This week is one for the adventurous, starting with choreographer Ann Liv Young’s “Michael” at Dance Theater Workshop, October 19–22 at 7:30pm. “Michael” is the story of four women, one man and a choreographer which takes place inside a 42-foot mobile home, decorated with Victorian furniture. The content is explicit: full frontal nudity, male masturbation and racially provocative text. Presenters and critics seem apprehensive. This choreographer has a reputation for taking no prisoners, but let’s hope audiences that go to DTW will judge the work for its content and not its shock value. After all, what’s really shocking about any of that? You don’t have to look too far to find that sort of thing in Chelsea. Read Claudia La Rocca’s preview at nytimes.com

Taking it further downtown to a crowd that takes raunch much less seriously, we have the opportunity to catch Reverend Jen’s “Mr. Lower East Side Pageant,” this friday, from 7-10pm at the Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery. Considered a holy day for art stars, expect singing, dancing, indecent exposure and episodes of schizozendria (that’s embarrasment for others). Lauded as “the kind of event that you moved to New York for,” there will be a swimsuit competition and an award for best “man tits.” All women and gay men get a ballot at the door. All men that show up in time are eligible to compete.