Dancing Queer - Workshop & Performance

QTIBPOC Cinema Club X Stand & Be Counted Theatre

21 June | Time: 19:00 - 23:00 | Venue: Gut Level

ABOUT THE SHOW

QTIBPOC Cinema Club and Stand & Be Counted Theatre invite you to an evening of queering and decolonising Arabic dance alongside a sharing of Shrouk El-Attar’s ‘Dancing Queer’.

This is event is in Two Parts due to a capacity differences; please purchase a free entry ticket for each part separately. You can join us for the entire evening (capacity permitting), or only one of the two parts.

Part 1: Belly Dance and Queer Politics Workshop
19:00 - 20:00

A workshop with Shrouk El-Attar (Dancing Queer) covering the past and present of belly dance and how it ties into queer politics followed by a belly dance lesson. Open to all abilities- come ready to get moving and shake your hips!'

Shrouk El-Attar (She/Her or They/Them) is a Queer Electronics Engineer and Belly Dancer. Born in Egypt, they have been living in the UK as a refugee since 2007. Named as one of the '100 Most Influential Women in the World' by the BBC in 2018, Shrouk passionately advocates for LGBT+ rights and shares their personal experience of being a Queer Arab through Egyptian belly dance performances.

Part 2: Performance of Dancing Queer (Work in Progress)
20:30 - 23:00

Explore the world of dance with Shrouk El-Attar as she merges her experience as a drag king, belly dancer, engineer and queer refugee in this scratch performance of 'Dancing Queer'- a theatrical show in development.

Keep the party going with a set from DJ Atrialia (She/Her): a queer Arab trailblazer amplifying the pulse of queer Arabic sounds in London. As one of the few openly queer femme DJs from the Arab world, her music is more than a setlist, it is a manifesto. A bold assertion of identity, freedom and community, her performances blend hypnotic rhythms, bass-heavy grooves and electrifying SWANA beats, crafting a sonic expression of the Western queer Arab diaspora experience.

• ABOUT THE COMPANY

  Stand & Be Counted Theatre are the UK’s first and leading Theatre Company of Sanctuary, committed to making work with and for people seeking sanctuary (refugees, asylum seekers and new migrants). We proudly sit at the intersection of arts, culture & social activism.

  Stand & Be Counted Theatre is the UK’s First Theatre Company of Sanctuary.

  QTIBPOC Cinema Club is a space for queer people of colour in Sheffield with monthly film nights and queer cultural celebrations.

EVENT INFO

• TICKETS

  FREE ENTRY

  Please purchase a free ticket via the available ticket links.

• DURATION

  Part 1: Belly Dance and Queer Politics Workshop

  • Doors Open: 18:30

  • Running Time: 19:00 - 20:00

  Part 2: Performance of Dancing Queer

  • Doors Open: 20:00

  • Running Time: 20:30 - 23:00

• ACCESSIBILITY

  This event will take place on the ground floor at Gut Level, which is wheelchair accessible.

  The building has an accessible toilet.

  For more information, please visit: https://gutlevel.co.uk/venue-accessibility

• AGE GUIDANCE / CONTENT WARNING

  18+

  Themes of deportation, homophobia, sexual and physical abuse

• SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS

  Dancing Queer

• CREDITS

  Migration Matters Festival
  
  Photography Credit:

  Video Credit: