Voices Of Joan

About This Event

Now more than ever we need to draw inspiration from the galvanising wisdom of rebels; people who are not afraid to speak truth to power and have the courage to take action.

Voices of Joan is a radical feminist punk ritual that calls on the spirit of rebel icon Joan of Arc. In an intimate performance, theatre-maker Janie Gibson unravels the tangled threads of misogyny and catholicism and invokes Joan’s story from the words of Shaw, Shakespeare and the detailed transcript of Joan’s trial for heresy. Directed by Anu Almagro (Song of the Goat Theatre) the artists tune into echoes of Joan in acts of courage and oppression throughout history, in search of a road map for resistance in our uncertain times.

“Janie has established herself as a powerful and original performance maker” – Martin del Amo Realtime Arts

Performer and Creator: Janie Gibson
Director and Creator: Anu Almagro
Composition & Sound Design: Liesl Pieterse
Additional Composition: Xani Kolac and Toecutter

*WINNER BEST NEW WORK* Newcastle Fringe 2019 ‘The Plastic Beach’ (assistant director) Janie Gibson

*NOMINATED BEST DIRECTION* Conda Awards 2017 ‘HOME’ Janie Gibson

*NOMINATED BEST NEW WORK* Conda Awards 2017 ‘HOME’ Creative team