BSL Interpreted Performance

A hit of Transpose, Jamie Hale’s searingly honest, incisive and deft poetry gripped audiences. Now they bring us a Pit Party comprising a hope-filled solo and mixed bill of work by disabled artists.

To start, Hale performs NOT DYING in which they recount their full-circle story of progressive disability, from the agony and gracelessness of threatening death to the jubilance and defiance of survival. To follow, D/deaf and disabled artists expand on the selected themes of anger, fortitude and joy in short sets of music, dance and spoken word. Together their Pit Party recreates deeply personal experiences rarely represented on stage in a spirited, celebratory atmosphere.

Developed through our OpenLab programme, NOT DYING came into being as Hale began experimental medical treatment. Determined to confront and dismantle barriers so often encountered by disabled people, their solo intertwines video and narrative to thought-provoking effect. The vibrant second-half showcase curated by Hale completes CRIPtic. 
 

Tagged with: THEATRE & DANCE

Duration: 2 hours 15 mins/including an interval
Age guidance: 12+ (11 Oct)
Age guidance: 16+ (adult themes on 12 Oct)

UK

Fri 11 Oct
BSL-interpreted and audio-described performance

Fri 11 Oct
Post-show talk
Free to same-day ticket holders

Sat 12 Oct
Captioned performance
 

Presented by the Barbican

Creative team

Jamie Hale Performer and Curator

Kate O’Donnell Director (NOT DYING)

Performers

Jamie Hale NOT DYING

Signkid The Visual Experience

Jackie Hagen This Is Not A Safe Space

Amelia Cavallo Tito Bone

Katie Walters and Ella Chante Seasick

Donna Williams

Jessi Parrott PREPARE IT, MY BODY