The Darlings: Uncensored

The Darlings

 

Project Description

What sacrifice is consumed by the tantalizing pursuit of gender euphoria? Why do we crash endlessly as glittering waves on some far away beach only to be rolled back into a Sisyphean sea, tempest-tossed. Who prowls beyond the cold liquid crystal, that digital shroud, to establish the confines and consequences of the wicked?

 
 

Company Profile

The Darlings are a multidisciplinary, nonbinary drag performance collective based in Vancouver, BC. Their work challenges the boundaries of conventional drag, and explores genderqueer, nonbinary, and transgender experience through the use of movement, poetry, performance art, theatre, and immersive/interactive installation.

https://www.facebook.com/TheDarlingsDrag

https://vimeo.com/queerbased

 

Choreographer and Key Collaborators

Queer Based Media // Queer Arts Festival // The Cultch // Costumes: Evan Clayton + Patris Rudaris // ASL Interpretation: Lily & Lisz // Stage Manager/ Hairstylist: Tristan Makadahay + Eboni Fisher //Vee Pho // Kenneth Wise // David Thompson //

Outreach Activities

Advance prep for live performance: Give a brief description of the show; verbally say trigger warnings to the audience. 

Desi Rekrut would be able to teach dance rep used in the show. Age groups could be 12+ (hopefully a teen then adult split

Past and Upcoming performances

October 9th, 2019, Transform Cabaret Festival, The Darlings //February 8th, 2020, Intrepid Theatre, Victoria - The Darlings // The Darlings Quarantine 1 (Vimeo) // The Darlings Quarantine 2 (Vimeo) // July 24th 2020, Queer Arts Festival,The Darlings: Uncensored // September 25th 2020, Transform Cabaret Festival, The Darlings 3 //

Project Details

 

  • Type of Work

    multidisciplinary, non-binary drag performance collective

    • Performance Type

    This work is built for film & online viewing. // But can be translated into a live performance if applicable. We are a drag ensemble. We can work in small venues, or larger venues. Bars or stages. We make work that can be adapted and shifted within a room/ spaces. Proscenium x Black Box is most ideal for this specific work if presented live. This is a full length work.

    • Audience Type

    Mature Content , 18+ // Contains Nudity, Police Imagery, Power Play, Explicit Language & Sexual Content

    • Length in minutes:

    60 minutes, 29 seconds.

    • # of Performers on Tour

    4 performers // We all take part in the creation of the show //

    • Fee range:

    n/a

    • Available to tour:

    Fall 2021-Summer 2023

    • Other performance information:

    Instagram: Desi Rekrut ( @pmforagoodtime ) Chris Reed ( @contibreakfast ) Kendall Yan ( @queenmaidenchina ) Rae Takei ( @rose.butch )

    • Technical Requirements

    We are normally a drag, performance based quartet. But for this project we tried being Covid safe, so we pre recorded it. So to show this work we would just need a projector and a screen. If we are to tour it in a live format, we would need a black box theatre, a basic lighting plot. We would provide our own props (limited amount for the stage rework)

    • Technical Residency

    If film is presented // limited tech to make sure the video can play in the venues. If live, we will need 1 tech day (8 hours – including dress)

    • Artist Name

    The Darlings

    • Location

    Vancouver // Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh & Musqueam First Nations

    • Contact Person

    Chris Reed // akachrisreed@gmail.com + thedarlingsdrag@gmail.com

    • Email

    thedarlingsdrag@gmail.com

  • Social Media

    https://www.facebook.com/TheDarlingsDrag https://vimeo.com/queerbased