description
In May 2019, gender performers of all ages wowed local audiences at the culminating event for “School of Drag,” an innovative arts workshop series held at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Tucson, AZ. This free intergenerational program, promoted to LGBTQIA+ members of the Tucson community ages 13-17 and 55+, was led by teaching artists Eli Burke, Education Director at MOCA and Dante Celeiro, founder of Fluxx Productions and creator of School of Drag. Over the course of 10 weeks, participants explored the history and social construction of gender through performance; developed their own drag character; invented a name; and designed and created their own costumes.
subject terms
Community Engagement > Diversity & Inclusion
Creative Aging > Arts Education
Creative Aging > Intergenerational Programming
contributor
Jacqueline DuMont
state
resource type
Articles and Blog Postsyear
2019keywords
Dante Celeiro, Drag Performance, Eli Burke, Fluxx Productions, LGBTQIA+, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Tucson, School of Drag, Tucson
art forms
Acting, Dance, Performing Arts
program site type
creative aging initiative
Seeding Vitality Arts in Museums 2018-2020 (Aroha)