A:Gender
Dates:
27/08/2004
‘Be warned Ladies and Gentlemen’
A:Gender delves deep into one of the last remaining taboos in our society. Boys can be girls. Girls can be boys. Men can be women. Women can be men. Or can they?
‘When I don’t fit ‘man’ and I don’t fit ‘woman’, all these holes start appearing…’
Conceived by Artistic Director Joey Hateley, A:Gender is an innovative touring performance piece from TransAction Theatre Company, which takes a long, hard and sometimes uncomfortable look at our notions of gender. This multi-art form experimental theatre piece about female masculinity, links trans and alternative gender identities to the bigger picture to create a bold, searing and heart felt piece of contemporary performance.
‘A stirring piece of theatre that throws some serious light on a current taboo.’ Jonathan Gibbs Time Out London at Oval House Fringe
“Image subversion at its most political and sexy!” Chloe Poems
Asking us to question the status quo, angrily confronting us with real life instances of the ‘gender gap’, Joey pulls apart our ideas of what makes boy/girl, man/woman, butch/femme, s/he. A: Gender plays with all the tricks of identity – questioning the norm and tenderly explaining the different… daringly mixing up drag/queer photography, videography, performance poetry, academia and science to rip up our notions of gender and start again.
‘A blend of movement, mime, projection, voice-overs and colossal costume changes. Joey is confidant, incisive and witty … a must see!’Gingerbeer Theatre Review by Roz Rural
“A brave and powerful piece that blurs the lines between experimental theatre and performance art”. Garfield Allen, Artistic Director, green room.
A:Gender reports from the frontline of the multi-billion dollar sex-change industry. Whether an appointment at a doctors’ surgery or a visit to a public toilet, diverse moments in time connect the audience immediately to different realities of identity. The ideas behind the piece and the execution of A:Gender make for a striking and unconventional piece of experimental performance.
‘…funny and irreverent look at our notions of gender’ Rainbow Network.com
“An incisive and insightful show… A:Gender rips up our notions of gender and asks us to start again” DIVA May 2003.
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