“The Closet” is a 5-minute performance piece on the lived experiences of queer and allied BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Colour). It explores the nuances of being in the closet and/or marginalized as a person of colour and in multiple BIPOC communities across Australia. The performers in this piece identify along the spectrum of gender identity and many identify as LGBTIQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer+). This piece will be performed through dance, spoken-word and theatre. It is filmed as part of the People of Colour Storytelling Archive so as to represent and continuously make visible those stories that are untold, unheard and silenced.
Project Team
Naavikaran/ D’souza Shaun: writer, choreographer and producer.
Kavita Gonsalves: Producer & director.
Katie Rasch: film-maker, producer and director.
Lalatuai Grogan: visual artists.
Matt Hsu: sound and music composer.
Kalpana Prasad: creative movement artist.
Michael Fh: creative movement artist.
Navin Jayasekera: creative movement artist.
Project supported by AusDance Queensland and Multicultural Australia.