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Midnight Jungle
Thu 24 – Fri 25 April 2025
Part of Fields of Performance
Contemporary Music And Performance
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Fields of Performance is a dynamic collection of experimental and interdisciplinary works, ranging from intimate solos to collaborative pieces presented in studio theatre settings and in public spaces around Central Scotland.
This is the final year of the Contemporary Performance Practice programme, and this work honours the legacy of past and present students, their expansive range works and the diverse contexts they continue to engage with.
Experience the freshness and originality of a new wave of artists, ready to redefine the boundaries of performance.
Midnight Jungle
by Dianne McConnell
“Ladies and Gentlemen, Theys and Thems. Get ready, the performance is about to begin.”
Midnight Jungle is a dance performance that investigates the coexistence of messy and polished within queer identities as they take their place on stage. Beginning from the societal questioning of queer expression, the piece combines vogue, commercial dance and persona; deconstructing them to explore through embodied sensation the joy that inspires movement and brings empowerment to individual voices. Instead of answering the imposed questions, the performer chooses to let them linger with the audience, inviting them to question how the dismissal of expectation can free the individual from oppression.