Fall 2024 Drag Showcase: Between and Beyond Gender

Drag Showcase: Between and Beyond Gender

You are invited to the Fall 2024 Drag show, featuring participants from Kelindah Schuster aka Theydy Bedbug’s class, “Drag Performance: Between and Beyond Gender.” This culminating showcase will feature original performance pieces by emerging experimental drag artists who subvert both gender and genre. This year’s cohort was curated and led by Kelindah aka Theydy Bedbug with Drag Performers Zenobia, The Maine Attraction, and Timothy Westbrook who served as Guest Facilitators for the season. Join us in community as we celebrate queer joy and gender-expansive expression!

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Time: 8:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Location: Brooklyn Arts Exchange (421 5th Avenue) and Livestreamed for Remote Access

This showcase will feature performances by AMORPH3US, Bacchus "Baci" Ball, CHEEKS the Charmer, Gabriel Blowhard, HISSY FIT, Jack'D Fruit, miss honey, Outta Syte, Pearly, Ray De Ohh, that RYAN over there, Thee Katastrophy, and Theydy Bedbug.

Please bring cash to tip the performers.

The Drag Performance Class, which was first launched in early 2021 and is part of BAX’s Practice Lab, focuses on developing drag characters that expand what it means to be a drag queen, king, thing, in between or beyond what has been seen. Through group games, writing prompts, discussion, and solo and collaborative movement exercises, participants give themselves permission to express the full range of who they are—and can be—while releasing narratives about how they “should” move, express, or dress based on inherited gender norms. They experiment with the tools of pantomime, clowning, lip sync, caricature, structured improv and intuitive movement to build towards in-process drag performance acts. While this class is focused primarily on performance skills, they touch upon what goes into making a drag act including: makeup, costumes, creating a musical track, movement choreography and technical production choices.

Kelindah bee Schuster (they/them) is a queer educator and a drag performance artist known as Theydy Bedbug. Theydy is the bug bite you beg for, the dad joke of Brooklyn and Mx. Brooklyn 2019. They've been infesting NYC nightlife spaces since 2016 to subvert art forms & gender norms and are the founder and director of the Drag Performance program at BAX. They are currently a Queer|Art Fellow under the mentorship of the legendary Kate Bornstein. Read about them in their NY Times feature or connect & collaborate: @theydy.bedbug | kelindahbee.art

Accessibility

The Fall 2024 Drag Showcase at 8pm will be live streamed with automated captions. BAX also provides free access accessories to audiences such as fidget spinners and pop fidget toys, ear plugs, and more. Please note that the BAX Theater is located on the second and third floors of the building and currently, there is no elevator or ramp. While we are actively working on a permanent solution and are committed to providing a fully ADA compliant space, we are not quite there yet.

For more information on our Accessibility Initiatives visit our website.

Questions or access needs? Email: [email protected].

About BAX

BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange, founded in 1991, is a multigenerational arts organization nurturing creative expression and artistic process through education, residencies, and performance at the intersection of arts and social justice.

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