LaLa Land Back Tour: Indigenous Variety Show

The LaLa Land Back: Indigenous Variety Show is a continually evolving product of collaborative drag performances between Lady Shug and Landa Lakes as they work and travel together nationwide. This performance brought to audiences free of charge, courtesy of the Santa Fe Community Foundation!

Featuring local drag artists from the Santa Fe community, LaLa Land Back amplifies diverse voices into a joyful and educational experience! LaLa Land Back centers Indigenous and queer voices uniquely, and does so with humor and compassion for those who are curious about but uninitiated on intersectional politics.

Featured on HBO’s “We’re Here”, Diné drag artist Lady Shug supports border towns and communities within and alongside their reservation through the #ShugChallenge mutual aid program. Landa Lakes is a Chickasaw writer, musician, activist and artist. Landa has founded several drag performance groups in San Francisco, including Brush Arbor Gurlz and House of Glitter.

The Jean Cocteau Cinema began its life back In 1976 by a group of film-loving hippies in the space we currently occupy, and christened it the “Collective Fantasy.” Operating as an art house cinema with eclectic taste. It wasn’t until 1983 that the theater changed its name to the Jean Cocteau Cinema after the famous french filmmaker, artist and poet. After closing in 2006, it was reopened in 2013 by acclaimed fantasy and sci-fi author George RR Martin, the Jean Cocteau Cinema was once again a vibrant, eclectic moviehouse. Today it is a mainstay of the Santa Fe community in the Railyard District and hosts artists, singers, comedians, magicians, drag kings and queens, and authors. We aim to create a unique experience by pairing films with curated themed cocktails at our full bar, to having customizable charcuterie amidst the expected movie theater concessions.

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