The Pleasuredome Must Be Built x Transform
Queer communities have been refining the skills for resistance under capitalism since its beginning. Summoning collective joy amidst harrowing circumstances is key. This is a party at the end of the world as we know it…or the beginning of a new dawn. Join Transform 25's grand finale, hosted by the creators of iconic Leeds club night Love Muscle.
22:00 - 05:00
Presented by Love Muscle in collaboration with Transform.
Come and delve into the wonderful world of Fernanda Cortes and her truly mesmerising pieces; it promises to be a unique and captivating exhibition.
Fernanda is a Mexican artist known for her sculptural works, having gained a Master of Arts in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art, London. As a sculptor of anthropomorphic, medium-sized ceramic figures, her themes explore human moral dilemmas, which she also explores through her written stories.
Join Transform for a vulgar, visceral and vampy performance of IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!! exploring the artists’ fascination with the filthy and the glamorous, the pathetic and the perverse.
Bear witness to the bare arses of Samir Kennedy and Sean Murray in this whirlwind performance.
References abound to familiar double acts alongside double entendres as they unearth the only real concrete thing there is in this business: instability.
Join Transform in this performance of Magic Maids interweaving performance, pageantry and possession. This feral incantation connects the European witch hunts to the exploitation of migrant women’s labour today.
The female figures of the witch and the maid are powerful and powerless, feared and revered, used, accused and discarded. The tropes are not mere hearsay and history but deeply rooted in today’s psyche.
Come and delve into the wonderful world of Fernanda Cortes and her truly mesmerising pieces. Make a date for the preview on the evening of Thursday 7th August from 5:30pm to 8:30pm; it promises to be a unique and captivating exhibition.
Fernanda is a Mexican artist known for her sculptural works, having gained a Master of Arts in Ceramics and Glass from the Royal College of Art, London. As a sculptor of anthropomorphic, medium-sized ceramic figures, her themes explore human moral dilemmas, which she also explores through her written stories.
Nearly time to go back to school! How about one last bit of summer fun to get your creativity in tip top form for all that learning! Bring your crazy, creative minds and have fun telling a bunch of supposed grown ups what to do and say.
Come and join us and become one of our star storytellers! LET'S MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL
“I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing so much! Your team are so talented and downright hilarious!”
"Love this idea! A fantastic way to capture imaginations and great entertainment" Scarlet (Mum)
Join Transform for Eve Stainton’s unnerving choreographic performance exploring societal suspicion and the construction of threat. As a solo figure moves amongst us, the Airedale Symphony Orchestra play a live soundtrack – the music from 80s horror film The Thing.
The Joystick and The Reins interrogates who decides who and what is a ‘threat’ within society, and how these ideas are reinforced through systems of oppression and authoritarianism.
Join Transform and Dan Daw Creative Projects in this captivating performance of EXXY.
How do you continue to value yourself when society doesn’t value you?
Dan Daw, a Queer, crippled dance artist, is feeling the pressure to stay at the top of his game after the smash-hit world tour of his last show.
Step back in time and witness a remarkable transformation at RSPB St Aidan's!
Join us for a captivating guided history walk, where you'll uncover the secrets of a former opencast mine turned thriving nature park. Learn about the area's rich industrial past, the rewilding process, and marvel at "Oddball," the iconic dragline still at the nature park.
Perfect for history enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, this unique experience is not to be missed!
Join Transform for an immersive, deeply moving video installation presented in collaboration with Light Night and Yorkshire Dance.
Choreographer Katja Heitmann collects and preserves ‘human movement’ in the Motus Mori archive. Over 2000 people, including from Leeds, have contributed their personal gestures to this archive.