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No Nudity, Ducks or Amateur Wrestling OR

Editor: Deidre Heddon and Misha Myers | Reference: A0767

What happens when you give a live artist the keys to the library?

Night Flowers: From Avante-Drag to Extreme Haute-Couture

Artist/Author: Damien Frost | Reference: P3216 | ISBN: 978-1858946481 | Type: Publication

A book of portraits, made as Frost wandered the streets of London in search of its most colourful inhabitants.

Minette

Artist/Author: Dickie Beau | Digital Reference: EF5208 | Type: Digital File

Short video from Lost in Trans.

2013; 2:42

Dressed as a Gril

Artist/Author: Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, Holestar, Scottee, Amber, Pia and Ma Butcher | Reference: D2209 | Type: DVD

London's alternative East End drag phenomenon gets its moment in this account of six years in the lives of its most celebrated performers: Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, Holestar, Scottee, Amber, Pia and Ma Butcher.

Extras: interviews with cast and crew, deleted scenes, character profiles, music videos, performances. Directed by Colin Rothbart.

94 minutes.

2015.

Somewhere Near Variety

Artist/Author: Tim Etchells and Adrian Heathfield | Reference: D2199 | Type: DVD

In a series of letters composed to each other and delivered to camera, artist Tim Etchells and writer Adrian Heathfield examine what underlies their shared interest in the notion and forms of Variety.

73 minutes. 2006.

The Very Best of Empress Stah

Artist/Author: Empress Stah | Reference: D2193 | Type: DVD

The show premiered at the Soho Review Bar; it subsequently enjoyed a successful tour to the Adelaide Fringe Festival where it was performed 20 times. The show has played to full houses around England at The Brighton Fringe Festival, Queer up North, Manchester and The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth. Clips.

Blak Queens Talking: It’s a Drag Thing

Artist/Author: Costantina Bush and Kaboobie | Reference: A0609 | Type: Article

Kaboobie (visual and performance artist troy-anthony baylis) converses via email with Constantina Bush (actor and cabaret artist Kamahi Djordan King), they yarn about empowerment, the art of drag, the rocky road of glamour and querying queer, blak-ways.

Gender Trouble With David Hoyle

Artist/Author: David Hoyle | Digital Reference: EF5125 | Type: Digital File

Video recordings of the performance presented as part an extensive programme curated by Lois Keidan and Aaron Wright (Live Art Development Agency) entitled “Just Like A Woman”, composed of lectures, performances, readings, installations, screenings, workshops and debates on performance of identity, is fully dedicated to the impact of performance on feminist histories and the contribution of artists to discourses around contemporary gender politics.  From the 19th edition of the City of Women (Mesto žensk) festival – 2-13 October 2013, Ljubljana, Slovenia – entitled “Let's create a place for ourselves” on public space and politics.

Portrait of Jason

Artist/Author: Shirley Clarke | Reference: D2152 | Type: DVD

A 1967 documentary film directed, produced and edited by Shirley Clarke and starring Jason Holliday, a gay, African-American hustler and aspiring cabaret performer. Black and White film. This item can be found in the locked glass cabinet.

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