Produced by The Marlborough Theatre (Brighton), New Queers on the Block is a fresh night of innovative performance touring the UK this autumn and visiting Folkestone Quarterhouse on Saturday 20 October.
Showcasing international queer work from Rachael Young, Hester Chillingworth, Stacy Makishi and Marikiscrycrycry and hosted by Ophelia Bitz, each town will also present a specially commissioned local LGBTQIA+ artist. ]performance s p a c e [ are thrilled to be Folkestone's local ambassadors and will be hosting loads of activities around the Folkestone tour dates - take a look below and get in contact to get involved!
Write like a Kween!
]ps[ 62 Tontine St
6 free sessions, every other Thursday at 7pm during Sep & Oct 2018
Bespoke writing course for LGBTQIA+ people, led by the fabulous Kerry Ryan. Contact bean@performancespace.org for details/sign up!
Ima Read
The Clearing bookshelves, Quarterhouse (open access)
Sep - Oct 2018
A selection of books curated by Benjamin Sebastian exploring concepts of queer, LGBTQIA+ identity, politics, art and culture.
Queer Ear: INCISE lecture series
The Clearing, Quarterhouse
Mon 24 Sep, 7pm: An introduction to queer theory
Mon 15 Oct, 7pm: An introduction to intersectionality
Led by Prof. Bee Scherer, INCISE is an academic Research Centre within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Canterbury Christ Church University
Glitter in the Gutter
]ps[ 62 Tontine St
(New Queers on the Block after party)
Sat 20 Oct, 9pm - late