A Tale as Old as Time: Exploring Queer History and Identity Through Beauty and the Beast
Wed, Jun 29
|The Academy SF
Using the classic tale as a leaping point, Opera Parallèle and The Academy bring together an exciting and suprising panel to explore the themes of identity and perceptions of beauty in the LGBTQ+ community.
Time & Location
Jun 29, 2022, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
The Academy SF, 2166 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
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About the Event
TO ATTEND
This event is available for Academy Members, their invited guests, and interested members of the greater community. We appreciate if you would RSVP your attendance.
ABOUT THE EVENT
From 'the first gay character' in a Disney movie in 2017, to Jean Cocteau's relationship with his leading man Jean Marais in 1946, to Howard Ashman writing his timeless songs while dying of AIDS in the 90s, Beauty & the Beast has a deep queer history.
Using the classic tale as a leaping point, Opera Parallèle and The Academy bring together an exciting and suprising panel to explore the themes of identity and perceptions of beauty in the LGBTQ+ community.
Panelists include: