Two NW Drag Queens Boldly Go Where No Queens Have Gone Before
Is it possible for there to be too much glitter? We think not, but it will surely be put to the test next weekend. Two of the Northwest\u2019s most ambitious drag queens are presenting full length shows that blend dance, drag, comedy, blistering soundscapes, and utter hijinkx \u2026 with wigs the size of Volkswagons.
Kaj-Anne Pepper started out as the youngest member of the infamous performance art drag troupe Sissy Boy in the mid-aughts. He\u2019s since matured into Portland\u2019s youngest grand dame, hosting TBA\u2019s hugely popular Critical Mascara Drag Ball. He also does club nights across town. His show is called \u201cD.I.V.A. Practice\u201d and runs Apr. 29\u2013May 1 at New Expressive Works: http://kpepper.net/.
When Seattle\u2019s alt weekly The Stranger gave a Genius Award last year to Cherdonna Shinatra, the paper characterized her as an \u201cuncategorizable spectacle.\u201d Cherdonna is the alter ego of dancer Jody Keuhner, who will bring the show \u201cWorth My Salt\u201d to Portland Center Stage from Apr. 29\u2013May 1: http://risk-reward.org/upcoming/cherdonna-shinatra/
Producer Aaron Scott began by asking Keuhner how, as a biological woman, she got her start as a drag queen.