Accessing your inner Drag? Summer Camp in Vancouver launches Drag Queen Summer

BY SIMONE J. SMITH

Do you enjoy expressing yourself through clothing, makeup and performance?

Do you have an alter ego that is just waiting to hit the stage?

Our new two-week senior Drag Camp might be just your cup of tea, honey!

Led by some of Vancouver’s established and emerging drag artists, you’ll learn how to access your inner confidence, show your true colors, and maybe even let out that inner diva! Join some of Vancouver’s most amazing drag artists and learn how drag can brighten up your life!    

You might be wondering, is drag for kids? Drag is for everyone! Parents, ask yourself, what’s the difference between what you wear at home versus what you wear at work? You’re doing drag honey; you just don’t know it!

The Carousel Theatre for Young People’s Drag Queen Summer Camp Homepage

Yes, yes, this is for real, I swear I am not making this up. In Vancouver, there is a program supported by:

• The City of Vancouver
• Canada Council for the Arts
• British Columbia Arts Council
• British Columbia
• Granville Island
• The Government of Canada

They will hold a Drag Queen summer camp for children aged 7-17 this coming July!

Children attend summer camp to make new friends, have fun doing arts and crafts, science experiments, code cool robots or video games, try a new sport, or develop their love for the great outdoors. It should also be a place where kids can at least escape the constant onslaught of political ideologies taught in their schools.

According to the theatre’s website, parents can expect their children to learn at camp how to access their inner confidence, show their true colors, and maybe even let out their inner diva. Furthermore, the program promises parents and kids that attendees will receive a Drag Makeup Starter Kit.

Concerned parents; no need to worry; the Carousel Theatre informs concerned parents and the public that drag is standard. The theatre has even defined cross-dressing in the other gender’s clothing as usual as wearing different clothing at home than what one wears to work.

Finally, this summer camp received funding through Canadian tax dollars. The Carousel Theatre received over $41,000 in federal funding last year, most of it granted from the Ministry of Heritage.

What are your thoughts community? Is this something that you would consider sending your child to?

Is seven years old too young to be introducing the idea of drag? When we were younger, we would play pretend, would that be considered the same thing?

Let’s hear what you have to say, community. We look forward to hearing from you.