KING SIZE
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KING SIZE confronts the creative devices of contemporary drag performances with the strict codes of gender representation in traditional dance and theatre, spotlighting the differences between what is natural and what is a cultural or scenic construct. Drag subverts gender roles, strengthening the theatrical aspects of those interpretations, but it is also a form of social criticism and a means of artistic expression. Drag king/queer shows—and what we could call spectacular masculinity—enable us to reconsider the staging of masculinity and question what gender performance is. KING SIZE aims at analysing the way in which masculinity is build, focusing on figures who embody masculine myths, as well as their parodic reconsiderations. — Sónia Baptista
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Credits
Directed by
Sónia Baptista
Performed by
Crista Alfaiate, Joana Levi, Sónia Baptista, Vânia Doutel Vaz ou Maria Abrante
Set design and video
Raquel Melgue
Video
Ana Libório
Styling
Sónia Baptista, João Caldas
Lighting design
Daniel Worm d’Assumpção
Sound design
Margarida Magalhães
Dramaturgy support
Francesca Rayner, Mariana Ricardo, Maribel Mendes Sobreira
Creation support
Paloma Calle, Marcus Massalami
Production director
Maria João Garcia
Executive producer
Margot Silva
Communication
Helena César
Produced by
AADK PORTUGAL
Co-produced by
Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, DDD – Festival Dias da Dança, Festival Linha de Fuga
Co-production residency
O Espaço do Tempo
Support
Evc, Alkantara, Devir/Capa, Citemor, Livraria Aberta, Livraria Snob, Gaivotas6
Acknowledgements
Queer Lisboa, ILGA, Miguel Freitas, Vasco Teixeira, Sérgio Fazenda Rodrigues, Billie, Caio, Matias, Marinel, Nuriel, Rae
This project has the financial support of the Portuguese Republic – Culture / Directorate-General for the Arts
Observations
Text in English with Portuguese and English subtitles
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