Online event
Times: 6.30pm - 8pm Friday, 11.30am - 2pm Saturday
Performance art that tears up the rule book. UNDERCURRENT brings unorthodox work straight to your desktop.
These free online performances, hosted on Zoom, invite you to drop in as you please, giving you chance to catch as much of the action as possible across the two days.
Touching on a host of extremely current topics, NSCD second-year BA (Hons) students present an irreverent, subversive take on today’s social and political climate.
Click below to receive a Zoom link and full schedule for the performances.
All works are rated 16+, with some sensitive and adult content
Friday 3 July, 6.30pm
Based on a Norwegian fairytale, this performance takes you on a journey of self-discovery. This is the story of a boy who’s faced with a dilemma: running away from his struggles or standing up for his choices. This is a children’s show for grown-ups.
Friday 3 July, 6.45pm
The year is 2084. Two celebrities are invited to market their products on a popular online chat show. The scandals of modern industry – mass production and consumerism, untruthful advertisements – are nothing to be ashamed of. It’s important to exploit raw materials and your workers: the faster, the cheaper, the better!
Friday 3 July, 7.05pm
The world mocks us. So let’s mock the world. Join us for the world premiere of the panel show, where two teams battle it out to see who can change negativity into positivity. Join us as we discuss, debate, and laugh at today’s political news, and see which team ends up on top!
Contains strong language, sensitive topics, alcohol consumption
Friday 3 July, 7.30pm
The United Nations has discovered a peaceful, equal society that’s been coexisting within our hectic world. In this UN meeting, American, English and Spanish representatives react to this new-found community: is it a political utopia, or a threat to our world?
Contains some strong language
Friday 3 July, 7.45pm
“Why do you even need a description? You do know no-one reads that s*** right? Just turn up, watch us, and f*****g relax. Stop being such rule-abiding b******s.”
Contains strong language
Saturday 4 July, 11.30am
Less Than a Minute is an independent news station. We bring you all the latest stories, live, on Channel Zoom. Watch from the comfort of your home, whether or not you have Covid-19, or if you decide stay alert, don’t stay alert, go to work, don’t go to work, control the virus, oh don’t control the virus. (Disclaimer: some stories have been altered for entertainment purposes.)
Contains strong language
Saturday 4 July, 11.45pm
Five women, all in their kitchens (no, this wasn’t directed by a man) discuss the fine line between objectification and liberation. What does it FEEL like to be a woman? Through a podcast-like lens, the women share their own experience of sexualisation, prejudices and double standards.
Contains swearing, mild nudity. Some topics may be unsuitable for younger audiences.
Saturday 4 July, 12pm
Dripping with sarcasm and full of short, funny skits, A is for Average explores the complexity of being female in Asian culture. The performance demonstrates the tricky balance between holding onto your beliefs and finding your own identity.
Contains strong language, swearing and mild nudity
Saturday 4 July, 12.30pm
A group of housemates attempt to qualify for free delivery on an Amazon order, adding more and more ridiculous items to their cart, in this exploration of excessive casual consumerism.
Contains some strong language
Saturday 4 July, 12.45pm
Section 5 welcomes you to the bizarre, distorted world of the makeover. In this unsettling piece, the performers demonstrate how looks and appearance are warped by TV and movies, and present a manifesto on makeover culture.
Contains strong language
Saturday 4 July, 1pm
Does the punishment fit the crime, or does it fit the person? We know our prison population is ninety-five percent male. What we don’t know is why. This work was created as a space to explore gender disparity within law enforcement.
Contains references to physical violence
Saturday 4 July, 1.30pm
Fancy a cuppa? Now we’re talking. We believe honestea is the best policy. So why can’t we all just get oolong? After all, it’s just a brew, what harm can it do? That roar of the kettle, the first sip… like a warm embrace from an old friend, it lures you in, it makes you forget. Not a care in the world! That’s the best way to live. Right?
Contains some sensitive language
Saturday 4 July, 1.45pm
A live-streamed, virtual journey into the fight against a virus that has been around much longer than Covid-19: racism. Recently, many people have been encouraged to speak up – let’s not stop there. A Table for Six explores just a few of the stepping stones from performativity to action.
Contains some sensitive language and adult themes
