Set within the secretive adult publishing industry of the 1960s, Dirty Books explores the writers, systems, and networks that produced erotic fiction during an era defined by censorship and legal constraint. Drawing from real histories and firsthand accounts, the piece traces how artists navigated surveillance, obscenity enforcement, and cultural stigma while building a thriving shadow market of banned literature and backroom bookstores.

The immersive format invites audiences to collaborate directly in the creation of a new erotic text each night, with the resulting story published online as part of the performance’s ongoing archive.