An award-winning duet that defiantly challenges homophobia and transphobia.

OUT is a duet – a conversation between two bodies, carving out a new kind of space, reclaiming Dancehall and celebrating Vogue culture amongst the bittersweet scent of oranges.

“We’re shape-shifting in a bid to fit in; to be black enough, straight enough, Jamaican enough…” Embracing personal, political, and cultural dissonance; this act of interdisciplinary self-expression smashes through normativity, summoning voices and re-enacting movements in an exhilarating mash-up of remembrance and re-invention.

Winner of the 2017 South East Dance A Place to Dance Brighton Fringe Award and nominated for the 2017 Total Theatre & The Place Award for Dance.

Ray Young is a transdisciplinary performance artist, experience maker, and writer, widely recognized for their groundbreaking work at the forefront of activism, queerness, race, and neurodiversity.

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England.
Header image © Marcus Hessenberg
Image description: Two people face away from the camera. The background is warm pink. We can only see from the shoulders up but they appear to be naked, one with dreadlocks in a bun on top of their head and the other bald. The person with the dreadlocks has one arm lifted, their hand resting on the nape of their neck. The other has their head on the others shoulder and a hand resting on top of their head. The image feels calming and comforting.