This is a work in progress performance. In The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?), an ensemble makes their way through the strange rituals of border crossings. A surreal and politically charged performance of belonging and displacement.
Detailed Description
‘The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?)’
Friday 21st November 7pm
Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester
Description:
The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?) is a darkly humorous performance about the absurd dance of trying to fit in. At border control, who really gets to cross, to stay, to be accepted, and at what cost? Stuck in an in between space, among dunes of discarded clothes, four conditional citizens tackle the strange rituals of border crossings with satire and sorrow. In the shadows of Brexit and the government's hostile immigration policies, this performance is a timely and provocative response to a world where identity must be negotiated, stripped back, and reassembled.
Created by Zoo Indigo with an ensemble of emerging performers from migratory contexts, this multidisciplinary piece weaves movement, multilingual spoken word and live music into a politically charged exploration of home, loss, and the surreal choreography of borders.
