Exploring the Fluidity of Asian Identity With Performing Artist FAMEME Ep2

Published 06/28/2024 18:00

Provider TaiwanPlus

Taiwanese performing artist Yu Cheng-Ta shifts between different characters. From a durian-obsessed queer toff based in Malaysia, to an angel investor in the red-light district in the Philippines, Yu Cheng-Ta portrays vivid personas to explore the fluidity of identity and sexuality in a pan-Asian context. Learn more about how Yu goes global with his kaleidoscopic performances.

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