Let's Not Beat Each Other to Death
Mayfest 2018Let’s Not Beat Each Other to Death is a genre-defying play/memorial/electro-pop dance party.
Inspired in part by the brutal killing of a Halifax queer activist and an attack against an outspoken gay musician, its scope expands outward and becomes a search for explanation, compassion and catharsis on a global scale. Part monologue, part concert, part treatise on personal accountability, the show is a tribute to and celebration of LGBTQ people around the world who have been affected by violence, asking us to search for the roots of violence within ourselves. As a participatory event that combines dance, theatre, and music, the piece offers audiences the chance to remember, celebrate, think and dance.
Work on the show began during residencies at Videofag, Toronto’s hub for innovative queer performance, and at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig in Ireland. The show had its first workshop presentation in July 2014 at Halifax’s Queer Acts Theatre Festival. Let’s Not Beat Each Other To Death has since toured to the Stages Festival (Halifax), Intrepid Theatre’s inaugural OUTstages Festival (Victoria), the SummerWorks Performance Festival (Toronto), the PuSh Festival (Vancouver), the Festival TransAmériques (Montréal), and the IMPACT Festival (Kitchener).
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Let’s Not Beat Each Other To Death destroyed me (in a very good way
Mooney on Theatre
Powerful and cathartic
The Chronicle Herald
Useful information
- Venue: The Loco Klub