On Feb. 2, Bryan Jr. Auditorium is guaranteed to explode with political passion and sexual liberation. This blast of creativity will be brought by the nationally renowned collective of performers, artists, critics, and writers who make up the Sex Workers’ Art Show.

By combining spoken word, burlesque, comedy, and music, the show is determined to challenge our everyday conceptions of art and sexuality with a wide range of viewpoints spanning the political spectrum.

The collective was introduced to Guilford by conversing with PRIDE and junior Sara Eisenberg, an avid fan of the group.

“I saw the performance in Baltimore a couple years ago and I was completely stunned,” Eisenberg said. “I want the Guilford community to appreciate this show. It exists to represent a mode of communication about issues that aren’t expressed enough.”

On their current tour, performers of the Sex Workers’ Art Show include burlesque superstar Miss Dirty Martini, Chris Kraus, author of “I Love Dick,” writer and porn star Lorelei Lee, and Annie Oakley, the director of the performance.

Our conflicting and often silenced views of sexuality and labor inspired PRIDE to help bring the collective to Guilford.

“By exposing different viewpoints of sexuality and art, we can create an opportunity to merge our conceptions about the world around us,” said junior Joe Pelcher, president of PRIDE. “I’m glad we have the privilege to see them, this is what I came to college for.”

With the Sex Workers’ Art Show, students, faculty, and the performers can create a dialogue about how Guilford and the surrounding world express sexuality.

“Sexuality doesn’t specifically mean heterosexual and homosexual,” Eisenberg said. “With this show, people can view sexuality and art from a perspective that involves free thought and expression.”

The Sex Workers’ Art Show will be held on Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Bryan Jr. Auditorium. All are encouraged to attend. According to the Theatre Journal, this performance merges excitement and communication.

“The Sex Workers’ Art Show is not simply a display of those in the sex industry, but an active force in articulating, shaping, and contesting the meaning of the identity ‘sex worker’ in the public sphere.