About Tia Nina: Tia Nina is a feminist punk rock dance band started by Leah Curran Moon (J Van Stone), Ilana Silverstein (Sammy Rain) and Lisi Stoessel (Sticks) in 2011 in Washington, DC. Tia Nina performs and teaches at festivals (Capital Fringe, Asheville Fringe, SlutWalk DC, Supernova Performance Art Festival, Festival of Subversive Ideas and Minds), theaters (The Lang Theater, Single Carrot Theater, Gesa Powerhouse Theater), and college campuses (Whitman College, University of Maryland, DeSales University, The George Washington University). The band has been known to tailgate modern dance concerts and throw feminist parties for artists and scholars. Their work is frequently included on gender studies syllabi for Gender Studies and Dance courses. Tia Nina works with celebrated composers Glenn Ricci, Michael Moon, and Eric Shimelonis, performer Colleen Hutchings (Chymes Maloney), and costume designers Katy Kincade and Deb Sivigny.  www.tianinarocks.com 

About Capital Fringe: At Capital Fringe our focus is on expanding audience’s appetites for independent theatre, music, art, dance and unclassifiable forms of live performance and visual art. Capital Fringe is a catalyst for cultural and community development, and a destination that brings artists and audiences together. Capital Fringe thrives on amplifying the vibrancy of DC’s independent arts community and enriches the lives of those who reside, work and visit here.
As a non-profit business Capital Fringe is made possible by: Reva and David Logan Foundation, Nora Roberts Foundation, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The City Fund, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation, Prince Charitable Trust, Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Share Fund of the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, MARPAT Foundation, DC Public Library Foundation, PNC Bank, Fringe Board of Directors, and Fringe individual donors and members.