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Irreverse describes the inevitable process of being taken away from our cotton-wool cradled child.

A defining moment of becoming that feels eternal and gruelling. Body out of control, spilling us into a liminal no-man's land of who the fuck am I?

We explore our transience, at the mercy of biology, in between spaces, half-baked growth spurts, weird dysmorphic tangents that don’t feel good. But we don’t want you to know that it hurts.

Or that we’re desperately searching for an answer because we secretly have no idea what’s going on…

The shame of what we might need to steal, what we should lie about to get that affirmation, to feel accepted. To find our identity, to stop the duel of our insides and our outsides.

“Shame on you for looking, touching, being. And not living up to an ideal.”

This process looks to capture the ick, the sick, and the downright messy. It’s never ending.

Photo credits: Phil Wilson

Friday 13/5: London Butoh Dance Company f/ Ghost Mind (experimental sound duo)
Saturday 14/5: London Butoh Dance Company f/ Wild Echo (gong bath)

Trigger warning:

We have created this show with an intention to shed an honest light on issues which arise in adolescence that we feel aren’t discussed enough in our society. We have no intention to cause harm but know that performances that focus on taboo can be challenging. This is an exploration and an experiment which you are a part of. We appreciate that this could be triggering for some participants and we encourage you to take care of yourselves throughout our performance.

To help you to make an informed choice as to whether our show is right for you we have listed some of the key features that may cause triggers -

  • Physical reference sexual practices such as masturbation

  • Obsessive relationships/dynamics

  • Body dysmorphia

  • Shame-generating behaviours on repeat

  • Objectification (self and other)

  • Loud bodily noises

  • Nudity

Age guidance: 16+

Duration: 60 minutes

Find out more about London Butoh Dance Company:

www.posthumantheatre.com

Instagram:@butoh_company and @posthuman_theatre

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This performance is presented as part of Theatre Deli's SHIFT+SPACE programme.


SHIFT+SPACE

Theatre Deli's SHIFT+SPACE programme offers artists space and resources to showcase their work to an audience in order to develop further.


Find out more about the programme and how to apply here.