Raze Collective, a charity established to support, develop and nurture queer performance in the UK, will be bringing together four of the most exciting early career artists across cabaret and theatre in an eclectic online celebration of queer performance on Friday, June 26 from 7.30pm.
Transporting the thrill of the club to our living rooms, the line-up includes new material from drag artist, composer and queen of anti-glamour and debauchery, Barbs, who has previously worked with the likes of Sink the Pink. Barbs will be joined by Drag King, Mr Wesley Dykes – a proud member of the esteemed Cocoa Butter Club who uses spoken word, poetry and rap to play with identity, gender, sex and attraction.
The evening also includes a performance from self-taught circus and performance artist Symoné who is renowned for fusing multiple skills together, including roller-skating and multiple hoops. Symoné is a Fierce Festival associate and her work currently explores themes of human consciousness, body architecture, rave culture and rebellion.
Completing the line-up is performance artist Brian who mixes lip sync, spoken word and movement to create work inspired by conversations, music and female empowerment in a blend of butch and camp.
The charity, Raze Collective, has commissioned these four early career artists working in theatre, cabaret and live performance to support those who rely on venues and live audiences.
The event will be streamed on Something to Aim For’s new digital platform, Us In The Making, a site for experimentation and co-creation, which aims to support artists who have been de-platformed through the coronavirus lockdown.
Cassie Leon, Raze Collective producer, said: ‘Raze Collective is going digital and are teaming up with Something to Aim For. We have commissioned four brilliant artists to GO DIGITAL, create magic online and keep you entertained from the comfort of your own space. We are trying something new, experimenting with digital space and inviting you to join us for an evening of captivating cabaret, colossal confessions and cult curiosity.’
Raze Collective defines queer performance as ‘performing arts undertaken by people who identify as Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Intersex (LGBTQI+) or that contains LGBTQI themes, content or context.’ The collective brings togehgther people working in different aspects of the queer performance community, including performers, producers, promoters, directors, venue owners, academics and audience members in order to protect and promote queer performance for everyone.
For more info, visit the Raze website
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