a performance lecture about protest and violence

Part performance, part training workshop, part lecture, part stuffed toy fight, This is not a riot is an interactive protest looking at what violence is, why we do it, and when it might be useful. Includes stuffed animals.

This is not a riot has performed at Fabrika, Leicester; The Yard, Hackney; Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh; The Free University, Dundee; Buzzcut Festival, Glasgow; On the Rocks Festival, St Andrews;  and the CrissArt Festival, Arrezzo, Italy.

Specifications

This is not a riot is an interactive performance for any size of audience. It was originally designed for studio theatre spaces, but can be adapted for any space where people can see a screen. It requires only a projector and screen, with technical operator.

Documentation

• Watch the full performance on film
• Read the audience-compiled 101 Uses for a Half-Brick
• Admire the photo gallery
• Contact harry@harrygiles.org for a full tour pack and costings