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Drag Kings, Sluts & Goddesses: the Boston-based lesbian theatre troupe tackles big issues with dance, music and irresistible sexual confidence.(culture)
"We will do anything sexual on stage," says Mia Anderson, "bondage, SM, orgies, rough sex. We won't do total nudity because of legal issues, and besides, it's not sexy. And we won't do stereotypical humor, like Asian and black jokes."
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Anderson, a tall and pillowy woman of Jamaican descent, produces and directs Drag Kings, Sluts & Goddesses, a Boston-based theatre production run by lesbian/bi women of color. Twice a year for short runs, DKSG weaves together music, dance and tableau for a cabaret that mixes message with unparalleled "lesbian come-hither" art. Alongside pulsating musical numbers by performers of every size, the shows ...
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