Podcasts Government Arts House Listening Program Blood On The Dance Floor - Q&A

Blood On The Dance Floor - Q&A

Published: June 2, 2016, midnight

b"This postshow Q&A was Recorded on 2 June 2016.\\n\\nWe hold memeories in our blood. It connects us. It defines us. Blood on the Dance Floor explores the legacies and memories of our bloodlines, our need for community, and what blood means to each of us questioning how this most precious fluid unites and divides us. A choreographer , dancer and writer from the Narangaa and Kaurna Nations of South Australia, Jacob Boehme was diagnosed with HIV in 1998. In search of answers, he reached out to his ancestors. Through the powerful blend of theatre,image,text and choreography, Boehme pays homage to their ceromonies whilst dissecting the politics of gay, Blak and poz identities.Blood on the Dance Floor is an unapologetic, passionate and visceral narrative that traverseas time, space and characters. A story of our need to love and be loved, Boehme's stricking monologue reveals our secret identities and our deepest fears, seeking to invoke ancestral lineage in a contemporary quest for courage and hope.\\n\\nWriter & Performer: Jacob Boehme\\nDirector: Isaac Drandic\\nChoreographer: Mariaa Randall\\nMovement Consultant: Rinske Ginsberg\\nDramaturge: Chris Mead\\nVideo Artist: Keith Deverell\\nSound Designer: James Henry\\nSpatial Designer: Jenny Hector"