METAMORPHOSIS
The film Metamorphosis is a part of "This is Queen" project and deals with the drag subculture. All the material was collected in Chicago. The film stages the transformation of two drag artists from men to women. The film shows the entire process, from makeup and dressing to stage performance. The film music is Richard Strauss' Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings performed by The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. In European art music, metamorphosis is a compositional technique. The film thus parallels an auditory and visual metamorphosis.