Solo Journeys: An evening of performances and film
Feat. Cemil Yildiz, Abel Atsede with Phosphoros Theatre, and Bellas da Silveira
27 June | Time: 18:30 | Venue: Performance Lab, Sheffield Hallam University
ABOUT THE EVENT
Join us for an evening of ‘Solo Journeys’, exploring identity and belonging through Dance and Film.
Bichu
Abel Atsede with Phosphoros Theatre
‘Bichu’ is an exploration of a lost soul trying to find peace in the storm. The storm leads him towards bottles and pills. A lost person searching for childhood joy, for connection. Abel Atsede brings his experience as a queer, refugee artist to this dance piece, created with and produced by Phosphoros Theatre.
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Transitory: Between the Feminine and Masculine
Bellas Da Silveira
Transitory is a powerful solo performance by Bellas da Silveira, a trans and Black artist from Brazil. Blending Afro-Brazilian and contemporary dance, the piece explores what it means to live between the feminine and the masculine.
Inspired by Bellas' own journey of gender transition, it challenges expectations around race, gender, and identity. Told through movement and music, Transitory is intimate, emotional, and bold - offering audiences a rare chance to witness a story of transformation, resilience, and joy.
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I Abide
Cemil Yildiz
I ABIDE immerses the audience in the midst of a Parisian summer in the Aubervilliers quartier. Through the eyes of two women working with the association Coucou Crew, director Cemil Yildiz highlights the experiences of unaccompanied minors living on the streets: forced anonymity, isolation and the daily struggles that come with slipping through the cracks.
Through art, storytelling and theatre, the women and the participants find a path to a new community.
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Bellas da Silveira is a trans and Black artist from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, working across dance, performance, and carnival arts. With a background in Afro-Brazilian and contemporary dance, she creates bold, body-centred works that explore identity, resilience, and self-expression. Her performances celebrate diverse ways of being and challenge social norms through movement, memory, and rhythm. Bellas is also a choreographer and workshop facilitator, deeply engaged in community and cultural work across Brazil. Transitory: Between the Feminine and the Masculine marks her first European tour.
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Born in Turkey in 1988, Cemil YILDIZ is currently a political refugee in France.
He works in theatre and film, and has been an artist in residence at the Couvent des Récollets in Paris since 2020. His short film 'Grotoswki's Dream' was screened at the 20th Rencontres des Cinématographiques de Cavaillon in 2023 and at Migration Matters Festival in 2024. This is his second documentary.
EVENT INFO
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£10 | £7 | £3
For more information about our ticketing approach, please visit: https://www.migrationmattersfestival.co.uk/festivalpasses
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Doors Open: 18:00
Running Time: 18:30 - 20:30 -
Wheelchair user access • Seating available
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12+
Content Warnings: Bichu contains references to addiction
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Migration Matters Festival
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