Illuminating Alice

A Mad Adventure in Growing up, Shrinking down & Jumping Stripy Tights first Through the Looking Glass of Gender! Alice d'Lumiere chose her name, her gender and her wardrobe and now she is revisiting her childhood imagination; exploring the fantastical tales which led to her real-life choices. In the parlance of the super hero genre - this is the origin story! A highly personal piece from an accomplished writer/performer; playfully analysing the construction of the people we see in the mirror. The resultant work is a passionate, honest and celebratory show; part personal testament, part solo cabaret. Expect dynamic performance poetry, engaging comedy, voluminous frocks and more than a touch of Lewis Carroll. Gender fluid spoken word artist and poet, Alice d'Lumiere, has set herself a number of pulse-racing performance challenges over the years; from becoming an aerial hoop performer to an opera singer; all accomplished in pursuit of exploring identity, individual creativity and the joys of not always confirming to the gender one is assigned at birth. Written by Alice d'Lumiere Music by Tina Gooding, Movement Director - Angelica Bangs Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.