Avant-Drag! review – queer artists light up the streets of Athens with joy and resistance

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Drag is a tool of self-expression and of protest in this kaleidoscopic portrait of the city’s vibrant underground art The queer defiance of Fil Ieropoulos’s kaleidoscopic documentary manifests not only through its subject, but also through its form. Centring on a group of drag performers and gender-nonconforming artists in Athens, this shape-shifting film celebrates a vibrant underground scene that thrives in a homophobic system, rife with state-sanctioned discrimination and violence. Introduced through an episodic structure, figures from the community light up the screen with their artistry and activism as they carve out a safe haven of their own. In each of the vignettes, we get a glimpse of both the joy and the peril of navigating the city as a queer person. Decked out in extravagant costumes and makeup inspired by Leigh Bowery, Kangela Tromokratisch struts in towering high heels, while her drag performances, with their vaudevillian feel, parody heteronormative ideals of motherhoo...
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Bigg Boss 16: Tina Datta reveals the address of Sreejita De; latter’s fiancé Michael Blohm-Pape takes a sly dig on makers

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As Bigg Boss 16 is growing day by day, the atmosphere in the house is becoming more complex and dense as the inmates are changing mindsets, engaging in foul play, backbiting, using bad words, and much more. However, when such an improper thing happens in the house, it gets beeped up by the makers as it's not suitable for the audience and also for the image of that particular individual. But, what happened in a recent episode of the Salman Khan - hosted show, made Sreejita De’s fiancé Michael Blohm – Pape question the security and privacy of celebrities. Viewers may recall that the episode featured Tina Datta and Vikkas Manaktala discussed the residence of Sreejita De, leading to the address being leaked on national television last night.

Bigg Boss 16: Tina Datta reveals the address of Sreejita De; latter’s fiancé Michael Blohm-Pape takes a sly dig on makers

Sreejita's fiance, Michael Blohm-Pape slammed the makers of Bigg Boss 16 and questioned them about not beeping the address, despite it being a threat to their security and privacy. He took to social media to talk about this saying, "Shocked to see addresses of #BiggBoss16 HMs leaked out on National TV.. If cursing can be beeped, then why aren't safety & privacy important enough!? #SreejitaDe won't be happy with this, bcoz we surely don't want the whole world to know where we live!! @ColorsTV @EndemolShineIND". As for the makers, the Bigg Boss team is yet to respond on this issue.


Readers would be aware that Sreejita De, who entered the show when it kick-started was the first contestant to be eliminated from the Bigg Boss house. However, the Uttaran actress returned to the house as a wildcard entry. Along with her, television actor Vikkas Manaktala was a new entry in the Bigg Boss house as another wildcard contestant.

Bigg Boss 16 airs on Colors from Monday to Friday at 10 pm and on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30 pm. The show is also available for streaming on VOOT.

Also Read: Bigg Boss 16: Sreejita De takes a stand after MC Stan says, ‘Mai Ladki Se Baat Nahi Karta’; latter clarifies his statement



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