Trans artist shares personal journey with one-man show

Arts & Culture — August 4, 2026 at 7:50 PM
From Yellowknife

By Dali Carmichael

Fresh off a sold-out show in Vancouver, Australian transgender performance artist Sunny Drake will bring his unique one-man show to this year’s NWT Pride festival to share stories of romance, heartbreak and personal growth as a trans person.

The Toronto habitant is set to entertain and inform crowds at the Top Knight in Yellowknife the evening of Aug. 8 with a performance of his multimedia show, Transgender Seeking… He will also conduct a workshop on Aug. 10, examining modern trans issues through a discussion he calls the Trans* Political Moment.

“I feel really strongly about bringing an array of stories to places that might not always get access to the same kind of things that some cities get access to,” said Drake, who sees his performances and workshops as tools communities can use to spread awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ+) issues. “There’s not a lot of professional trans and queer performances touring, period, so it’s a very different way to engage people in important topics.”

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