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On this panel, OTNEIL TASMAN discusses his choreographic practice in Lengger Lanag, a Banyumas traditional dance form that features male dancers dressing up and performing as women, not just in Indonesia, but internationally as well. TAMARA PERTAMINA shares about her work as a transgender activist-artist. GEE IMAAN SEMMALAR speaks about the dramaturgies of gender and queer performance, discussing the possible strategies to employ in creating performances which challenge and deconstruct prevailing notions of gender and identity, strategies such as anti-realism, camp and drag. BRIGITTA ISABELLA and NAOMI SRIKANDI offer critical responses to the presentations.