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Pride Workshops

Your favourite workshops are back! Details below on our Drag Queen Makeup, Drag King Makeup, and Queer Street Arts tutorials!

DRAG QUEEN MAKEUP WORKSHOP

Join local Drag artist GoGo Fetch as we  explore the fundamentals of Drag Queen makeup in this 2 hour interactive class. Going through the art of applying makeup to help bring out that inner diva. In the two hours we cover the basics of drag makeup, focusing on these five elements.

How to Block your Brows 
Contouring and Highlighting
Creating a Drag Eye
Applying Eyelashes 
Overdrawing Lips   

This class is BYOM (Bring Your Own Makeup)

We will supply you with a list of products in advance of the class and they can be purchased at Theatre Garage. If you already have similar products you are welcome to bring them as well.

For more information, including how to register, visit: https://www.grindstonetheatre.ca/adultworkshops.

DRAG KING MAKEUP WORKSHOP

Over this 1.5 hour course you’ll learn the basics drag king makeup,  from the iconic king, Orpheus! (As seen on multiple events around Edmonton) He gives overviews of specialized products, in depth tutorials, and shares all the tricks of the trade to help demystify the artform. After taking the course you’ll feel equipped and empowered to start making creative looks of your own!

Orpheus will show all the products you need to paint a drag face and explain how to best apply them. They will discuss the principles behind contouring for a male illusion and they will share a guide they made of masculine contouring patterns, and explain how different shapes convey different things about your drag persona. Participants will follow a step by step how you paint a natural looking male illusion.​

This class is BYOM (Bring your own make-up).  We will supply you with a list of products in advance of the class and they can be purchased at Theatre Garage. If you already have similar supplies you are welcome to bring them as well. 

For more information, including how to register, visit: https://www.grindstonetheatre.ca/adultworkshops.

QUEER STREET ARTS WORKSHOP

Queer Street Art movement class will be a movement and educational session focusing on the styles of Drag, Ballroom, and Gogo. In the session we will be discussing these queer street arts as a way queer people have thrived, survived and shined! 

 

Come ready to learn and move.

For more information, including how to register, visit: https://www.grindstonetheatre.ca/adultworkshops.

Earlier Event: June 1
Pride Street Festival
Later Event: June 8
Pride Dance Party