dorian began his musical education at a very early age, continuing his studies at Conservatorio de Castella in Costa Rica, and eventually making his way back to Los Angeles, where he first gained exposure performing on the queer bar circuit. Dorian’s works have been presented at LACMA, UCLA, Highways Performance Space (Santa Monica), Pacific Design Center (West Hollywood), The Stone (New York City), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco), Mousonturm (Frankfurt), Botanique (Brussels) and the Stockholm Fringe Fest, and he has performed in support of such artists as These New Puritans, Tom Brosseau, Lisa Germano, Hauschka, Little Annie, Baby Dee and Jason Webley.