allgo Workshop

allgo is proud to present

~ Nappy Grooves ~

an all-black drag king troupe!

            

allgo is thrilled to present Nappy Grooves, an all-Black drag king troupe! Hailing from Oakland and Austin, this group of fierce performance artists is sure to stir you up! Founded in 2003 and originally based in Oakland, California the Nappy Grooves brothas have a mission to perform anti-racist, feminist, fiercely political, fun, funky drag. They have performed at Women's Weekend in Guerneville, CA, Homo Hop festival in Oakland, CA, the San Francisco Dyke March and San Francisco Gay Pride.  On July 12th they are looking forward to their performance workshop, "Where is the Queer in Black Revolutionary Politics?" Discussion in "Drag" from 2-3:30 pm at the John Warfield Center for African & African American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin and the evening show and dance party, "Too Hot To Handle: Can You Take the Heat?" at the Victory Grill.
  
Workshop/Discussion: Where is the Queer in Black Revolutionary Politics? - Aimed at addressing issues of drag and racial performance, specifically performing Black characters and cultures. Participants will be invited to talk about these issues using our own numbers as a starting point for discussion. This is event is supported by the University of Texas, Austin's John L. Warfield Center for African & African American Studies.
 
Dance Party & Performance: "Too Hot To Handle: Can You Take the Heat?" - Featuring DJ Phillip Alexander spinning house and performances by the Nappy Grooves! Party starts at 7:00 pm with performances beginning at 9:00 pm.
 
About Nappy Grooves

Tyrone Peaches (Nia Hamilton) is the flipped thug version of Pretty Ricky. Roscoe Dirty- Dirty (Nia Hamilton) is an in yo face dirty ole man with a raunchy southern flow. Nefarious Vulvaleen (Nia Hamilton) is sexy seductive, voluptuous and vicious, flogging bad bois into shape.
 
Bill Dagger (Matt Richardson) Old G Scorpio from New York, managing the finances and the fine asses, Randy Trade (Matt Richardson) always has a book in one hand and a cute guy in the other. Ginger Snatch (Matt Richardson) is a good girl with a bad attitude.
 
Cornbread (Patricia Hemphill) The newest member of Nappy Grooves, coming straight out of Texas, bringing you that southern flava.
 
 

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