on December 12, 2020
Butch Queens Up in Pumps: Gender, Performance, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit by Marlon M. Bailey: an Analysis and Report
Final Project PaperOne of the most popular television shows among my age group today is Rupaul’s Drag Race. A reality television show, each season has a group of drag queens compete in various categories, with one person eliminated each week. In fact, this show is heavily inspired by ballroom culture: a system of gender and ritualized performance
Hi, all! So, as expected, my family refused to dance with me. Except for one member. See below. Enjoy! (Includes segment 1, segment 3, and a bonus blooper reel of segment 1 in which my dance partner wouldn’t cooperate.)
on November 30, 2020
Islam’s Influence on Performing Arts in Indonesia: An NPR Special
1000-words essay #4You’re listening to NPR. I’m your visiting host, Bex Kachman. Welcome to our show, Culture Shock. Today, we’ll be talking about a really interesting topic: Islam’s influence on Indonesian performing arts. As a brief introduction, let’s zoom out for a second to talk about how Islam intersects with performing arts worldwide. There is an extremely
Hello, and welcome to “Bex Talks About Things They Know Very Little About”, a one episode podcast where I discuss things that I probably don’t have the authority to speak on. This episode will explore how dance has been used to connect the spirit and the physical form, and how Indonesian dance has historically been
Hello, Dadya Zhenya! Oh, god, please don’t ask if I’m making friends. You know I hate dinner table talk. How are the cousins? Still very loud and bouncy? Oh. Um… college is going well, I guess. Having my own space is amazing, and my classes are incredible. Oh, I’m taking Japanese I, Foundations of Contemporary
Dear Bex, I hope you’re doing well. I hope you’re happy and hydrated. I hope the pandemic has abated. I hope for a lot of things that probably won’t happen. The past two weeks have been strange. Cram three thousand touch-starved teenagers onto one campus, and making friendships is like catching mosquitoes in July. With
