Queering Life's Scripts--A Trans Somatic Experience with Madazon Can Can

In this episode of the Brave Space Podcast, host Matthew Nelson invites Madazon CanCan, a trans performance artist, to discuss their experience queering societal norms and personal identity. Madazon shares how gender fluidity, authenticity, and transformation have manifested through their life, and how they have embraced the challenges. The conversation delves into the somatic experience of living between gender binaries, the courage required to live differently, and the societal implications of challenging gender and power structures. Join Matthew and Madazon in a discourse about bravery, vulnerability, and the radical act of embracing change.

00:00 Introduction to the Brave Space Podcast

00:42 Meet Madazon CanCan: An Artistic Journey

01:33 Exploring Gender Through Experimentation

02:49 Understanding Bravery and Courage

04:25 Transformation and Fluidity in Identity

06:29 The Trans Experience: Beyond the Binary

12:01 Power Dynamics and Gender

15:11 Personal Stories of Gender Exploration

22:02 The Role of Drag and Burlesque

29:19 Queering the Script: A New Perspective

33:51 The Challenge of Trans Identity

34:30 Confronting Societal Norms

35:14 The Trans Experience and Duality

38:51 Navigating Relationships and Solitude

42:50 The Intersection of Art and Identity

55:05 Medicalization and Authenticity

59:15 Facing Death and Embracing Authenticity

01:00:42 Closing Thoughts and Finding Madazon Can Can

Find Madazon at www.madazoncancan.com