Lip Service (Pulsive Party)

2018 – 2025

When their world tour turns out to be yet another battle for recognition, will these vulvas choose to keep going?! After decades of touring and stolen songs, the longest running band begins to wonder if they will ever break through the glass ceiling of notoriety.

Lip Service shows have toured Canada since 2018 to sold-out shows and 5 star (CBC) and 4.5 star (Winnipeg Free press) reviews. Offered as separate shows with distinct narratives or as a combination, Lip Service can be adapted for comedy festivals, health conferences, theatres, bars, or private events. Lip Service is low-vision friendly, and has been offered as a described performance, relaxed performance, and with ASL interpretation to rave reviews.

CREATED & PERFORMED BY Pulsive Party

AKA Ashley Whitehead & Natalie Tin Yin Gan

PRODUCED BY Ashley Whitehead

COSTUME DESIGN BY Ashley Whitehead

BACKING TRACKS BY Parlour Panther

PRESENTATIONS

Vancouver Fringe Festival, September 2024

rEvolver Festival, May-June 2023

Havana Theatre in Vancouver, July 2019

Winnipeg Fringe Festival, July 2019

Ottawa Fringe Festival, June 2018

Winnipeg Fringe Festival, July 2018

Edmonton Fringe Festival, August 2018

Vancouver Fringe Festival, September 2018

REVIEWS

“★★★★★” – CBC

“★★★★.5” – Winnipeg Free Press

“A laugh – out – loud celebration of all things vulvacious” – Shawna Dempsey. 

“No matter what sex organ you have… Lip Service teaches a bold lesson on honouring what you’ve got.” – CBC

Georgia Straight – Feminism meets funny

Sad Mag – “Lip Service offers much wisdom, emotional and otherwise“

TECHNICAL + PUBLICITY RIDERS – available upon request

PULSIVE PARTY consists of multidisciplinary artists, Ashley Whitehead and Natalie Tin Yin Gan. Since 2012, the two have used their best friend humour, signature campy playfulness, and extensive performance backgrounds in dance, clown, voice, and writing to create performance. Their three Lip Service shows engage pertinent social and political issues, tackling shame and taboo conversations in funny and unforgettable ways. Pairing with Ashley’s role as a sexual health educator, Pulsive Party shows create camaraderie and access to information, aiming to empower every body to make informed decisions about their health, lives, and relationships.