About this Event
APOCRYPHA OF THE LATER SAINTS Kasra Jalilipour
In 251.AD Saint Agatha was Martyred, prior to her death her breasts were removed by Roman prosecutors. Fifty years after her death, she appears to Saint Luca, a transgender saint who had gouged his own eyes out in protest to his treatment, promising him glory. Many years before the two, Saint Apollo's teeth were forcibly removed before they willingly jumped into a fire.
A homoerotic ritual performance interrogating bodily autonomy and gender affirmation under ruthless persecution. Recounting the stories of three virgin martyrs in order to spotlight the complexity of the contemporary trans experience.
Could we come to a shared material transcendence by considering our historical obsessions with real and fictional stories of torture and tyranny?
A directorial debut from Kasra Jalilipour, including original artworks from a former sculpture exhibition ‘Study of Saint Agatha as a Boy,’.
Venue CLAY, 1-2 Regents St, Leeds, LS27QA
Date 8.03.24
Time 8pm (Doors are 7:30pm)
Tickets £8/£12 + Booking Fee
Venue Access This is event is wheelchair accessible. We have done what we can to make the space accessible by including a wheelchair freindly portaloo on the floor of the event space. We also have 2 gender-neutral toilets that are down a flight of stairs that is 12 steps. Unfortunately, there is no lift in our building. The rest of the building is on one floor. Unless stated otherwise this is a relaxed perfromance If you need any more information please check our info page here.
Age guidance 18+
Credits
Writer, Director & Designer: Kasra Jalilipour
Performers: Orange Ibreck & Dæmon Clelland
Outside Eye: Nando Messiass & Kane Stonestreet
Content Notes
Discussions of Transphobia, Discussions of Religion, Discussions of Violence and Abuse, Sexual Content, Nudity
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
CLAY: Centre for Live Art Yorkshire, 2 Regent Street, Leeds, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 12.00