LGBTQ+ Migrant Stories and Songs (two-part workshop)

Please note you’ll need to book a ticket to The Copla Cabaret performance on Thursday 7 November to attend these workshops.

Are you an LGBTQ+ migrant wanting to share your story and explore your identity through creativity?

Join us for a series of free, supportive workshops through songs, acting, and dancing, inspired by The Copla Cabaret, a performance created by and for LGBTQ+ migrants.

This show delves into social, cultural, and geographical displacement, celebrating the resilience of those who don’t ‘fit in’ through music and humour.

Copla is a genre of Spanish music that was repressed during Franco’s dictatorship but later embraced by drag artists and queer communities as a form of resistance.

The Copla Cabaret brings these powerful songs to life in English, with a fresh take for today’s audiences.

Workshop dates:

• Thursday 7 November at 8-10pm: Watch The Copla Cabaret together at The Cockpit Theatre (discount code for £10 tickets for workshop attendees – QUEERCOPLA)

• Sunday 10 November at 4-6.30pm: Show debrief and sharing our migrant stories at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

• Saturday 23 November, at 6-8pm: Developing our own stories through music and drama at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

About the facilitator

Alejandro Postigo (he/him) is a theatre maker and playwright inspired by the merging of music and identity in the performing arts.

During the last ten years, he’s developed The Copla Musical, a theatre project involving the adaptation of Spanish folkloric songs with queer, cultural and political undertones.

The Copla Musical'(2014-2023), has been performed in Europe and America, most recently at the Kings Head in July 2023.

Recent research has led him to address the cultural and linguistic barriers found in Anglophone theatre contexts, and to champion the artistic contributions of audible minorities in my show Miss Brexit'(2022).

Accessibility

The Centre’s accessibility statement is here.

Please ensure you inform us prior to the session of any specific requests, preferences or needs . We want to ensure our sessions are as accessible and engaging as possible.

Covid safety at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

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You can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre.

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