The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America's First Black Drag Queen

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Saturday, July 26, 2025

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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07/26/2025 07:30 PM 07/26/2025 09:00 PM America/Atikokan The Real Black Swann: Confessions of America's First Black Drag Queen A fearless, funny, and deeply personal solo show that resurrects the lost legacy of William Dorsey Swann—the first known drag performer and queer activist in U.S. history, a formerly enslaved man who in the 1880s crowned himself “The Queen of Drag” and hosted underground balls in Washington, D.C. Creator and performer Les Kurkendaal-Barrett channels Swann’s spirit while reflecting on his own life as a Black, gay performer navigating love, visibility, and the winding road to adoption with his husband.Event LinksTickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3116956-0Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3116956-2 Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/chicago/events/open-space-arts/the-real-black-swann-confessions-of-americas-first-black-drag-queen-477981?ref=uceaddevent Open Space Arts, 1411 West Wilson Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640

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A fearless, funny, and deeply personal solo show that resurrects the lost legacy of William Dorsey Swann—the first known drag performer and queer activist in U.S. history, a formerly enslaved man who in the 1880s crowned himself “The Queen of Drag” and hosted underground balls in Washington, D.C. Creator and performer Les Kurkendaal-Barrett channels Swann’s spirit while reflecting on his own life as a Black, gay performer navigating love, visibility, and the winding road to adoption with his husband.

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3116956-0

Website: https://go.evvnt.com/3116956-2

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