SASHA VELOUR
This March, Sasha Velour will be returning to the UK with their one-queen show, Smoke & Mirrors, a 90-minute extravaganza that combines drag, live theatre, visual art, magic, personal storytelling and a reenactment of the iconic So Emotional lip-sync. The tour, which they created and directed themselves, has garnered widespread critical acclaim and praise from stars such as Troye Sivan, Allie X, Willam, Courtney Act, Alyssa Edwards, Peppermint, Shea Coulee and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Later this year, Sasha is also bringing their high-concept show Nightgowns to the upcoming short-form digital service Quibi. The eight-episode docuseries, which is directed by Sophie Muller, will follow Sasha and the members of their team as they craft a legendary lip-sync performance, all while we go behind-the-scenes of their creative process.
“I’ve wanted to purposefully capture some of the diversity of what drag is, in the line-up of a single performance,” Sasha tells us of the highly-anticipated series. “That means drag kings, always trans and AFAB performers, who are not always welcome in drag spaces on drag competitions. The more different drag gets the more exciting the night of entertainment becomes.”
To commemorate Sasha’s soon-to-be iconic 2020, we caught up with the former GAY TIMES cover star to discuss Smoke & Mirrors, Nightgowns and why the inclusion of more diverse performers is “necessary” for the
