19:30-20:10, Friday 20th September 2024
The Cockpit
Music & Words: Guy Harries and company
There will be an online watch party of QueerLove on the 4th of October.
QueerLove explores relationships in the LGBTQ+ community through the medium of the love letter. Created with a cast of queer artists creating and performing songs, dance, classical and electronic sound and cabaret, this opera is a dazzling, glittering, life-affirming celebration of deep human connection. The piece was inspired by letters from queer archives and present-day interviews. It is devised by the composer in collaboration with the cast members, bringing different voices and experiences together and queering the operatic hierarchy. Immerse yourself in some queer love!
The piece is supported by: University of East London, Trinity Laban Conservatoire, WiseThoughts and Westminster LGBT+ Forum, with thanks to the University of Westminster, Bishopsgate Institute LGBTQIA+ Archives, and Jeremy Finch White.
Age range: PG-13
In a festival of new work, please note that shows may overrun.
Produced by Red Hat Opera
Venue: The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London NW8 8EH.
On the same day:
Music & Words: Guy Harries and company
Music & Words: Guy Harries and company
Voice: Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong
Voice: Sholto Biscoe-Taylor
Voice: Hestor Dart
Heart: Medusa Has Been
Cello: Rebecca Burden
Dance: Theo Lowe
Electronics, flute, sound design, co-director: Guy Harries
Co-director & artistic advisor: Andra Simons
Sound engineer: Jonathan Bell
Illustration: Nida Izza