Metamorphosis: The transformational art of drag: A photo essay on drag queens and a day in their lives
Date of Publication
2019
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Communication Arts
Subject Categories
Communication
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Communication
Thesis Adviser
Jason Vincent Cabanes
Defense Panel Chair
Gerardo A. Mariano
Abstract/Summary
This photo essay will showcase how the subjects are able to fully express themselves and how drag did or did not influence them to what they identify as. Moreover, it is a representation of the world we currently live in the struggle of each to live every day. In the morning, they have a different person, but at night, they transform and escape the harsh realities they have to live in. moreover, this photo essay will highlight two drag performers who come from opposite spectrums of life. Ian Jarigue or Mrs. Tan, 20, lives and studies in UP Village and UP Diliman, respectively. He performs drag for political reasons. He wants to educate the mass through her unique song choices original Pilipino music and folk songs. Meanwhile, Jose Romines Jr. or Neneng Bagsik, 41, has spent majority of his life living in San Roque, Navotas City. He performs drag to have the means of supporting his two children and sustain their everyday needs. Together, lets see how they transform this is Metamorphosis: the transformative art of drag.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU17546
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
24 leaves ; 29 cm.
Keywords
Performance; Performance art--Philippines
Recommended Citation
Acierto, P. B. (2019). Metamorphosis: The transformational art of drag: A photo essay on drag queens and a day in their lives. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/2996