This new iteration of the work is a multi-layered response to Hunter’s experiences of being a single parent, an exploration of the binary, sex, death, life and the relationship western society has with the mother and the birthing body. Exploring western societies relationship with the birthing body and the Mother construct. Highlighting the social and cultural imbalances associated with gender and the home.

‘I have remained an outsider with my queer birthing body, fluxing and crashing through different lands of otherness over my time as a parent. MOTHERFUCKER is a conversation on gender and the home with a look at those patriarchal hands that feed us, while all too easily pushing their silencing fingers in our mouths.’

Nicola Hunter

Mentored and direction from Charlotte Vincent of Vincent Dance Theatre
www.vincentdt.com

Potentially covering topics of trauma / childhood trauma / motherhood from a genderqueer perspective / depression / toxic masculinity / abuse and gender identity. The performance may include blood-letting, nudity and scenes of a sexual and violent nature. As such it is strictly for over 18’s only.

This is not a performance for the easily offended.

Artist and activist Nicola Hunter was born in NE England (UK). They have been performing and showing work nationally since 2007 within programmes such as Inbetween Time Festival (Bristol), City of Women (Ljubljana) and SPILL FESTIVAL (Ipswitch) and has successfully completed their first tour across the UK with Lost Bodies (TEMPTING FAILURE CIC, LIVE ART BISTRO, Colchester Arts Centre, Norwich Arts Centre, The Island, Artsadmin & The Marlborough Theatre). Hunter has collaborated with Predrag Pajdic, Manuel Vason (Double Exposures) and Ernst Fischer and has been awarded the Artsadmin Bursary, the Artists International Development Fund and has been supported and mentored by Unlimited, Live Art Development Agency and Pacitti Company.

There will be nudity and adult/sexual content in this performance.

Doors open 6:15pm for supporting exhibition.
Performance starts 7pm. Duration 45 min.

Tickets available to purchase here until 12pm (midday) on the 23rd March, after that it will be cash payments on the door only

This event has been supported by Arts Council England using National Lottery funding.

Poster by Keith Dodds with Image by Nicola Hunter