An extraordinary live performance of LGBTQ+ activist Derek Jarman’s last film, Blue Now is coming to the National Concert Hall in Dublin on November 23. Performed by an incredible cast, the show is a powerful exploration of the impact of the AIDS epidemic, and GCN has two pairs of tickets to give away to some lucky readers.
Completed shortly before his death in 1994, Blue was the final film produced by English filmmaker and activist Derek Jarman. It shows a single unchanging shot of celestial blue accompanied by a kaleidoscopic soundtrack of voices and music.
In the film, Jarman reflects on his AIDS-related illnesses, his mortality, and loved ones lost to the virus. As the illness progressively steals his sight, he searches for a vision that “transcends the solemn geography of human limits.”
In the Blue Now live performance, Simon Fisher Turner, who created the original film’s soundtrack in 1994, performs a new score in collaboration with cellist and composer Lucy Railton.
Directed by Neil Bartlett, the cast of the show features four extraordinary contemporary voices: Travis Alabanza, Russell Tovey, Jay Bernard and Joelle Taylor, who deliver Jarman’s own powerful words.
A poignant performance, Blue Now offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the impact of the AIDS epidemic and the importance of creating space for compassion, rage and poetry in the face of prejudice and oppression.
The show will take place at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on November 23, and it will be an Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreted performance.
Tickets to see Blue Now are on sale for €15, €20, €25 here. But if you are feeling lucky, enter the competition below for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the live performance.
Which activist and filmmaker created the film Blue?
The competition closes on Monday, November 18, 2024. Winners will be contacted directly and shared on social media.
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