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A London museum is to present a drag-themed reinterpretation of Handel’s Messiah this December.
The Foundling Museum in Camden, London, will show “A Queer Georgian Yuletide: Handel’s Queer Messiah”, which is designed to retell the story so that it “better resonates” with a modern audience.
Les Bougiewill, the vocal and period-instrument ensemble performing the piece, describes the pastiche as an exploration of “what the concept of a saviour or ‘messiah’ means from a queer perspective: in secular, sacred, interpersonal, and intrapersonal senses.”
The group note that “your queer Georgian ‘messiah’ might differ from another’s Queer Georgian ‘messiah’”.
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catholicherald.co.uk
The Foundling Museum in Camden, London, will show “A Queer Georgian Yuletide: Handel’s Queer Messiah”, which is designed to retell the story so that it “better resonates” with a modern audience.
Les Bougiewill, the vocal and period-instrument ensemble performing the piece, describes the pastiche as an exploration of “what the concept of a saviour or ‘messiah’ means from a queer perspective: in secular, sacred, interpersonal, and intrapersonal senses.”
The group note that “your queer Georgian ‘messiah’ might differ from another’s Queer Georgian ‘messiah’”.
Continued below.
London museum to show 'queer' drag-themed reinterpretation of Handel's Messiah - Catholic Herald
A London museum is to present a drag-themed reinterpretation of Handel’s Messiah this December. The Foundling Museum in Camden, London, will show “A Queer Georgian Yuletide: Handel’s Queer Messiah”, which is designed to retell the story so that it “better resonates” with a modern audience. Les...
catholicherald.co.uk
