Two women climb a pole, facing each other. They each have one foot on the pole with their other leg extended away in the air. They are 2m from the floor.

Bertie Collective

Translation

Name: Translation
Start: 2025-06-21T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-06-22T14:45:00+01:00

Date

Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jun 2025

An exciting and emotive piece of queer theatre blending contemporary, krump, hip hop, capoeira and acro-dance movement styles with Chinese pole.

An exciting and emotive piece of queer theatre. Translation blends various movement styles - including contemporary, krump, hip hop, capoeira, acro-dance - with Chinese pole. Chinese pole is a circus art, whereby artists climb a 5m scaffolding pole covered in rubber and perform tricks! This show draws on the artists' own experiences, additionally informed by discussions with a number of LGBTQ+ groups.