Our kings and queens

Dancer and choreographer Sofia Södergård, also known by her drag kingalter ego Qarl Qunt, met a group of women and men in 2021–2022 through the Norrlandsoperan’s three-year community project “Dancing in Your Shoes,” which focused on audience development and queer identity. She led the group through a series of workshops, and during a full day of drag, the participants transformed themselves into a group of personal drag kings and one queen. Together and individually, they explored their identities through gender-coded movements and poses.

Our kings and queens are back, and together with Qarl Qunt, we’ll get a glimpse into their transformative workshop and a short drag show full of stereotypes, movement, and fabulousness.

Afterward, you’re all warmly invited to dance the night away with the kings & queens!

About Sofia Södergård

Sofia Södergård is a dancer, choreographer, actress, and DJ. Trained in the club and street dance scene in New York, at the Stockholm Ballet Academy, and at the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts, she has a broad repertoire that always takes its cue from feminist and provocative themes.

Södergård is one of the founders of the dance company P*fect, which has performed at venues such as Sadler’s Wells in London, Melodifestivalen, and Juste Debout in Paris, and has opened for Lady Gaga.

She has toured both with Dansnät Sverige and the Riksteatern with her drag-king alter ego Qarl Qunt and her own show, *SLICK*, and has also toured with Dansnät Sverige in performance artist Charlotte Engelke’s work *Transplantation*. Both *SLICK* and *Transplantation* were produced in collaboration with Norrlandsoperan.

In recent years, she has choreographed, among other works, the musical *Cabaret* at Den Nationale Scene, *Familjen Kaos Slå Pattarna i Taket*, and *Angels in America* at Dramaten. She also appeared in Falk Richter’s production *PRIDE* at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen.

“I’m passionate about working in a feminist, inclusive, and challenging way—exploring power, masculinity, and femininity through body language, expression, and the gaze—with the utmost seriousness and plenty of humor.”
Sofia Södergård