A trailblazing multi-disciplinary dance/music show asking 'Where does the violence go?' when we ignore cyclical trauma in creative industries?
Photo credit: Duran 'Dee Dee' Abdullah
Where does the Violence go? Looks at the cyclical violence perpetuated against queer, femme, black indigenous,People of colour and disabled people in the arts. How despite we see our art as a vehicle for social change we often fail to critically examine the ways in which these power structures filter down into our causes, communities and creativity.
Photo credit: Jemima Yong
Originally called ‘Life according to Motown’ the piece centred the story of Tammi Terrell who as an artist signed to Motown experienced many of the above intersections of oppression, including being in abusive relationships with powerful men, atheistically groomed to be palatable to white audiences and her story silenced when she became terminally ill.
Photo credit: Jemima Yong
When tracking Music History from 60’s to now against the changing political landscape, and interviewing close friends & collaborators on how abuse circulates in the music industry. We widened the lens to ask. Where does the violence go?
Where does violence go when we make art to resist violence? When do we consume art made in reaction to oppression? And how can we lean into transformative justice as opposed to re-appropriating trauma in the making of our work?
Photo credit: Richard Lewis
Cast:
Saskia Horton
Cecilia 'CIL' Morgan
Nathan Sebastian Lafayette
Paris Crossley
Date: 3rd February 2023
Times: Start 7.30 pm | End 9 pm
Duration: 1.5 hours
Age Guidance: 7+
Specific content: none
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