Allie Hodge earned a BA in Asian Studies, focusing on Japanese Studies. In the TCS program, they practice translation to analyze Japanese popular culture, with an emphasis on gendered performance across contemporary media forms. In their capstone, they consider translation as a means of crossing boundaries both linguistically and theatrically, especially through intricacies of body and sound in a musical theater production by Takarazuka Revue. By translating with a focus on multiple performative aspects, they explore the queering of gendered bodies and roles in the all women’s genre.