On Friday, Mar. 1, in collaboration with GT Pride Alliance, the Student Center Programs Council’s (SCPC) Concerts Committee hosted a Drag Show extravaganza in the Atlantic Theater, featuring a student opener and professional Atlanta drag queens.

“We did this event last year — everyone really loved it, a lot of people stopped by, so it was a no-brainer to do it again this year,” said SCPC Concerts Chair Riddhi Bhattacharya, third-year CHBE on the event’s origins. 

Once again, this year’s event wmet expectation. “I think one of the best parts about the drag show is that we have student openers who also do drag performances, and I think that helps us explore new perspectives and spread diversity,”  Bhattacharya said.

Student opener Emily Slusher, fourth-year CS, known to the drag world as Calibri Body, gave a dazzling performance, mixing their skills of comedy and dance into a whimsical musical storyline of a knight in shining armor saving their damsel in distress. 

At last year’s drag show, Calibri Body performed for the first time, and this is their third show since. Their Instagram page can be viewed at @calibrisbody.

They expressed gratitude to SCPC and Pride Alliance for this opportunity to explore as an artist. “I think it’s inspiring for students who may want to perform but don’t know what avenue they can take to do that, and they can see that it’s just fun! All drag is just fun,” Slusher said. 

Fun, fashion and fantasy were at center stage in this event. Atlanta pageant winner and drag daughter of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Jaida Essence Hall, Queen Essence Hall lip-synced and danced to a medley of upbeat music, showing off her charisma, makeup and acrobatic technique. 

“I know we have a Pride Month, but just know that Pride is 365 days. We celebrate who we are all year, not just one month,” Hall said on Pride celebrations.

Following Queen Essence Hall, Brigitte Bidet performed a set sprinkled with cheeky…