Heads up all you wannabe drag kings, on Saturday April 27th we are bringing back our most requested online workshop - Drag King 101! Wherever you are in the world, if youve ever wanted to be a drag king, this is the workshop for you!

Dont miss your chance to explore the masculine spectrum of the art of drag with two of Glasgows finest, Dorian T. Fisk and Mx Arrow Jackson, and dabble in some fun creative expression that will literally put hairs on your chest!

In this Zoom workshop with Dorian and Arrow, you will learn everything you need to know about being a drag king to get you started on your journey.

Get ready to learn about:

Drag King culture & history

Face contouring & highlighting

Faking the facial hair

Creating a bare chest illusion

Body language & movement

No penis, no problem!

Tips for creating a unique stage persona

This is an interactive workshop focussing on the performance of masculinity and open to people of any gender. Ticket holders will receive a list of optional makeup and materials to prepare. There will be live demonstrations and DIY activities - full participation is highly encouraged but not mandatory.

A captioned video of makeup and body language demos will also be made available to all ticket holders along with a PDF containing a summary of key takeaways and further resources after the workshop.

WHEN

Saturday April 27th

2pm - 5pm [GMT timezone]

WHERE

Online (via Zoom - a link will be provided to all participants closer to the date)

COST: 30*

*A limited number of concessionary tickets are available.

If you have expendable income, please do buy a full priced General Admission ticket. If you have limited expendable income, you may opt to buy a Reduced Price ticket (while they last).

If you are a Scotland-based person of colour, please contact us for a special offer code.

If you are based in Aberdeen, Scotland, a limited number of places have been fully sponsored by local drag duo Joy On Tap - message them here for more details.

Accessibility:

The live captions function will be activated during the Zoom session. There will be several short screen breaks during the session. You may opt to have your camera off at any time. Please contact the organiser if you have any accessibility related concerns or questions.

What folx have said about previous workshops:

This was my first experience of learning to be a drag king. It was packed with loads of useful information and helpful tips.

I learned a huge amount in just this one workshop. It was just enough information to get me started with drag as well as getting to learn some of its history.

An invaluable opportunity to learn from seasoned performers with real life experience delivered in an honest, practical and inspiring way.

ABOUT DORIAN

Dorian T. Fisk is a multi-award winning Scotland-based drag performer featured in The Guardian as one of the UK's most inspirational drag kings. He is also the driving force behind Shut Up & King - a Glasgow-based platform for Scottish drag kings everywhere - and his drag king workshops have spawned a multitude of drag kings across the world, including the award-winning Mitch Bitchpleaser (Shanghai) and Scotland's hottest drag king boi band, The Tackleberries.

More about Dorian at doriantfisk.com.

ABOUT ARROW

Arguably one of Glasgows most creative drag king talents, coming to Scotland by way of Chicago, Mx Arrow Jackson is a charismatic non-binary drag king of Black and Native American heritage with a background in theatre and clowning. This multi-talented performer not only lip syncs, sings and dances, they are also adept at using unconventional materials in their drag looks and costume creations and are part of the mentorship team in Shut Up & Kings ground-breaking KINGcubator program.

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