Extraordinary Acts!: A Trans Cabaret. Image left to right: Emma Frankland, An0maly, Midgitte Bardot, Prince of Persia, Subira Joy, Travis Alabanza
Producing Trans Performance Symposium 2024
(Including ‘Extraordinary Acts!: A Trans Cabaret’)
12-13th October 2024
Shoreditch Town Hall, London (EC1V 9LT)
Event is free, but registration is essential.
Hybrid (in person and online) supported for symposium only.
BSL interpretation available for Cabaret only (due to staffing changes).
This free two-day hybrid (in person and online) symposium will be hosted by Shoreditch Town Hall as part of an AHRC Fellowship investigating transness and nonbinariness in performance. Registration includes ‘Extraordinary Acts!: A Trans Cabaret’ hosted by award winning theatre maker Emma Frankland. The symposium presenters are leading artists, producers, and academics who will discuss the opportunities and challenges for producing trans-led creative work in the UK today. The symposium is a chance to reflect on the work achieved to date in the development of ‘trans performance’ and to plot future directions in practice, policy, and programming cultures.
Symposium hosted by Dr Rachel Hann, Northumbria University
Cabaret hosted by Emma Frankland
Presenters, artists and companies include:
Emma Frankland, Travis Alabanza, Krishna Istha, Charlie Josephine, Tabby Lamb, CN Lester, Ocean Chillingworth, An0maly, Midgitte Bardot, Subira Joy, Prince of Persia, The Hale, piss/CARNATION, Milk Presents, Curious Arts, and many more.
