来自Kanolu的变装王Ur Dad Daryl在布里斯班赢得首届Mr First Nation选美赛(Mr First Nation Pageant)冠军,该赛事是Melt Festival(Melt节,一个艺术与文化节)的一部分。来自全国各地的七位表演者参加了为期五天的排练、拍摄和现场初赛。Craven Moorehead获得亚军,Benny Hangslow获得季军。Ur Dad Daryl表示,这次获奖让他感到被认可,并希望这项选美赛能让更多Blak变装王获得关注。他在参赛前不到一年才开始变装表演,并将自己的角色描述为一个土气而认真的父亲形象,灵感来自1970年代和1980年代的流行文化。
Meeniyan Marty Gras吸引了大量民众来到南吉普斯兰地区,活动包括以“彩虹之乡”(Rainbow Country)为主题的变装和彩虹主题活动。主要活动之夜在Meeniyan Town Hall(Meeniyan镇政厅)举行,期间一场冰雹和一次停电短暂打断了活动,但现场乐队让派对得以继续。本次节庆为Opportunities of Development thru Art(柬埔寨艺术发展机会组织)以及Gippsland Pride Initiative(吉普斯兰骄傲倡议)筹集资金。组织者表示,自2018年首次举办以来,活动规模不断扩大,今年主要活动的宾客接近180人。
A glittering mosaic portrait of drag performer Courtney Act has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Artist Paul Yore built the work from thousands of found objects, including discarded fingernails, sequins, high heels, a beer can and a dismembered Barbie doll. Act sent Yore her old fingernails, eyelashes and broken jewellery for the piece. Yore said the project took about a year and was one of the most challenging works he had made. The gallery's director described the portrait as a monument to queer culture.
PIP Theatre's queer dark comedy Trophy Boys is coming to Melt Festival, with a cast of female and non-binary actors performing in masculine drag. Director Anne Pensalfini says her own time as drag king Biron Bothways shaped the production. The play follows an all-boys debate team from an elite private school, which is asked to argue that feminism has failed women. Pensalfini says the comedy acts as a Trojan horse, drawing audiences in before the themes become provocative. The show runs from October 21 to 31 as part of the festival.
喜剧演员Mark Trevorrow(Mark Trevorrow)以角色Bob Downe的身份,于10月17日(星期六)与变装皇后Stan Munro(Stan Munro)在Kyogle Bowlo(Kyogle Bowlo俱乐部)同台演出。两人的表演吸引了座无虚席的观众。Munro表示Trevorrow很容易让他发笑,两人于30年前在维多利亚州(维州)Daylesford初次相识。86岁的Munro自称是“仍在世的最年长Les Girl”,并已撰写一本名为《Secrets of a Showbiz Dame》的书。他将接受Antiques Down Under节目的采访,并于11月7日在悉尼谈论这本书。
来自澳大利亚各地的七位原住民及托雷斯海峡岛民变装国王将在布里斯班的Melt Festival(Melt音乐与艺术节)上角逐首届Mr First Nation称号。选拔赛历时三晚,10月21日为最佳国家服装比赛,10月22日为才艺环节,10月23日为总决赛。联合创始人Ben Graetz表示,该活动延续了Miss First Nation(第一民族小姐选拔)的理念,后者创办于2017年,旨在支持黑人变装艺术家。Graetz称,布里斯班Powerhouse(布里斯班电力厂艺术中心)支持了此次活动,他希望活动能让更多黑人变装国王获得关注。