A festival that celebrates disabled artists and performers is coming to the Southbank Centre this September, with a deaf rave where audiences can feel the sound.
There are just five weeks until the anticipated return of Unlimited – the arts festival that platforms unsung creatives from across the UK.
From Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 September, the Southbank Centre will host an array of acts in music, dance, comedy and more.
Featuring new and existing work, to one-off events, it is run by an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for national and international audiences.
Since 2013, Unlimited has supported over 521 artists with over £6.5 million, reaching audiences of over 5.5 million, making it the largest supporter of disabled artists worldwide.
There is a range of free events: like a deaf rave with a Woojer zone so audiences can feel the sound and an immersive dance show.
The festival’s performance & dance programme begins in the Queen Elizabeth Hall with the UK premiere of Stopgap’s Lived Fiction (Sep 4) and continues throughout the week with a number of outstanding performances.
Mark of A Woman (Sep 5), a new commission from Unlimited Partner Award recipient Chisato Minamimura, examines the relationship between women’s bodies and tattooing practices while the UK premiere of Precarious Moves (Sep 6) by Michael Turinsky explores the profound impact of climate change on disabled people.
Unlimited’s comedy offering features recent the Edinburgh Fringe smash-hit from FlawBored, It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure (7 & 8 Sep), a scathing satire that attacks the monetisation of identity politics. The programme also includes Choo Choo! (8 Sep) a playful and interactive show exploring intrusive thoughts and OCD, as well as Abnormally Funny People – IRL (8 Sep), a new commission from the Southbank Centre that unites a gaggle of irreverent, internationally renowned funny people for an evening of laughs.
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Unlimited also features an array of uniquely engaging experiences including Jo Bannon’s sensory feast Sleight of Hand (7 & 8 Sept) and Hope and Ponies (8 Sep), an interactive art installation from Two Destination Language that asks audiences to share their messages of hope on banners and postcards.
For the full programme and to book tickets to any events click here.
