{"id":143451,"date":"2023-09-25T04:19:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/?p=143451"},"modified":"2023-09-25T04:19:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T04:19:06","slug":"its-always-a-pleasure-worshipping-at-the-church-of-the-clitori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritywshow.com\/lifestyle\/its-always-a-pleasure-worshipping-at-the-church-of-the-clitori\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s always a pleasure worshipping at The Church of the Clitori"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At the heart of The Church of the Clitori<\/i>, a two-woman show that is part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, is a celebration of a body part long steeped in mystery, taboo, prejudice and misinformation.<\/p>\n

The clitoris, said to derive from the Greek kleitoris<\/i>, is an erogenous organ in female mammals.<\/p>\n

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Malika Reese and Lilian Rodrigues-Pang\u2019s show focuses on historical, religious and clinical education surrounding female genitalia.<\/span>Credit: <\/span> <\/cite><\/p>\n

Compelled by the idea of starting a church to revere the organ, Lilian Rodrigues-Pang and Malika Reese, creators and performers in The Church of the Clitori<\/i>, seek to worship and commemorate the clitoris \u201cas the one true path to salvation\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a fun and interactive celebration of female bodies,\u201d Reese says. \u201cIt\u2019s tongue-in-cheek, educational, hilarious and full of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Created with fellow theatre artist Tia Wilson, the show runs similar to a church service with Rodrigues-Pang and Reese as High Priestess and Labia Majora, each dressed in flowing sparkly pink robes with 3-D-printed clitoris jewellery.<\/p>\n

Focusing on historical, religious and clinical education surrounding female genitalia, there\u2019s a segment dedicated to gods and goddesses and a sermon \u201cfrom the mound\u201d.<\/p>\n

Props include \u201cher-books\u201d, rather than hymn books, and songs ranging from Slow Sweet Clitoris<\/i> to Clitoral Rain<\/i> and I Still Haven\u2019t Found What I\u2019m Looking For<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Rodrigues-Pang says initiated members of the Church of the Clitori, of whom there are many after shows in Adelaide and Darwin, commit to practising self-love.<\/p>\n

Reese and Rodrigues-Pang, both from the Illawarra, say they are as keen to entertain and spark laughter as they are to enlighten audiences, champion body positivity and correct misinformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was in the 1990s when Australian [urological surgeon] Helen O\u2019Connell mapped the full anatomy and nerve pathways of the clitoris,\u201d Rodrigues-Pang says. \u201cIt\u2019s only last year they started putting the dorsal nerves of the clitoris into anatomy books.\u201d<\/p>\n

One major mistruth Reese and Rodrigues-Pang tackle is the regular misuse of the word vagina in relation to female genitalia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s become an all-encompassing term for the clitoris, mons pubis, labia, urethra and the vaginal opening,\u201d Rodrigues-Pang says. \u201cBut the outer part of the female genitalia is actually called the vulva.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd no, your mother did not drive one of those.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pair say the show, which debuted as a short piece at The Vault Cabaret in Port Kembla in 2019, provokes passionate responses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of riotous laughing,\u201d Rodrigues-Pang says. \u201cPeople love it. All ages. All genders. They have such a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the show, audiences are given the opportunity to study an anatomically correct 3D-printed clitoris close-up, and perhaps give their vote for setting up an actual Church of the Clitori.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been such a big response we\u2019ve looked into setting one up,\u201d Rodrigues-Pang says. \u201cThat would be the ultimate goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are just two people who are overwhelmed with creating [theatre]. But if there are people out there who would like to join, please get in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Rodrigues-Pang and Reese hope The Church of the Clitori<\/i> helps people rediscover, celebrate and further their worship of the clitoris, whatever their gender.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe clitoris is the only organ in the human body that\u2019s just for delight and pleasure,\u201d Rodrigues-Pang says. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t serve a function to anyone, or anything, else but to lead us to delight and joy. And maybe that\u2019s what we\u2019re all here for.\u201d<\/p>\n

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