Making of a Man
One dancer, a projection screen, a live camera, silicone abs, and a question: How does a body ‘do’ masculinity?
Making of a Man starts out like a TED talk, navigating pop culture, politics, and personal interviews, exploring who gets to ‘do’ masculinity and the potential in unsettling its rigid, chiselled codes.
Making of a Man starts out like a TED talk, navigating pop culture, politics, and personal interviews, exploring who gets to ‘do’ masculinity and the potential in unsettling its rigid, chiselled codes.
Making of a Man
Making of a Man is a solo lecture performance by Quindell Orton blending dance, video, spoken word, and live camera to unpack how bodies 'do' masculinity.
Starting as a TED Talk and morphing into something more unruly, the piece journeys through pop culture, personal interviews, and dance to question the rigid codes of manhood. With silicone abs, shifting voices, and a highly physical presence, Orton explores vulnerability, gendered power, and the performative layers of gender.
Described as smart, subversive, and touching, Making of a Man challenges gender codes with humour and insight.
Image credit: Apurva Gupta
Event Showings
3 - 7 Feb | 6 - 6:50pm
Price
Ticketed event
Location
53 James Street
Northbridge WA 6003
Accessibility
Accessible toilets
Wheelchair access