HER Productions is proud to produce a range of work, both from established texts and new writing.
The only thing they have in common, is a female voice at the core.
The only thing they have in common, is a female voice at the core.
Millennial Pink w/ Girl Gang Manchester
|
|
Millennial Pink is a brand new piece of live contemporary theatre developing findings from previous Girl Gang projects and integrating the best of what we do across nightlife, workshops, installations and theatre into an experiential event held in a theatrical context. The show explores the power of popular culture to shape us as we move from adolescence into adulthood.
It will be a vivid and provocative cross art form explosion of ideas, energy, debate, discussion, protest and celebration. Encompassing devised, verbatim and forum theatre, poetry, choreography, film and music, the piece will explore the impact of popular culture upon identity as young women come of age,, looking specifically at gender expression, sexualitiy, independence and self worth in a society which presents young women with complex messaging and conflicting “ideals”.
Devised by a diverse cast of millennial women and non-binary people, with workshops with teenage girls, the show uses pivotal pop cultural moments as inspiration, and source material, asking ourselves and our audience questions such as: how did Hit Me Baby One More Time and Dirrty influence your 11 year old brain? From “sexy school girl” virgins to anti-slutshaming pop princess’s writhing around in assless chaps, there’s a lot to unpack when you’re starting puberty. We will reminisce, recreate and reinterpreting, discussing autonomy, agency, consent, disassociation, objectification and pleasure. The show explores internalised misogyny and the ways in which women have been socialised to uphold patriarchal ideology in their self perception and presentation, often policing themselves and their peers to “perform” womanhood in a relatively narrow way.
It will be a vivid and provocative cross art form explosion of ideas, energy, debate, discussion, protest and celebration. Encompassing devised, verbatim and forum theatre, poetry, choreography, film and music, the piece will explore the impact of popular culture upon identity as young women come of age,, looking specifically at gender expression, sexualitiy, independence and self worth in a society which presents young women with complex messaging and conflicting “ideals”.
Devised by a diverse cast of millennial women and non-binary people, with workshops with teenage girls, the show uses pivotal pop cultural moments as inspiration, and source material, asking ourselves and our audience questions such as: how did Hit Me Baby One More Time and Dirrty influence your 11 year old brain? From “sexy school girl” virgins to anti-slutshaming pop princess’s writhing around in assless chaps, there’s a lot to unpack when you’re starting puberty. We will reminisce, recreate and reinterpreting, discussing autonomy, agency, consent, disassociation, objectification and pleasure. The show explores internalised misogyny and the ways in which women have been socialised to uphold patriarchal ideology in their self perception and presentation, often policing themselves and their peers to “perform” womanhood in a relatively narrow way.
R&D & Rehearsals
Photos by Abbey Lam & Vague Digital
