Radio Aluna Teatro

“My currency right now is my joy” - this week’s guest, Latinx drag king and triple threat Heath V. Salazar!  Heath is a singer, actor, dancer, and writer, and is currently an Artist in Residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Their drag king persona Gay Jesus has blessed stages all across the city and was recently featured on CBC Art’s Canada’s A Drag.  We talked about Latinx visiblity, performing from their closet to a global audience, creating a personal portrayal of their culture on stage, and what it’s like to be a queer public figure.  This week’s Merienda de Pandemia or Pandemic Snack are some of Heath’s favourite Colombian dishes - torta con cafe / cake and coffee and pollo sudado. Yum.  Show Notes: Boiband the Boyband, a Latinx drag king troupe  An article Heath wrote for CBC Arts, titled “In this time of isolation, we must push ourselves to love braver than ever before” Club Quarentine, a queer online dance party  Ricky Rosé, Puerto Rican Drag King based in DC  Pretty Ricky, Toronto based producer