Women And Climate Exeter Present: Complicité Can I Live?

About

Conceived, written and performed by Fehinti Balogun

Wed 11 Sept | 6:30PM | Studio 74

Why don't we talk about it? Fehinti Balogun asks this urgent question and offers an invitation in Can I Live?, a vital new digital performance about the climate catastrophe, sharing his personal journey into the biggest challenge of our times. Weaving his story with spoken word, rap, theatre, animation and the scientific facts, Fehinti charts a course through the fundamental issues underpinning the emergency, identifying the intimate relationship between the environmental crisis & the global struggle for social justice, and sharing how, as a young Black British man, he has found his place in the climate movement.

In the face of a sense of helplessness about the climate catastrophe, Can I Live? is an outstretched hand, inviting audiences to recognise they are not alone - and that through understanding the issues and connecting with the many powerful activists around the globe driving change, we can find a sense of hope for the future.

A Complicité production in association with the Barbican, London, supported by Doc Society and Oxford Playhouse. Supported by Arts Council England and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Running Time: 60 mins | Suitable for ages 12+

Content information: contains some flashing images, some strong language, explores themes of racism, classism and describes some violence.

This event will be preceded by a conversation hosted by Women and Climate Exeter along with a panel of experts with a science, arts/theatre, community and activism background.

About Women and Climate
The Women and Climate community provides a joyful and safe space for women and nonbinary individuals from around the world to learn and talk about climate. Their mission is to accelerate climate action by inspiring more women to get started on their climate journey and empowering women who are working on climate today. https://www.womenandclimate.co/