Self-proclaimed queer ‘hot mess’ Katy Baird brings the London premiere of her latest show Get Off to London’s Battersea Arts Centre this 8-25 May.
Get Off continues Katy’s frank, poignant and uproarious take on the human condition. An honest and raw interrogation into our need for distraction, Get Off is an acutely personal one-woman show about excess and consumption, raising essential questions about the autonomy we possess in choosing where and how we seek fulfilment. From Katy’s trademark humorous perspective, she unveils her journey into the ‘pursuit of pleasure’, as audiences experience an evening that challenges and aims to bring us all closer together.
Katy Baird is an artist and curator who has performed at festivals and venues across Europe as well as squat parties, clubs and raves. A popular fixture on the queer performance scene, she says of her work; “My practice is centred around a desire to create a shared space that can be both welcoming and radical. My work explores ideas around class, gender and sexuality. It can take the form of cabaret, theatre, intervention, film or participatory performance. I enjoy using my body to create a space that questions, pokes and prods current dominant narratives on what is ‘acceptable behaviour’.
Tickets are priced at what you can afford – from £8. bac.org.uk/get-off
Queerguru’s Contributing Editor Ris Fatah is a successful fashion/luxury business consultant (when he can be bothered) who divides and wastes his time between London and Ibiza. He is a lover of all things queer, feminist, and human rights in general. @ris.fatah
Labels: 2014, Battersea Art Centre, Get Off, Katy Baird, London
