Jacqui Bardelang is a queer Eurasian actor, voiceover artist, director and drag king known as Sigi Moonlight. After seeing her first drag king in 2017, Jacqui‘s performance career began a month later when she came third in Man Up!, the UK's biggest drag king competition. Since then a regular on the London cabaret scene, Jacqui has performed at Shakespeare's Globe, Manchester Pride, The Garrick Theatre, Glastonbury Music Festival and the Greenwich Maritime and has featured on Netflix, Vox, Hunger and BBC Three. A member of collectives The Bitten Peach and Pecs Drag Kings, Jacqui's performances investigate toxic masculinity while alluding to contemporary socio-political issues through clowning, live vocals, boylesque and lipsync. Jacqui has also provided the voice for audiobooks as well as upcoming video games Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) and Harmony: The Fall of Reverie (Don't Nod). Other credits include: The Nevers (HBO), Nails & Beauty (BFI), Modest (Middle Child/Milk Presents), Mulan Rouge (The Vaults).

Jacqui’s word of the day is VOICE.

CONNECT WITH JACQUI:

I: @sigimoonlight

T: @JacquiBardelang

#AnthemsPride 2023 is a collection of 7 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional LGBTQIA+ contributors and allies. It was Executive Produced by Bea Duncan, with producer Talia Augustidis. This episode was sound designed by Talia Augustidis. The production assistants were Lucy Carr and Cassandre Greenberg. The artwork is by Mars West and Eleanore Bamber.

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