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At the age of 19
I wanted to be a conceptual artist
I'm part of the Section 28 Generation
and I keep being advertised bikinis
1989 was 34 Years Ago, performed at Hey Mum! Lambeth Fringe Festival, Bread & Roses Theatre, London. Images: Lou Avlonitis-Perrin
1989 WAS 34 YEARS AGO
Supported by a bursary from A-N The Artists Information Company (2023 Artist Bursary)
Performed at:
Lambeth Fringe, for 'Hey Mum!' at Bread and Roses Theatre, London.
Camden Arts Centre, London, for JOAN book launch, Feb 15th, 2024
Big Scratch, The Famous Cock Tavern, Feb 20th 2024
The Bill Murray, London, 2023
The Cavendish Arms, 'Comedy Virgins', 2023
ClerknWell ArtsLab, Ryan's Bar, N16, 2023
Outside eye support: Seke Chimutengwende and Dec Munro.
Research at Women's Art Library London with thanks to Althea Greenan.
Camden Arts Centre, London, February 15th 2024. Images: Frances Drayson
‘1989 was 34 Years Ago’ is a solo that weaves biography and queer social histories against a backdrop of noisy costumes and paper slogans.
Leaning into the tension caused by persevering multiple trajectories at once, material boundaries are extended, as well as the boundaries of artistic disciplines.
This performance acts in service of finding reason from a divergent experience. Is born from a desire for immediate feedback.
In 2023 I received an A-N seed bursary to train in stand-up comedy and began researching the Section 28 Laws at Women’s Art Library. Through an R&D period that involved outside eye support from Seke Chimutengwende (performer, choreographer) and Dec Munro (Comedy Producer, Director) I developed ‘1989 was 34 Years Ago’.
Duration: 18 mins approx (extracts and extended versions performed depending on context).
ClerkenWell ArtsLab, Ryan's N16, London, December 2023
Process images/ costume detail.
Process images/ studio rehearsals with outside eye Seke Chimutengwende, 2023.
Process images/ studio rehearsals, 2023.
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