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A few reasons to go see Jack Ferver’s “Meat,” showing tonight at the Dixon Place, and September 4-6:

1. Ferver, in the flesh:

2. In addition to its more outrageous aspects, “Meat” offers a nuanced and surprisingly universal exploration of sexual desire. It’s worth seeing for the eye-play alone.

3. Ferver can scream like nobody’s business.

4. “Meat” is a diptych: The first half builds on material Ferver has adapted from a New Museum split bill that he shared with this:

But the second half is all new, and it attempts to understand the infamous astronaut lady - you know, the one with the diapers …

5. “Meat,” which boasts $15 tickets, is part of HOT! The 17th Annual New York City Celebration of Queer Culture. It’s a reminder of how queer culture, with its wonderfully elastic notions of identity, is New York culture. Go celebrate yourself.

6. The Dixon Place’s new home, which has been in the works since God was a teenager, is slated for its grand opening this fall. I already miss the grungy, homey “old” Dixon Place. Go check it out before it disappears.