DC Drag: Birds of a Feather
“The Swann” Town Hall
In Partnership with Connectivity Core Partner Black in Space
March 29
4-6:30PM
Eaton Hotel, The Crystal
Join us for an interactive, call-and-response based Town Hall experience like no other! Bear witness to “The Swann,” a new contemporary chamber opera by award-winning composer, musician, and performer Tamar-kali, inspired by the life and times of William Dorsey Swann. A formerly enslaved gender bending denizen of our nation’s capital, Swann was the first known person dubbed a “queen of drag” and the first American on record to pursue legal and political action to defend the LGBTQIA+ community’s right to gather.
Also featuring: Karen Slack and Miro Quartet.