Join the Blossom LGBT team & Bard The Beholder for a free-to-attend LGBTQIA+ arts and heritage workshop!
This workshop is the second in a four-part series preparing LGBTQIA+ people to get on the drag stage with confidence. This course has been designed for all experience levels from beginner to pro.
Facilitator
Bard The Beholder is London’s masked extraterrestrial drag creature conjuring worlds within words. Using eco-conscious costuming, stand-up comedy, and movement, Bard engages themes of migration, history and horror to explore their lived experience as a South-East Asian transmasculine person. This workshop is an opportunity for you to learn more about their practice, queer community & create drag characters and performances!
Whilst you're welcome to come to just one, a few, or all of these classes… The schedule for the 4-part course is:
Workshop 1 - Introduction to Drag on 14th July 2024
Workshop 2 - Decolonising Drag on 11th August 2024
Workshop 3 - Creating a Character on 8th September 2024
Workshop 4 - Creating a Performance 13th October 2024
Drag is an art form intertwined with a rich and diverse LGBTQIA+ history. In this series of workshops focusing on drag performance, attendees will learn this inspiring history, explore new skills, and express their identities in a safe space and supportive environment.
This event is completely free to attend and includes all of the resources and knowledge! There is an optional donation to support Blossom LGBT CIC's work in providing social spaces, mentoring & life skill classes to LGBTQIA+ young adults.
Useful Information
Accessibility - The venue consists of one main room with a step-down and permanent ramp to the bar and disabled toilets. The venue is accessible by a permanent ramp at the main entrance. Whilst it's no problem to show up as you are, as we're renting this venue specifically for these sessions, if you feel able to share any information with us about your own personal access needs then we can pass this on to the venue to to make sure we're doing everything in our power to create an accessible queer space.
The venue has an accessible toilet, which uses a RADAR lock, if you do not have a key the security team can help to open it.
Blossom LGBT CIC - Blossom LGBT works with LGBTQIA+ young adults (and young at heart!) across the UK. Our goal is to support the amazing things that LGBTQIA+ people can achieve when they are empowered to succeed without the fear of discrimination. Blossom also offers several professional services such as consultancy and training to businesses alongside free workshops on art and heritage, social spaces, and mentoring.
Blossom LGBT CIC is a trans-led organisation and over represent queer people of colour within our team. We are proud to encourage trans+ people, Black, Indigenous and People of Colour to attend our events and have an active commitment to ensuring the content we deliver is actively anti-racist and decolonial. We believe exploring LGBTQIA+ identities should be open to all. Discrimination in any way will never be tolerated at our events. Check Blossom out at www.Blossom.LGBT
Young People - Under 16's MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AGED OVER 18. People between 16 and 18 MUST have parental consent to attend this event. You should be aware, and make it clear to your parents, that this event is open to all ages. We will need your parent to drop you off at the venue and communicate with our team how you will be leaving, your parent must sign a digital consent form before leaving.
We are proud to offer this event to all regardless of ability or access needs. If you require additional support to access this event please email info@blossom.lgbt once you have signed up.