Le Gateau Chocolat: on nightlife, operatic foremothers, and the power of plants
My Queer Museum
English - August 16, 2021 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBSociety & Culture History lgbtq+ lgbt queer herstory history radical community Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Le Gateau Chocolat shares the inredible stories behind his three submissions to the imaginary queer museum.
Bewitching baritone Le Gateau Chocolat is a one-man, larger-than-life musical phenomenon. The six-and-half foot tall, six-inch heeled, wig-clad wonder swings wildly from one end of the musical spectrum to another, from disco, opera, musicals and pop.
In this interview Le Gateau talks about his first time on stage, his operaTIC foremothers, and about his extravagant collection of plants...
Recorded remotely on May 10, 2021
Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard
Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen