"King Kitt: Absolutely-f**king- floorless”",
Miss Rory, Drag Idol Judge, 2019
Drag is Folk / Drag Declares Emergency
Long term "Drag Declares Emergency" / Drag is Folk proejcts supported and comissioned by:
a digital residency with Craftspace, Birmingham and The Civic Barnsley 2021-22
a working class heritage grant from English Heritage 2023-24
working towards a touring exhibition of Drag as Folk Art 2025-26
The priejct asks: How can the lgbtqia+ community use our queer folk-art skills to respond to climate emergency?
On Feb 6th 2023 Craftspace, launched a digital space and set of #EcoDragChallange crafting instructions co-created by Kitt & LGBTQIA+ community groups & drag houses around the UK
The wider project aims to explore the histories and possible futures of drag as a folk art
The project so far has particularly focused on:
· Histories of drag kings, principle boys, non-binary performers
· Disabled drag performers
· How the folk art traditions of mutuality and solidarity through collaborative making, are reflected in drag houses/ families and how this can be developed to support performers in creating more environmentally sustainable drag in the future
The project is nurturing a network of resource sharing &mutual support, to understand our histories as queer performers and work together to nurture nourishing, planet-kind and just futures.
Drag Declares Emergency (inspired by Culture Declares Emergency ) aims to learn from drag histories to grow queer folk-art skills in order to create work that minimises negative environmental impacts, whilst continuing to develop the joyful, exuberant, powerful folk-art of drag!
For more info on bookings / performances and to watch videos of Kitt's work please click images below