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OY SLAY! THE HISTORY OF JEWISH DRAG
The TV show RuPaul's Drag Race brought drag culture to the mainstream, and with it some fierce Jewish queens such as Sasha Velour and Jinkx Monsoon. But this art form has a long and diverse history going back centuries and across many cultures - as a performance practice, as personal expression, as survival, as rebellion and revolution. Going back to biblical times we will trace the subversive roots of cross-dressing in ancient texts, move through the traditions of drag queens and kings in Yiddish diaspora theatre, visit modern day gender-bending drag in prime-time TV and examine sabra drag among the LGBTQIA+ Israeli community. Expect Torah study alongside lip-sync performances, comedy sketches side-by-side with yiddishkeit, and a butt load of educational, enlightening, entertaining queer fun! To hear a radio interview with Stav about this talk click here. |
