Drag Summit Workshop with Kennie Zhou

9/30, Jersey City, 3-5:30PM

“Don’t be a drag, just be a queen.” Kennie’s workshop focused on character building and embodiment. They will be sharing the secret formula of creating Drag King character y2k3n and how they made seismic drag debuts across subculture venues in various cities, including: Zhaodai, Oil, All, Elevator,X Museum, etc. Trained as a professional theatre director, Kennie will help you to put flesh on the bones of your drag idea. Through acting exercises and group discussions, you will be able to overcome stage fright and find confidence in embodying the queen. This workshop welcomes all kinds of queer, non-binary, femme or gender non-conformative babies.

Artist Bio

Kennie Zhou(@Kenniedidit) is a director, producer, and performer based in New York and Beijing, graduated from NYU Tisch with honors.They have presented their performance works in theaters, clubs, and galleries, including X Museum, The Judson, La Mama, Playwrights Horizons, Zhaodai, Oil, All, Elevator, etc. Their performances explore nonlinear narrative and deconstruction of pop culture, influenced by Butoh, Drag, Clowning, Electronic music, and Queer theories.As a director and producer, Kennie has been working with award-wining creative and top-charting musicians on short films and music videos. Their work involves CG images, AI generated content, and IRL footage, blurring the line between reality and imaginations, featured by the New York Times, CNBC, iD, Vice, Hypebeast, etc.

皇后经典台词说得好，“Don’t be a drag, just be a queen”。啃泥老师将分享自己塑造变装皇帝（drag king）y2k3n人设的心路历程，以及ta如何在 All, Elevator, 招待Oil等北上深亚文化据点挥洒汗水，打下半壁江山的传奇故事。这堂课励志新老皇后们从心开始，发现自己最想成为的骚包角色。啃泥老师精通好莱坞经典演艺套路和斯坦尼斯拉夫斯基的修养训练，将通过一系列讨论和练习助你丰富角色，找到自信，散发光芒。作为电影导演的啃泥老师集结在NYU Tisch的学习戏剧和地下演艺俱乐部摸爬滚打的实战经验，教你如何克服舞台恐惧，走向加冕之路。欢迎各路酷儿宝贝，非二元，femme，无性别者参与体验。

Bio:

Kennie Zhou是一名居住于纽约和北京的导演，制作人和表演艺术家，毕业于纽约大学帝势学院。Ta曾在X美术馆，贾德森教堂，La Mama剧场， Playwright Horizon， 招待等等剧场美术馆，俱乐部做过表演。Ta的演出探索了当代波普文化中的非线性叙事和解构命题，糅合了舞踏，变装修，小丑戏，电子音乐和酷儿理论等。作为导演和制作人，Kennie曾与众多获奖艺术家，音乐人和创意人士合作。Ta的作品包括CG图像，Ai生成的内容，IRL footage， 模糊了现实和想象对的边界，曾被纽约时报，CNBC, ID， VICE， Hypebeast等媒体报道。

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

150 Bay St, 150 Bay Street, Jersey City, United States