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ArtsCultureTheatre7TuesdayAugust52014Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.MaleAdultBrownLookingforanewhomeTimberisaveryhandsomefellowwithasweetmellowpersonality.VeryadoptableHesagentlesoulwouldgetalongwellwithchildrenothercatsordogs.ByDALICARMICHAELOneofthehottestwintertraditionsinYellowknifeisgettingarainbow-colouredmakeoverjustintimefortheNWTPridefestival.Queerlesqueisoneofthenewestadditionstothefesti-valslineup.InspiredbythecitysannualBrrrlesqueshowitfeaturesaseriesofsalaciousperformancesthatareoftensexycaricaturesofmorese-riousworksorissues.Theycombineelementsofhumoursongdancecabaretandstrip-pingforanexperienceastitil-latingasitisfunny.QueerlesqueopensthedoortoburlesqueperformancetopeopleofallgendersandallsexualitiessaidImanKas-samartcoordinatorforNWTPride.Theycantakepartinaperformancethatexpressesthatsexinessanddiversity.TheideafortheaffairwasinitiatedbyKassamwhoen-listedBrrrlesqueveteransNi-coleGarbuttandJeyFloriotoproducetheshow.ItsaprettywiderangeaprettymixedbagGarbuttsaid.Wellhavedancerswellhavesingerswellhavedragqueenswellhavesomeverytraditionalburlesquestyleper-formancesshesaid.Wellalsohavesomethingsthatarecompletelyoffthewall.Thevarietyshowwillcon-sistof14actsconductedby21playersmostofwhomhailfromYellowknife.RexyResurrec-tionadragqueenfromHayRiverwillalsobeltoutsometunesaswillBelleJumellesaburlesquedancerfromToronto.BasedonhowitgoeswellhopefullybeturningitintoanannualthingGarbuttsaid.Hopefullywellinspirepeo-plewhohavemaybealwayswantedtoperformbutthoughtthattherewasntnecessarilyavenueforthemtofeelsexyonstage.Queerlesquewillbepre-sentedattheTopKnightPubinYellowknifeonPrideFriday.SpreadingbodypositivityInadditiontosinginganddancingforQueerlesqueJu-melleswillalsorunabodypositivityworkshoponSat-urdayat400p.m.Bysharingherownexperiencesshehopestocreateanorganicdialogueaboutpeoplebeingacceptingofthemselvesinbothbodyandmind.JumellesaprogrammerfortheWorldPridefestivitiesheldinTorontohasalsobeenabur-lesqueactorforaboutveyears.Forhertheactisonewaytoexpresscomfortwithherbodyafeelingthatshehasdevelopedwithtimeandeffort.Some-timesshesaiditsassimpleaschangingherlook.FormeitwasassimpleasdyingmyhairIwentfrombeinganaturalblondetobeingaplatinumblondeandallofasuddenpeoplestartednoticingmeandthingsstartedchang-ingJumellessaid.Itcanbeasbasicachangeasthatoritcanbeagreaterchangeasfarasrequiringacompletetran-sitionorwhateveritisitsallaboutself-reectionandonceyouputoutthatenergyawe-somethingsstarthappening.QueerlesquetoprovideinclusiveperformanceplatformArtsCulturePrideFestivalByDALICARMICHAELFreshoffasold-outshowinVancouverAustraliantransgenderperformanceartistSunnyDrakewillbringhisuniqueone-manshowtothisyearsNWTPridefestivaltosharesto-riesofromanceheartbreakandpersonalgrowthasatransperson.TheTorontohabitantissettoentertainandinformcrowdsattheTopKnightinYellowknifetheeveningofAug.8withaperfor-manceofhismultimediashowTransgenderSeek-ing...HewillalsoconductaworkshoponAug.10ex-aminingmoderntransis-suesthroughadiscussionhecallstheTransPoliti-calMoment.IfeelreallystronglyaboutbringinganarrayofstoriestoplacesthatmightnotalwaysgetaccesstothesamekindofthingsthatsomecitiesgetaccesstosaidDrakewhoseeshisperformancesandworkshopsastoolscommunitiescanusetospreadawarenessoflesbiangaybisexualtransandqueerLGBTQissues.Theresnotalotofprofes-sionaltransandqueerper-formancestouringperiodsoitsaverydifferentwaytoengagepeopleinimpor-tanttopics.TransgenderSeekingThroughoutTransgenderSeeking...Drakeuseshu-mourandvideosprojectedontovarioussurfacestotellthestoryofJimmythetransgendermanonthehuntforromanticloveandselfacceptance.Hesaidthatmuchofhismaterialcomesfrompersonalexperience.Itisashowthatexploresrelationshipsloveheart-breakdatingparticularlythestrugglebetweenhowwewishwewereinrela-tionshipsandthenhowweactuallyareDrakesaid.Sometimeswehavetheseamazingpoliticalvisionsofhowwewouldliketorelatetootherpeopleandthentherestheveryhumanre-alitiesofthingsthatcomeuplikejealousyorcopingwithbeingaloneorself-esteemchallengesorbodyimagestuffthatkindofstrugglethatIseeinmyselfandalotofpeoplearoundme.Myapproachwiththeshowistotakethesebigandintensetopicsandmakeareallyentertainingandhumorousandfunnyshowhesaid.TheresdefinitelyseriousanddeepmomentsaswellbutIre-allyliketoexplorediffi-cultthingsthroughusinghumour.WhileDrakecreatedtheshowwithaLGBTQcrowdinmindhesaidthatbroaderaudiencesarerespondingstronglytotheshowaswell.Someofthethingsthatwegothrougharedifferenttonon-queerandnon-transaudiencesbutalsomanyofthethingsaresimilarhesaid.Fallingshortofourexpectationsofour-selvesexperiencingheart-breakbeingjealoustryingtogureoutwhatwewantinrelationships-thesearethingsthatalotofpeoplecanrelateto.TheTranspoliticalmomentAthisworkshopSundayDrakewillconductadis-cussiononthecurrentstateofaffairsfortranspeoplefocusingonleadersinthemovementandevolvingnarratives.FinallytranspeoplearegettingthespacetotellourownstoriesDrakesaid.Ourstorieshavebeentoldforusandtheresbeenaverynarrowandaveryparticu-lartransstorythatsgottenairspace.Drakeiscurrentlyontourwithtwodifferentshowsin-termittentlyperformingthembasedontherequestsofthecommunity.HeproposedaperformanceofTransgen-derSeeking...toNWTPridecoordinatorsandtheywerethrilledtohavehimatthefestival.IthinkitsimportantthatNWTPrideisasdi-verseandopenaspossibleandthatmeansincludingshowsbyandabouttranspeoplegayslesbiansbi-sexualqueerquestioningsaidImanKassamartco-ordinatorforNWTPride.TheLGBTQacronymisahugemassiveumbrellaandasanorganizationwetrytodoourbesttorep-resenteverybodyandtomakeeverybodyfeelliketheyhaveavoiceatthefestival.ForthoseinterestedintheshowsbutunabletomakeittoPrideDrakewillincludetheNWTinasecondtourtakingplaceoverthewinterwithstopsinYellowknifeandFortSmith.Transartistsharespersonaljourneywithone-manshowPrideperformershinesalightontransgenderissuesthroughhumourPhotoTaniaAndersonPhotocourtesyofJamesMackenzieQueerlesqueperformersgetreadyfortheirdebutatthisyearsNWTPridefestival.SoloperformanceartistSunnyDrakewillpersenthisshowTransgenderSeeking...alongwithaworkshoponmoderntransissuesatthisyearsNWTPridefestival.