Male presenting figure behind a wall made of a translucent plastic sheet. Their arms are pressed against the plastic sheet, like they are trying to break through. Blood is dripping down the plastic sheet.

Goner

Marikiscrycrycry

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Information

Times: 2pm, 7:30pm


Tickets: Pay What You Can (Recommended Price £14)*

*all orders subject to a transaction fee of £2

Running Time: 55 minutes (no interval)


Age Recommendation: 16+


This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber

The Goner is someone who is doomed with no chance of survival—bound to death, a lost and hopeless case.

Exploring alienation, migration, violence and more, Goner is a live, suspenseful choreography delving into the depths of psychological horror.

Crafting radical visual culture from the marginalised perspective, Goner is a sensuous, suspense-filled and fearsome choreographic journey that raises the question: How do we look at culturally specific narratives against a backdrop of thrilling, bloody, and psychological horror?

Who knows… but there will be blood.

 

‘Powerfully blends movement and vulnerability, reflecting the viewer’s gaze back onto themselves’ Frieze

‘Who would have thought that dance, horror, culture and crimson cowboy chaps could come together in such a nuanced offering?’ Dance Art Journal

‘Best booty shaking you’ll ever see. Sharpe’s glutes move like keys on a player piano, fluctuating between eroticism and anxiety.’ TBA Review, Portland Mercury

Trailer

Biographies

Malik Nashad Sharpe is a choreographer and movement director working with dance, dark fantasy, and horror. Creating primarily underneath the alias Marikiscrycrycry, he creates provocative performances that are formally engaged with construction of affect, atmosphere, and dramaturgy from marginal perspectives.

He graduated with a BA in Experimental Dance with highest honours from Williams College, and holds a certificate in Contemporary Dance from Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, where he won the Simone Michele Prize for Outstanding Choreography.

His work address violence, alienation, horror, melancholia, belonging, and the horizon; and has been widely presented across the U.K., Europe, Canada, and the USA.

Credits

Co-commissioned by The Yard Theatre, Dansehallerne, MDT, and Cambridge Junction with support from Stobbs New Ideas Fund.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Choreography Malik Nashad Sharpe
Musical Direction Tabitha Thorlu-Bangura
Set Design Felix Villiers
Lighting Design Barnaby Booth
Costume Design Erik Annerborn
Dramaturg Jay Miller
Production Manager Froud
Project Producer Michael Kitchin
Strategic Producers The Uncultured
Marketing Secoura Grim
PR Binita Walia
Music Composition and Sound Design Luke Blair
Rehearsal Direction Blue Makwana
Hair ManWigs
Featuring music by Arif Cooper (R.I.P.), De Schuurman, Poundshoppe, and Don Sinini
Voiceover OBOBOB
Text Consultancy Travis Alabanza

Access

PRE EVENT INFORMATION

This event takes place in person in our Council Chamber. This space is on the first floor, with step-free access via a lift.

Due to the intimate staging of this performance, there will be no latecomers or re-entry.

If you have booked a ticket you will receive an email from us before your performance detailing important information about your visit.

PERSONAL ASSISTANT/COMPANION TICKETS

If you require the assistance of a friend or helper to attend, we can make a free ticket available for your companion. You can book access companion tickets online or contact the Box Office to book by emailingaccess@bac.org.uk. 

To book a free access companion online:

  • log in to your account here
  • go to ‘Other preferences’ and tick ‘I require a personal assistant/companion’.
  • Choose the performance, date and seats you would like and if you add at least 2 tickets to your basket, then one of these will automatically become free.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

BSL Interpreted Performances:

  • 7 May 7:30pm
  • 10 May at 2pm

BSL Interpretation by Ali Gordon.

Audio Described Performance: 9 May at 7:30pm

Audio Description by Adea Bajomo.

Content

  • Flashing lights
  • Haze
  • Moments of complete darkness
  • Loud and sudden music/sounds
  • Potentially distressing scenes
  • Strong language
  • Verbal references to sex
  • Verbal references to murder
  • Gunshot sounds
  • Partial nudity
  • Adult themes
  • Fake blood

Pre-Show Information

Latecomers are permitted within the first 15 minutes of the performance. After 15 minutes there will be no latecomers entry or re-admittance allowed.

VISIT OUR ACCESS PAGE

We want our shows to be as accessible to as many people as possible.

We offer tickets to most shows on a Pay What You Can basis throughout the year.

Tickets for Council Chamber performances in 2025 start at £9.50, and we have recommended pricing to help you choose a price that works for you.

We know that ticket price is a huge barrier for some. If you can afford to pay the recommended price or more, choosing to do so supports those that can’t. It makes it possible for us to continue to offer Pay What You Can and welcome those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend.

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