Contra by Laura Murphy
"Here's our picks of the acrobatic delights: -------------------------------------- CONTRA BY LAURA MURPHY Scenes of nudity combine with aerial acrobatics and live art (a world first?) for a whole new species of solo-cabaret performance. 🎫 Tickets: hdfst.uk/E55941 -------------------------------------- BALANTINE SCALE A distinguished world premiere of Finnish physical innovation and breathtaking musical scores from Jäntti&Venna - see it in St Philips before it hits Helsinki! 🎫 Tickets: hdfst.uk/ballan -------------------------------------- THIS TIME Ockham's Razor draw on a cast of performers spanning three generations to explore the vulnerabilities that come with age and aging - this is visual theatre at it's most emotional. 🎫 Tickets: hdfst.uk/this-time-by-ockham-s-razor -------------------------------------- LITTLE LAVRAK Family friendly gymnastic adventures in an oversized kitchen (with the promise of free cookies too) Little Lavrak, is this the ultimate half term treat? 🎫 Tickets: hdfst.uk/reach---little-lavrak -------------------------------------- BROMANCE International accolades abound for this modern tale of masculine friendship told through a unique combination of parkour, Cyr wheel, banquine and b-boying! 🎫 Tickets: hdfst.uk/bromance-by-barely-methodical-troupe Arnolfini, Trinity Centre, Circomedia and 1532 Performing Arts Centre, The Wardrobe Theatre"
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An event held at Arnolfini on Friday 18th October. The event starts at 20:30.
Fierce, witty and uncompromising, it’s a highly physical show that interrogates personal, social and historical occupations of the female body. It explores, quite literally, where such bodies are positioned and how we are meant to look at them.
Laura Murphy is a genre-defying queer performance maker from Bristol. She makes text-driven and dynamic physical work about things she thinks need to be talked about from beauty industry ‘norms’ to objectification.
Expect scenes of nudity, aerial acrobatics, verbal explosions and explicit references to mythical reptiles.
Contra ‘straddles live art and circus, staring down often uncomfortable narratives with a bit of critical theory thrown in for good measure.’ - Francesa Peschier, Exeunt
Running Time: 60 mins
Age: 16+ Contains nudity, strong language and frank discussions of sex and the body
Concession tickets are offered to those aged 15 and under, 60 and over, on low income/unemployed, students and Equity union members, children aged two and under get in free. Please email [email protected] for tickets for carers.
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