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QIPAO
A Gender Game
(All Photographs by Gustavo Thomas © 2019)
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Qipao (or cheongsam) is a quintessentially Chinese dress, which has become an icon of femininity in China and beyond.
Though not criminalized, being a drag in China is considered socially unacceptable.
What would happen if a man wore a Qipao with pride?
![Qipao (Gustavo Thomas © 2019)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8565ae_a49476d07b4e4062a67b11d63dca0dce~mv2_d_4236_2333_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_850,h_468,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/Qipao%20(Gustavo%20Thomas%20%C2%A9%202019).jpg)
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NEXT SHOW:
QIPAO
(Photo Exhibition and Butoh and Tango Performance)
Next show:
Private presentation at 觉园 1984 "Jueyuan 1984" in Dongshankou, Guangzhou, China.
Saturday July 27th, 2019
8:00 - 10:00 PM
越秀区署前路署前2街7号觉园 邮政编码: 510000
(Registration at gustavothomastheatre@gmail.com)
Model (all Photographs) Wing
Qipao Butoh Performance at the Mexican Consulate in Guangzhou, China (June 2019)
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