Diane Torre: Sex, Drag & Male Roles: Investigating Gender as Performance

Name: Diane Torre: Sex, Drag & Male Roles: Investigating Gender as Performance
Start: 2011-01-06T19:30:00-00:00
End: 2011-01-06T19:30:00-00:00
Location: Women & Children First Books

Thursday, January 6, 2011, 7:30 PM | view details and directions

Performance artist Diane Torr has been experimenting with the performance of gender for thirty years - exploring everything from feminist go-go dancing to masculine power play. A pioneer of "drag king" performance, Torr has been celebrated internationally for her gender transformation workshops. Her new book blends her own memoir and commentary with critical reflection contributed by renowned performance critic Stephen Bottoms.

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