Between & Beyond Gender: Drag Showcase

This showcase features drag performances created by students of BAX Adult class “Drag Performance: Between & Beyond Gender,” facilitated by Kelindah Schuster aka Theydy Bedbug weekly on zoom since October. This class focuses on developing drag characters that expand what it means to be a drag queen, king, thing, in between or beyond what we’ve seen. Through group games, writing prompts and discussion, solo and collaborative movement exercises that explore the tools of pantomime, clowning, lip sync, caricature, structured improv and intuitive movement, students work towards developing 3-5 minute drag acts, culminating in this public showcase.

This performance is made possible with public support from New York State Council on the Arts.

Featuring performances by:

Skins

Tuna Melt

Tulle Kit

Blinky DuBois

Excess Materials

Ty Valentine

Buzz Lightqueer

Human

Beefcake

Madame Madman

Pete Zaparty

Peach Bellini

Tony Flags & Feathers

Theydy Bedbug

Covid Notes:

All performers and audience members must show proof of vaccination upon admission. Audience will remain masked for the duration of the showcase. Performers who will be maskless are required to submit a negative COVID test within 48 hours of the performance.

Accessibility:

BAX is on the second and third floors of the building with stairwells that extend from the ground floor entrance to the building’s third floor. There is no elevator or ramp at this time. BAX is actively working on an extensive accessibility initiative and is committed to implementing ADA-compliant solutions that open the spaces to all.

This performance will be Livestreamed for remote access. Please see ticket types for Livestream link.

Questions or access needs? Email: artistprograms@bax.org.

Seating:

We are allowing full capacity in our 65 seat theater. This includes three rows of tiered seating, two rows at performance level and a view-limited bay of side seating at performance level. Row seating is side by side and there is approximately two feet between rows.