He's Dead

A dark fantasy, conceptual choreography exploring the question: “Was Tupac depressed?”

Using dance, text and striking visuals, marikiscrycrycry’s He’s Dead delves into the unspoken surrounding mental health in the Black community.

Underscored by a brooding hip-hop soundscape, He’s Dead is a complex and powerful endeavour to “shed tears for the things that we cannot unearth” in an attempt to find clarity in what can never truly be answered.

Made in three acts, this compelling work looks at the violence of dehumanisation – highlighting the injustice that if a figure is flawed in any way by their actions, their sadness cannot be heard or acknowledged; heightened endlessly if you are Black.

He’s Dead is a struggle for, and expression of, what it means to be human – yet to be fighting for your humanity constantly.

Commissioned by The Marlborough Pub & Theatre for New Queers on the Block, Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts, Theatre in the Mill, Block Universe, and The Yard. Further support from Arts Council England, The Place and Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Please note that this performance contains strong language.

This performance is Pay What You Can.

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