The exhibition will be made up of works by various queer artists and allies, with 50% of the proceeds going directly to them and the other 50% going directly to the Outside Project. The performance programme will be made up of two separate events, consisting of live music, performance and poetry
This is an entirely queer-led project that holds huge significance to us. It is a celebration of queer creating and a cycle of exchange, giving to one another when we are able to in order to support those who need it most.
Queer Noise is a Poetry and Performance platform that celebrates queer performers, spoken word artists, musicians and theatre-makers. Queer Noise presents a simultaneously silly and sensitive exploration of queer identity, community and friendship.
Queer Noise is a monthly event based at Bermondsey project space presenting a new programme of performers each month. For this collaborative event with Qwe're and New Normal Projects we have put together a lineup of some of the exceptionally talented acts from our past events.
Vittorio/a (b. 1999, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-British multidisciplinary artist living and working in London. Their work spans across performance, sound, drawing and textiles; which come together to bring life to ghostly landscapes that centre the essence of magic and queerness in the everyday.
Drawing on their experience as a non-binary person of the Latin-diaspora, Vittorio/a questions what it means to be orientated in different localities and feel at home in times of uncertainty.
Lila Robirosa is a comedy performer whose autobiographical work probes at the more awkward topics surrounding queer, female sexuality. Starting out in theatre and now emerging on the stand-up circuit, her confessional style aims to find the funny in the most relatable and cringe-worthy moments.
zha is an alternative indie pop artist based in SE London. zha has been described as a unique mix between Mitski and Solange, often singing songs about life experiences as a queer disabled POC. Their songs are rich with beautiful harmonies and melodies that give you “crying in the middle of the dance floor” vibes.
Morgana - My poetry is a personal exploration into sexuality, gender and queerness. It is unapologetically feminine and largely free verse - an attempt to position an uncertain identity in an uncertain world.
Kia Matanky-Becker is a Queer Poet, Performance artist, sculptor and co-parent of Queer Noise.
Kia's Lyrical poetry is an unapologetic exploration of queer relationships, friendship and community. She is particularly interested in queer coming of age narratives and their beautifully messy complexities. Her surreal style takes influence from magical realism.
Kia has performed at poetry nights across the country, her performance films are archived internationally, and she was awarded the Poetry Society collaboration prize 2021.
Grace Quigley is a queer writer, actor and co-parent of Queer Noise. For this event she will be presenting a sneak peek of her Edinburgh fringe show Blue Water
Blue Water Written and performed by Grace Quigley Directed by Jessica Coppen-Gardener
South London, 2008 Dizzee Rascals 'Dance Wiv Me' has been playing on the radio. With a labour government power, there is an air of early 2000s bliss with a false sense of equality.
Our story is told through the relatable eyes of a 17 year old girl, funny and charismatic this extroaordinary girl lives a chaotic life. Her mind is filled with MSN, school , sex, Glens vodka and mayfair cigarettes.
We meet her as she attempts to naviagte her way from Bluewater shopping centre with the girls and survive the weekly party happenings on a Saturday night. Little does she know, tonight is the night she unexpectedly falls in love with a girl she's never spoken to and starts her journey to figuring out her sexuality.
Conversational and nostalgic, Bluewater takes us on a comical trip down memory lane, with the reminder of teen struggles hitting a little harder than expected.