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Transgressions Trilogy Annette Foster becomes some of her parts, she becomes a fluid gender illusionist. , adopting three different personas which question our cultural ideologies of sexuality and gender construction. Each character makes explicit the performativity of gender, challenging audience perceptions of gender-bending and sexual attraction by fusing androgynous 1930s Hollywood icons with historical drag queens, drag kings and trans-gender identities. This triptych includes stage performances with accompanying one-to-one encounters where the audience member can go 'backstage' to meet the performer. dealing with gender bending, exploring the recent history of drag queens, drag kings and trans-gender identities. Part 1 Transgressa A tribute to Judith Butler, the strangely glamorous Transgressa performs a disturbing, absurd, yet seductive performance to My Heart Belongs to Daddy, merging elements of drag, burlesque, cabaret, contortionism and contemporary dance. Transgressa begins to deconstruct drag and transgress away from gender........... Part 2 Daddy Long Leggs " We all try to escape reality. We all want to be something entirely different from what we really are" - Fred Astaire Daddy Long Leggs is a tap dancing drag king fascinated with Fred Astaire. Creating a magical alternative reality in her studio, she dances obsessively until s/he becomes his idol. A piece about trying to be someone else, trying to be yourself, and where the two meet. Part 3 Marlene Dandy Part 1930's ballerina, part circus sideshow performer and part burlesque dancer; the fascinating and unsettling Marlene Dandy redefines traditional notions of femininity. A tribute to Marlene Dietrich and bearded ladies all over the world!
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