Queens Nina Flowers and Ongina bring art from Louis Recchia and Zoa Ace to life with Pop Drag

By Bree Davies Thu., Nov. 29 2012 at 9:04 AM

Categories: Art, Drag!, GLBTQ

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Koko Brentano

Denver Dance

Brentano's talking about Denver Dance, a troupe of hard-working performers who have helped transform the Friday night shows into something more than just a lip-synching display. With this combination of drag, dance, music and the physical interpretation of art, Brentano hopes to bring some new faces to the already-packed Drag Nation house. As a photographer, she's traveled the country shooting drag shows, and Denver's Friday night event is not just a local mainstay, she says; it's becoming a well-known institution.

On top of Flowers and the regular crew of queens interpreting the work of Recchia and Ace for Pop Drag, Ongina, star of the inaugural season of RuPaul's Drag Race, will also take the stage. This is yet another reason for Drag Nation's continued popularity: It features a constant stream of national talent. From Drag Race favorites to Amanda Lepore and Britney Spears impersonator Derrick Barry, the Friday show rolls out the best in contemporary queen culture each and every week.

The Pop Drag edition of Drag Nation goes down this Friday, November 30, at the EXDO Event Center. Doors open at 9 p.m.; tickets are $10-12 and can be purchased at the door or in advance via the club's website.

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