25/06/2026 - Festival day 1

 Mariana Benenge is a choreographer, designer and an intersectional activist, and a free spirit in the Parisian queer community. 

As a dancer, she initiated her education in traditional Congolese dances, in Congo, and later, in Paris, she became a Waacker and an active member on the street dance scene and Ballroom scene, where she has competed, judge and organised hosting formats. She has collaborated as a movement directed for several music artists, fashion designers.

She uses her art and humor to denounce racism, sexist violence, homophobia, transphobia, , everything that affects minorities. 

Pangina Heals is a Thai drag artist, dancer, TV host, event MC, fashion personality and entrepreneur. She is the host and Co-Producer of Drag Race Thailand (Seasons 1, 2 & 3), a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs The World (2022), and is known as the “RuPaul of Thailand.”

As a dancer she trained under Tyrone Proctor, one of the original Soul Train dancers and a pioneer of whacking. Under his guidance, then Princess Lockeroo, Pangina developed a strong foundation in the technique, rhythm, and storytelling behind the dance. She has taught whacking classes and workshops in Bangkok, and performed and competed internationally, helping introduce the style to Thai dancers. Pangina was one of the first Thai artists to popularize whacking as both an art form and queer cultural expression, and her lip syncs often include complex whacking combos — sharp arm movements, spins, and musicality.

She’s credited with inspiring a generation of Thai dancers and drag artists to explore whacking not just as a dance — but as empowerment, freedom, and storytelling.