Drag Up!

In June 2023, seven young, queer Chinese 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 a live show 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.

Directed by Qianlin Wang

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Cast

Matthew Baren

Will Dai

Felicia Jiang

Lusty Lovelace

Yabin Lu

Matt Tam

Tianyi Yang

Yash Zhang

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