Anoush Ellah

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Aren Adamian
NationalityCanadian
Occupation Drag queen
Years active2021-present

Aren Adamian, better known by their stage name Anoush Ellah, is a Canadian drag performer from Toronto, Ontario. "Anoush Ellah" is an Armenian saying meaning "let it be sweet". [1]

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Career

Anoush Ellah's first public drag performance occurred in April 2021 at a virtual Cher-themed fundraiser for the Armenian victims of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, entitled "Cher the Love for Artsakh". [2]

In December 2022, Anoush Ellah performed in San Francisco at a show entitled "Try, Hye!" ("Try, Armenian!"), [3] part of CounterPulse's "Performing Diaspora" artist residency program. [4]

In September 2023, Anoush Ellah performed at GALAS LGBTQ+ Armenian Society's twenty-fifth anniversary gala in Glendale, America. [5] Their performance, which included traditional Armenian dress, caused outrage among anti-LGBT+ Armenians. [6]

In October 2023, Anoush Ellah was featured in Stories Untold: Meet Queer SWANA Sex Workers and Drag Performers, a documentary about queer SWANA sex workers and drag performers, which debuted at One Institute's "Circa: Queer Histories Festival". [7]

Anoush Ellah has performed at Pride Toronto, [8] and is a regular performer at "Hoebibi", an event featuring Middle Eastern drag artists in Toronto. Reflecting on their art, they have noted that "part of what I wanted to do was bring the culture into the queer spaces and in a way kinda shove it down everybody’s throat…you can’t walk down church street and hear Duduk sounds blasting from a club like it's just not gonna happen…but that’s the vision that I have when I walk down [Toronto’s LGBTQ] village.” [9]

Personal life

Anoush Ellah uses the pronouns he/they out of drag and she/her in drag. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aren Adamian: Born to perform" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Kristin Anahit Cass (August 9, 2022). "There's Nothing More Powerful than Living Your Authentic Truth: Interview with Anoush Ellah" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "About this Project" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "CounterPulse Presents ARC Performing Diaspora 2022". 21 October 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Announcing our spectacular line-up of #GALAS25 Anniversary Gala performers!!". August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Groups Target Glendale Schools". What's Next, Los Angeles?. March 1, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Announcing Screenings, Performances, and Panel Conversations" . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Anoush Ellah" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  9. ↑ "A passionate opinion piece on SWANA Drag and artivism". MENAarts Newsletter. September 25, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Aren Adamian: Born to perform" . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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