Credit Gedvilė Tamošiūnaitė

Opera, drag, K-pop and personal stories intertwine in Mr. Yellow to create a multi-layered queer cabaret performance exploring the images, fantasies and projections that continue to shape Asian-perceived masculinity to this day. 

The dance performance examines colonial, racist and gendered stereotypes, asking how the figure of “yellow” masculinity has been historically constructed – and what new, empowering narratives are possible today. With humor and critical insight, colonial images of desexualized, feminized Asian men intersect with contemporary pop-cultural references such as K-pop and the global “manosphere.”

The international team – including drag artist Vivienne Lovecraft and trans tenor Holden Madagame (USA) – works in a queer-feminist, postcolonial, and interdisciplinary way between cabaret, concert and performative research.

Why does Asian-perceived masculinity remain often invisible or distorted in European imagery, narratives and stages? Which historical fantasies – such as the fear
figure of the “Yellow Peril” – persist? And what happens when pop cultures like K-pop make new forms of masculinity visible?

All Performances are in German Sign Language Performance and Interpretation, Visual Interpretation of Sound and Voice and are Relaxed Performances. Audio Description is partially integrated in all performances and on the 28th of May there will be a full Audios Description. Please note that all accessibility measures noted are in collaboration with people who are Deaf, Blind or Dis_abled.

Invitation in German Sign Language https://vimeo.com/manage/showcases/12165140/playback?video=1191643972

More information on accessibility measures you can find here: https://sophiensaele.com/en/stueck/mr-yellow#informationen_zur_barrierefreiheit-2597

World Premiere: 28th of May at 7pm with full Audio Description and Tactile Tour

Further Dates: 29th of May at 7pm, afterwards Artist Talk

30th of May at 7pm

31st of May at 4pm

Ticketlink: https://sophiensaele.reservix.de/p/reservix/group/534711

Information in Deutscher Schriftsprache: https://sophiensaele.com/de/stueck/mr-yellow