Becky Namgauds

Most artists I know don't want to back themselves into a corner with identity politics. The opposite. But the forces of capture & marketisation are very strong. It's going to take massive collective effort to keep insisting on art as a space for questions, openness & plasticity.

Lots of creative energy expelled in the house in the past few weeks with @MsBeckyNam @SekeChim #BurrowsandFargion #EllenKane... Something's cooking...

Still places left in my pro workshops: 23rd Jan- Blanc's Choreographic Toolbox @ThePlaceLondon 29th Jan- Finding Ways Into Movement (Zoom) All are for disabled & non disabled humans. BSL interpreted. sarahblanc.com/workshops/

I dare anyone who watched #bbcstrictly tonight to EVER AGAIN challenge me as to whether the creative arts matter…. The skill, the stamina, the humanity, the truth of it. Telling our stories as though our lives depended on it…Because they do. Thank you for lifting our hearts ♥️

Can I just say, if you're unvaccinated, and change your mind but worried about people judging you at the vaccination center, this will absolutely not be the case. We will welcome you with open arms.

All these illegal Tory parties and poor Dianne couldn’t even have a fucking gin in a tin on the train?!?!

Freelance Panic: Just had my entire income for January cancelled (again). The people calling to cancel also in a state of crisis and with no mechanism to protect freelance staff in anyway other than rescheduling. Survival is ugly. Sending love to everyone shitting it again.

Let’s be clear on the “borders bill”. It can strip ANYONE with the POTENTIAL of two passports of British citizenship with no right of appeal and no notice. It also criminalises anyone trying to RESCUE refugees from dying in the channel. Priti Patel cheered its passing. Pure evil.

Don't let R*sie K*y stop you reading Orlando. Incredibly trans novel, before there was really a language for trans experience. Did K*y even read it? Woolf is turning in her grave! This is all so stupid!

Why is everyone worried about no one wanting to hire the RK dancers again? I respect these dancers more and would in fact prefer to hire them. I have huge respect for them. It takes a lot to stand up to bullying when you are a freelancer in a big org.

Sharing a brave and articulated account from the dancers who have come together to collectively address false claims made in @rosiekaydanceco @thetimes slandering article. This is an important read! Deep respect to the dancers for speaking up! @Co-Choreographers-Romeo-Juliet/open-letter-dancers-respond-to-rosie-kays-article-in-the-times-b1f5479a4dd7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@Co-Choreograp…

Police officers attended court to support Wayne Couzens. Think about that for just a minute.

Most guys don’t look in the mirror & see a problem. But it’s staring us in the face. Sexual violence begins long before you think it does. #DontBeThatGuy

Teachers can't accept gifts which have a value of over £50 because it could be seen as a bribe, yet the PM can accept a gift of a £25,000 holiday and that's apparently legit 🤡

I spend approx £2k a year on therapy thanks to trauma inflicted by men please spare me your “it’s okay not to be okay” / “exercise and eat healthy” bullshit

Former colonial powers need to understand that "finders keepers" has never been a plausible argument. Theft is theft. Reparations can begin with returning the loot of empire. theguardian.com/culture/2021/o…

Babs, New Queers on the Block is BACK! Grants of £12,500 grants + expenses + access + support to spend 6 months working on your own development. Applications close 4th Nov bit.ly/NQOTBNG

We had such an amazing festival, entertaining 27,500 visitors across five sites in Dorset – here’s just a taste of our #InsideOutDorset festival 2021. Thank you for being part of it #festival #outdoorarts @ace_southwest @ace_national #extraordinaryevents #extraordinaryplaces