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URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/dadafest-give-me-a-reason-to-liv
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SUMMARY:Unity Theatre: DaDaFest: Give Me a Reason to Live\, Claire Cunningh
 am
DESCRIPTION:Give Me a Reason to Live is a 40 min solo performance by Glasg
 ow based choreographer Claire Cunningham inspired by the work of medieva
 l Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch and set to a mesmerising sound score by s
 ound artist Zoe Irvine.\n\nExploring issues of religion\, in particular re
 ligious art\, alongside questions regarding judgement of bodies and qualit
 y of life\, the work takes the form of a series of tests.  Tests of body 
 and of faith. For the artist it is a study in the notion of empathy.\n\nGi
 ve Me a Reason to Live is dedicated to the approximately 70\,000 disabled
  victims of the Nazi Aktion T4 euthanasia program and exists as a live mem
 orial to these individuals and the current disabled victims of the present
  UK governments so-called ‘welfare reform’.\n\nWith this work she has 
 been consciously pushing the subject matter away from autobiographical mat
 erial – looking to create connections with other people and issues\, to 
 find new methods of researching and devising material – such as the use 
 of duration\, methods of working alone and of creating shared artistic spa
 ce.\n\nGive Me a Reason to Live is a stripped bare\, physically powerful 
 work -consciously engaging on a political level\, and thereby raising ques
 tions of the environments the work should be placed in in order to engage 
 more widely\, or to create more resonant contexts.\n\n“There is so much 
 heart and intellect\, courage and integrity here: Cunningham pushes bounda
 ries not just for disability rights\, but for us all.” ***** – Herald 
 Scotland\n\n“shocking and immediate.” **** – List\n\n“Give Me a Re
 ason to Live is a quietly intelligent work that manages to be both devasta
 ting and full of joy.” **** – Bachtrack\n\nVisiting multiple DaDaFest
  events at the Unity? Get a Festival Pass to all Unity shows for just 
 £40 or see 3 Unity Performances for just £24.99 or 4 Unity Performan
 ces for £35\n\nBUY TICKETS
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LOCATION:Unity Theatre\, Hope Place\, Liverpool\, L1 9BG\, Liverpool\, Unit
 ed Kingdom
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