Pepper Pepper Explained

Pepper Pepper
Birth Date:[1]
Other Names:Kaj-anne Pepper

Pepper Pepper, also known as Kaj-anne Pepper,[2] [3] is a drag queen, performance artist, and choreographer based in Portland, Oregon.[4]

Career

In 2015, Pepper Pepper hosted an event at Mississippi Studios in conjunction with Pride Month called 'MRS. Pride Queen', which was described as a "celebration of queer nightlife, queens of all genders and non-genders, and body positivity".[5] Pepper Pepper hosted Drag Queen Tag Team monthly at Alberta Street Pub, as of 2019.[6] Pepper Pepper's show Diva Practice toured in eight U.S. states and received an award from the Oregon Arts Commission.[7] [8] Pepper Pepper organized the Critical Mascara drag ball for Portland's Time-Based Art Festival.[9] [10] [11] [12]

In 2017, Pepper Pepper debuted an interactive, outdoor sound installation. They described the work as "a staged feedback loop for participants to practice drag, lip-sync" for the purpose of creating "kaleidoscopic transformations".[13]

Personal life

Pepper Pepper has lived in Portland since 2005.[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radosta . Jimmy . Bubbling Up from the Underground . 2024-08-30 . Portland Mercury . en.
  2. Web site: Pepper Pepper explains D.I.V.A Practice Oregon ArtsWatch Archives . 2024-08-30 . en.
  3. Web site: 2021-04-14 . The Co-Host of Risk/Reward's Tax Day Telethon Talks Secrets, Prayers, Masks and More . 2024-08-30 . Willamette Week . en.
  4. Web site: Sequins, Drama, Gold Nipples, and Gravity-Defying Hair: Welcome to Critical Mascara . 2024-08-30 . Portland Monthly . en-US.
  5. Web site: Lynn . Logan . Our Top 10 Pride Picks . 2024-08-30 . Portland Mercury . en.
  6. Web site: These Are Portland's Can't-Miss Shows, According to Drag Clown Carla Rossi . 2024-08-30 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2023-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402030103/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2019/03/these-are-portlands-cant-miss-shows-according-to-drag-clown-carla-rossi . live .
  7. Web site: 4 Reasons You Absolutely Need to See Pepper Pepper's New Show . 2024-08-30 . Portland Monthly . en-US . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152844/https://www.pdxmonthly.com/arts-and-culture/2017/10/4-reasons-you-absolutely-need-to-see-pepper-pepper-s-new-show . live .
  8. Web site: Portland's New Jazz Club Ghost Ship Fire Lee Kelly Kurt Busiek . 2024-08-30 . Oregon Public Broadcasting . en . 2022-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331133452/https://www.opb.org/radio/programs/state-of-wonder/article/ghost-ship-lee-kelly-jack-london-lee-kelly-kurt-busiek/ . live .
  9. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Burlesque/Drag Performer Carol Gates to Bring 100 Artists to the Stage for First Cascadia Drag Festival . 2024-08-30 . Willamette Week . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830153039/https://www.wweek.com/arts/2024/05/13/burlesquedrag-performer-carol-gates-brings-100-artists-to-the-stage-for-first-cascadia-drag-festival/ . live .
  10. Web site: Hallett . Alison . Art Invasion . 2024-08-30 . Portland Mercury . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152851/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Arts/2014/09/10/13516579/art-invasion . live .
  11. Web site: Burbank . Megan . TBA Review: Crying Through Glitter at the Last Critical Mascara . 2024-08-30 . Portland Mercury . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152855/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Theater/2017/09/11/19308632/tba-review-crying-through-glitter-at-the-last-critical-mascara . live .
  12. Web site: 2014-09-16 . TBA Diaries: Critical Mascara: A Post-Realness Drag Ball . 2024-08-30 . Willamette Week . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152846/https://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-32181-tba-diaries-critical-mascara-a-post-realness-drag-ball.html . live .
  13. Web site: 2017-10-04 . The Weeknd, a Drag Art Show, a Peach Beer Festival and 11 Other Things to Do in Portland, Oct. 4-10 . 2024-08-30 . Willamette Week . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152849/https://www.wweek.com/arts/events-arts/2017/10/03/the-weeknd-a-drag-art-show-a-peach-beer-festival-and-11-other-things-to-do-in-portland-oct-4-10/ . live .
  14. Web site: Lechner . Jenna . The Chronology of a Queen . 2024-08-30 . Portland Mercury . en . 2024-08-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240830152854/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Profiles/2014/03/26/12066980/the-chronology-of-a-queen . live .

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