Screening Night: “Drag Up! 拽起来!"

“Drag Up!” documentary screening (dir. Qianlin Wang, 56 mins, Simplified Chinese and English subtitles) + Q&A

In June 2023, seven young, queer, and Chinese-identified people signed up for a performance art project in East London. In this month-long community art project, they would learn about what is drag and how to perform it, discover their queer Chinese heritage, and explore ways to de-westernise and decolonise drag. The training was hard but also fun. Most nerve-wracking of all, they would put on aliveshow in front of an audience. On a roller-coaster journey of self-discovery, they would find out about what their identity, community and politics means to drag.

This documentary is part of the Drag Up! Community Art Project supported by Queer China UK and the University of Nottingham.

We are excited to have performers and project co-directors join the Q&A session.

Guests:

Dawn Li (she/her), participant & performer in the Drag Up Project and member of Queer China UK.

Yabin (she/her), participant and performer in the Drag up! Project.

Qiuyan (she/her), LGBTQ+ activist and co-director of Drag up! Project.

Dalston Superstore, 117 Kingsland High St, London E8 2PB

Unfortunately, the screening venue and bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible.

Host or Publisher Queer China UK