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Ernesto Coyote<\/a> is a drag<\/a> king and costume designer involved in La Barakakings<\/a> and Unique en son genre<\/a>. Let\u2019s get to know more about Ernesto\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us a bit about yourself. What has been your journey?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am Ernesto Coyote, I have been a drag king for 5 years in Brussels. My first experience in cabaret was creating costumes for burlesque performers because I am a costume designer. It has been my job for 10 years. During that time, I was thinking that if I would go on stage, for sure, it would be as a masculine character. I don’t know exactly why, but it was obvious that I didn’t want to express myself as an AFAB character. Probably because it doesn\u2019t particularly define me. Today, I have fully become the person I was searching for in my twenties. I am 34 now. As a drag king, I can choose and explore many topics such as humour, masculine toxicity, sensibility, or pay tributes.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your current or future projects?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My current and future projects as a king are to get more muscles to better my illusion of a manly character. No, joking aside, I focus on always training to give the audience quality performances. Quality as a performer but also quality to create an atmosphere. I like to make people jump into another dimension, and transport people somewhere I like. Moreover, I am part of a new collective in town: La Barakakings which gathers drag kings but also drag queers, and all the variety of drag that exists. The only exception: no drag queens. We are more than 40 members, and with my partners, we are working to elevate those ways of drag expression on stage, or as a discovery of oneself. We want to make the very large spectrum of drag visible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\u201cI always thought that if I would go on stage, for sure, it would be as a masculine character. As a drag king, I can choose and explore many topics such as humour, masculine toxicity, sensibility, or pay tributes.\u201d\u00a0<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Can you tell us a a bit about your participation to drag readings for kids ? Many events have been targeted by haters in the U.S. and France particularly. How do you feel this discipline is welcomed in Belgium ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m working for \u201cUnique en son genre\u201d with Sebastien Hannesse. This is a very engaged project that aims to deconstruct preconceived notions. I love these moments! It’s very funny and very intense at the same time. We must be careful about what we say because we have very innocent little people in front of us. We have to be clear in our explanations. Seeing the adults\u2019 trust in us is wonderful. Of course, we must be entertaining as well to get our point to the audience. In my case, I haven’t met the difficulty of being in front of haters before a reading. It happened to some of my camarades unfortunately. Some schools are reluctant but extra events are organized to allow that. We can certify that today, the more the queer community is visible, the more the gap with the haters grows. It is inevitable. That’s why we stay strong and united to fight them with beautiful books, Kryolan, and smart and fair words. Because we are fair and the law protects us here! Behind the drag, we are human beings. Haters don\u2019t want to see that and they ignore everything we explain to the children. They have too much ego to learn and are too afraid to lose their \u00ab traditions \u00bb.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n