Taka Taka identifies as a dragtivist, educator, queer theorist and independent curator who produces performances as an art director. Taka Taka sees drag as an amplified voice, whose purpose is to communicate, problematize and propose methods according to local conditions. The commission called Mothers Mothering Mothers: Dragging Warmly consisted of a 45-minute lecture and an accompanying workshop on creating drag characters by the use of interactive exercises on paper, face, body, resulting in a character presentation / rehearsal / performance at the end of the day.

Commissioned under the topic Kinship and Family in the 21st Century, presented as part of exhibitions and public program:

Beyond Nuclear Family: Recipes for Happiness, Display Gallery, Prague, The Czech Republic, October 13 –November 27, 2022, organized by Jindřich Chalupecký Society

Beyond Nuclear Family: Home Sweet Home, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, USA, November 17, 2022 – January 7, 2023, organized by Jindřich Chalupecký Society

All’s Good Between Us, The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, Riga, Latvia, February 15 – March 31, 2024, organized by The Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art

Photo: Nysos Vasilopoulos