Art

Published: July 18, 2023, 2:30 p.m.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures rediscovering the contexts that give cause to communities and their art.

An Image Interrupted \nProduced by Danny Greenwald\nFeaturing the voice of Taha Heydari

\xe0l\xe1 lo l\xe1 (You Dreamed a Dream)\nProduced by Tobi Adebajo\nPoems: In a Dream, Agbegbe T\u2019ala, Safari Ya Siri\nSound Design by Tobi Adebajo\nMusic by Akin Euba, Nabalayo, petals and Tobi Adebajo

Banned in America\nProduced by Lucy Evans (they/them), also known as the drag king Sir Cum Sized (he/him).\nFeaturing interviews with:\nAngelique Young-Cavalier (she/her), a Trans, Equal rights activist, Motivational Speaker and Drag Queen Entertainer Based in Tampa, Florida. \nJackie Rosebutch (they/them), a non-binary drag Goddex and environmental science enthusiast based in Missoula, Montana. \nMaxi Glamour (they/them) @maxiglamour, a multidisciplinary artist at the intersection of high fantasy and social critique. Known as the Demon Queen of Polka and Baklava, Maxi Glamour uses demonological imagery as an allegory for how marginalised people are demonised by society, and wit and magic to examine the structural harm of oppression.\nBella DuBalle (she/her), a Show Director and Host at Atomic Rose in Memphis Tennessee, and also a licensed minister who has performed many weddings. Bella created and hosts \u201cthe Mid-South\u2019s local RuPauls\u2019s Drag Race", a competition called War of the Roses.\nBobby Pudrido (he/him), a Texas-based drag king and show producer who uses drag as a way to explore, blend, and showcase his queerness and Latine culture. In his drag show productions, Pudrido prioritises trans, gender diverse, black and brown drag kings and their accomplices as a way to push back against the erasure of these identities in mainstream culture.\nSpecial thanks to Samara Slaughter (she/her), JD Miller (they/them), Butch Mermaid (they/them), Sam Bam Thankyoumaam (they/he), Hugh Mann Race (he/they), Puppi Love (she/they), Dick TransDyke (they/he), Problem Child (she/they), Luxury Bones (he/they) and Andie Sleaze (they/he) from New York the chorus of resistance heard at the beginning.

Produced by Axel Kacouti\xe9,\nCurated by Axel Kacouti\xe9, Eleanor McDowall and Andrea Rangecroft\nA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4