A drag performance collective based in Taiwan is scheduled to premiere its adaptation of the Chinese literary classic <i>Journey to the West</i> (西遊記) at this year’s Taipei Fringe Festival (TFF), presenting ideas of transformation, its founder said yesterday.
<i>Journey to the Jest A Pilgrimage in 72 Transformations</i> introduces a drag twist to the classic tale and highlights an important link to the Monkey King’s ability to transform, said Drag Royals Taiwan founder and director Liting Tan (陳立婷), also known as Uncle Southside.
“The core of drag is transformation and the ability to become whoever you want to be, and so the