BEAUTIFUL CONFUSION COLLECTIVE: BLACK DRESS

“If I were to stand here in this dress and tell you that I don’t feel like a woman, would you believe me?”
Black Dress is a euphoric solo exploration of nonbinary femme identity told through story, dance and 12 black dresses from performer Becka McFadden’s own wardrobe. Shot through with humour, vulnerability and queer joy, Black Dress invites you on a journey of self-discovery and celebration.
From a sunny terrace in Calabria, to the challenges of gender-neutral pronouns in Czech, to a queer utopian ski lodge that doesn’t actually exist (yet), Black Dress will make you laugh, think and – above all – feel pleasure.
Winner of the 2023 Thalia Award for Alternative Theatre
“ A technically virtuoso level . . . . the performance is moving, funny and rebellious.” Taneční Aktuality
Black Dress Trailer
Concept, performance: Becka McFadden / Dramaturgy, choreography: Becka McFadden, Daniel Somerville / Assistant director: Markéta Pščolková / Video art, assistant visual direction: Mariia Reshetova / Translation: Eva Ullrichová / Photography: Michaela Škvrňáková, Paul Wade, Svetlana Lopato / Technical collaboration: Filip Obermajer / Production: Kateřina Kubíková, Michaela Kessler, Adriána Spišaková / Coproduced by Venuše ve Švehlovce with support from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.