Join the Boston Public Library in person or over Zoom Webinar as acclaimed drag queen, author, and artist Sasha Velour gives the May Lowell Lecture, The Revolutionary Art of Drag.
Sasha Velour will be in conversation with local performing artist and theater company director Giselle Byrd.
After the main program, there will be a book signing with local independent bookstore partner, Trident Booksellers & Café.
Sasha Velour (she/they) is a Winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Co-Host of HBO's We're Here. Velour is one of the foremost experts on drag, known for her impeccable style, thought-provoking multimedia performances, and radical genderfluid approach.
Giselle Byrd is the executive director of The Theater Offensive, which presents liberating art by, for, and about queer and trans people of color. Byrd is the first Black trans woman to lead a regional theater company in the United States.
