He’s Dead

He’s Dead is a dark fantasy choreography that asks the unanswerable question, ‘Was Tupac depressed?’

In this conceptual ensemble work, four performers use dance, text, live action and original sound design – at the juncture of darker schemas and atmospheres –  to shed tears for the things that we cannot unearth.

Malik Nashad Sharpe is a choreographer, dancer, and movement director. Creating under their prolific alias Marikiscrycrycry, their performance practice with a cult following in London’s underground performance scene, their work has been presented in theatres, galleries and festivals across the UK, Europe and beyond.

They have made choreography for the English National Opera, Gate Theatre, Young Vic and at the National Theatre, and have been featured in Vogue, Dazed, Crack Magazine, i-D, Nowness and others. They are an Associate Artist at Hackney Showroom and former Artist-in-Residence at Tate Modern and Tate Britain.

Part of our New Queers on the Block: Brighton Weekender (6 – 9 Feb 2020) 

Tickets
£12 / £10 concessions
£20 / £15 concessions (joint ticket with GLOOPTOPIA!)

Creative Team
Dancers: Gareth Chambers, Blue Makwana, Eve Stainton and Marikiscrycrycry
Sound designers: Joanna Pope, ¥ummy Online
Sound research: JONI, Dylan Spencer-Davidson, TAAHLIAH
Flag designs: Zeinab Saleh
Lighting Design and Technical Management: Jon Cleveland
Dramaturgy: Martin Hargreaves
Producer: Laura Sweeney

Commissioned by The Marlborough Pub and Theatre for New Queers on the Block; Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts; Theatre in the Mill; Block Universe; and The Yard. Supported by The Place and Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Important information
Age guidance: 16+
He’s Dead contains replica guns, haze, strobe, loud music and fighting