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Zoo Indigo presents The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?)
Hearing Loop
The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?) is a darkly humorous performance about the absurd dance of trying to fit in. She copies. She mimics. She sheds. At border control, she strips off her heritage coat with a smile. ‘Don’t you want me, baby?’ But who really gets to cross, to stay, to be accepted, and at what cost?
Created by Zoo Indigo with an ensemble of emerging performers from migratory contexts, this multidisciplinary piece weaves movement, multilingual spoken word, original music and live song into a politically charged exploration of home, loss, and the surreal choreography of borders.
Set against a haunting soundscape that echoes through dunes of discarded clothes, The Conditional Citizen (Don’t You Want Me Baby?) tackles the strange rituals of border crossings with satire and sorrow. In the shadows of Brexit and the government’s hostile immigration policies, this performance is a timely and provocative response to a world where identity must be negotiated, stripped back, and reassembled.
This show is a work-in-progress.
Recommended Price: £10
Age Guidance: 16+
Show Warnings: Themes on Xenophobia, forced migration and displacement
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