The Dirty Work

Peek behind the velvet curtain of The Dirty Work, a new solo performance by Jo Bannon. Blending the tricks of the trade – a white rabbit, a magic wand, a puff of smoke – with her lived experience of visual impairment, Bannon invites you to glimpse a world where truth and illusion, performance and reality converge. Through delicate choreography and magician’s patter, which reveals more than it conceals, she unveils the invisible labour that shapes how we navigate the world - balancing effortlessly between what is seen and unseen. Through a Crip lens and with a trick up her sleeve, Bannon reveals ‘the dirty work’ that often goes unnoticed on stage and in everyday life. This isn’t just a magic show; it’s a meditation on visibility, disability, and the unseen labour we all perform. Say ‘white rabbit’ three times, and see the magic unfold before your very eyes!

Jo Bannon lives in Great Britain and works in performance, choreography and film. Her artistic practice deals with questions of identity, sensory perception and human interaction. The focus is on investigating how our physical bodies perceive the surrounding world. Taking her identity as a disabled woman with albinism as a starting point, Jo Bannon explores the complexity of sensory experience as well as the question of how this can be communicated, shifted or questioned. After presenting Magic of the Hands in Braunschweig at Theaterformen 2024, she returns with the premiere of the follow-up piece, The Dirty Work.   

Transcript Audioflyer:

Dear audience,

The performance The Dirty Work by Jo Bannon includes integrated audio description in spoken English and offers a touch tour and pre-show access.

Peek behind the velvet curtain of The Dirty Work, a new solo performance by Jo Bannon blending the trickery of magic with the lived experience of visual impairment. Using delicate choreography and magician’s patter, Bannon unveils the invisible labour that shapes how we navigate the world through a disability lens.

The performances take place on Saturday, 20 June at 6:30 pm and Sunday, 21 June at 3:00 pm and 8:00 pm at the Kleines Haus, Aquarium of the Staatstheater Braunschweig. The performance lasts 70 minutes. 

The touch tour begins one hour before each performance and lasts around 20 minutes. The meeting point is the VIP section on the first floor of the Kleines Haus, The tactile guidance system in theKleines Haus leads to the VIP section via a staircase.

The touch tour is extended as pre-show access and is also open to anyone who would like to familiarise themselves with the auditorium and the production before the performance begins.

The VIP section opens 1,5 hours before each performance for visually impaired persons and people with other access needs. Visitors can receive information about the performance, ask questions, and enjoy a drink in a relaxed atmosphere.

Please register for audio description and the touch tour after purchasing your ticket, no later than 3 hours before the performance begins. You can register by phone at +49 176 587 685 11 or by email at barrierefreiheit@theaterformen.de.

Tickets for the performances are available
- online at theaterformen.de
- by phone at +49 531 1234 567
- by email at besucherservice@staatstheater-braunschweig.de
- or at the box offices of the Staatstheater Braunschweig.

We look forward to welcoming you!