This program will be a two-month professional development series of drag skill-building workshops including wearable art, makeup, and performance taking place weekly in September and October for 8 gender-diverse youth participants (18-29 years old) living in Toronto who are also members of diasporas. Youth will get the opportunity to build a gender-affirming look from scratch and build a 10 minute performance guided by drag performers Camilo el Salsero and El Experimento.
The workshops will be hosted at Deer Park Toronto Public Library Community Meeting Room on Thursdays from 5-7 pm September-October. Each participant will receive their own sewing machine and a budget to purchase the materials needed to create their final works. Priority will be given to aspiring drag kings and gender diverse drag performers.
Deadline to apply is August 15th. To apply, fill out this Jotform.