The 2014 edition of QNYIA - a festival of contemporary performance that explores and broadens the concept of queer (in) art, now in its third year - features 12 U.S. premieres and new performance works at five New York City venues, September 17-28.

A full schedule of events is found at www.queerny.org.

In addition to performances, the festival will offer workshops, lectures, and post-performance discussions with artists participating in the festival, as well as international and local U.S. curators.

QNYIA is curated and produced by Zvonimir Dobrovic (artistic director, Queer Zagreb and Perforations festivals, Croatia), and presented in partnership with Abrons Arts Center, the festival hub, with additional performances at The Chocolate Factory Theater, Grace Exhibition Space & Gallery, La MaMa, and the Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art.