Barbie Girls

Queer-lesbian cabaret operating in 2005-2011

By Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

Barbie Girls by unknowOriginal Source: Polish

When the Barbie Girls cabaret was established in 2005, it quickly became a phenomenon on a Polish scale. Through 6 years, girls have entertained and made us laugh at various events organized by the LGBTQ+ community.

It made life easier in hard times. Barbie Girls was the only Polish cabaret that dealt with lesbian themes and one of the few queer ones. The years 2005-2011 were also the golden period of Polish Drag Kings.

Sketch

Fragment of a sketch from 2009 (Pomada Festival). This sketch is about getting ready to perform after PARADE.

anti-homofobic clinic, unknow, From the collection of: Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

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Agnieszka "Furia" Weseli during the Street Action -Anthomophobic Counseling, Porozumienie Lesbijek. On the occasion of IDAHOT, May 17, 2005.

Barbie Girls interview (2021) by Matyna JąderOriginal Source: Polish

Małgorzata and Ewa

Interview - 2021. Małgorzata and Ewa talk about the beginnings and works during activism through stage activity.

Barbie Girls by unknowPolish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

Barbie Girls (2009)

Barbie Girls, SPR, From the collection of: Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

Barbie Girls, unknow, From the collection of: Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

Barbie Girls, SPR, From the collection of: Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

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Toruń 2009

Sketch

fragment of a sketch " What a Lesbian Looks Like"

Barbie Girls, unknow, From the collection of: Polish LGBTQIA Museum - Foundation Q

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Agnieszka "Furia" Weseli, Anna Świrek, Małgorzata Rawińska, Ewa Tomaszewicz

Barbie Girls a charm of memories by Matyna JąderOriginal Source: Polish

In 2021 Małgorzata and Ewa opened the bag with the props used during the performances.

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Martyna Jąder, Karolina Ufa, Agnieszka Wiciak

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