WOMEN OF THE SEVEN SEAS

secret agency / geheimagentur

Dates: Thu 16th March 2023

Times: Doors open @ 19:00
19:30 - 21:30 (2 hours)

Location: SPILL Think Tank

Tickets: £5

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Women of the Seven Seas is a global group of female artists, researchers, activists and seafarers working with, at and around the sea and on questions of maritime life. The group has been initiated by artist collective secret agency and has one question in common: Will the growing number of women working at sea make a difference?

Maritime patriarchy is no joke. It is a history of war, colonialism and exploitation of people and natural resources. Is there - finally - a feminist movement about to appear at sea to unite against all that? The answer is: not yet. But maybe soon.  

In this lecture performance, secret agency will not only give a report of the current activities and experiences of the Women of the Seven Seas. Using live animation they will take you on a trip to the future: a time when sea levels will rise, and transgender hippies on rafts of trash will unite with the female seafarers‘ association of Nigeria to come to the rescue.

Concept/text/performance/set: geheimagentur / secret agency
Soundtrack: Lil Twills 
Funded by: Fonds Darstellende Künste
Premiere: Teatre LLiure, Barcelona, 18th Apr 2022

Think Tank Live events start with a performance or presentation from our featured artist, followed by a Q&A session hosted by our Artistic Director, Robin Deacon. Stick around afterwards for drinks and chat.