Event Description
Why don’t we talk about it? Fehinti Balogun asks this urgent question and offers an invitation in Can I Live?, a vital new digital performance about the climate crisis, sharing his personal look at the biggest challenge the world faces today. Weaving his story with spoken word, rap, theatre, animation and the scientific facts, Fehinti steers a course through the fundamental issues underpinning the emergency, identifying the intimate relationship between the environmental crisis and the global fight for social justice, and sharing how, as a young Black British man, he has found his place in the climate movement.
In the face of a sense of helplessness about the climate catastrophe, Can I Live? is an outstretched hand, helping viewers to recognise they are not alone – and that through understanding the issues and connecting with the many powerful activists around the globe driving change, we can find a sense of hope for the future.
A Complicité production in association with the Barbican, London, supported by Doc Society and Oxford Playhouse. Supported by Arts Council England and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Running Time: 60 mins
Suitable for: Ages 12+
Content information: contains some flashing images, some strong language, explores themes of racism, classism and describes some violence
Tickets: Entry to this event is free, but please book a ticket online to help organisers gauge numbers
