The Opposite of Queer Trauma

Yvon Bonenfant (Ireland)

This is no ordinary performance.

It’s a kind of dance party. A vocal happening. A full-body celebration of LGBTQI+++ resilience and radical joy.

We said, “Find your voice, feel internal rhythm, and move like you mean it!”

Led by artist and UCC Head of Theatre Yvon Bonenfant, and featuring the work of Cork’s own drag icon Candy Warhol - this groundbreaking work merges voice, body, and sound into a defiant and euphoric experience that’s bold, inclusive, and gloriously alive.

Step into a high-energy, immersive world where choral soundscapes meet electronic beats. Performers - professional and community alike - blur the lines between

stage and celebration. Pulsing rhythms, unexpected chorusing, vivid vocals, and an explosion of movement in a space that uplifts identity, queerness, and collective expression.

Suitable ages 18+
ISL Interpreted. Audio Described.
Voice-Vibration Orbs available to feel the sound.
Relaxed event.
Strobe lighting, loud noise, some standing / movement.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Yvon Bonenfant
SHOW CONCEPTION Candy Warhol
SOUND DESIGN Kevin Terry
FACILITATION COLLABORATION Gillian Hemme & Eki Arausto
PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE Jack O’Leary, Moss Russell, Nathan Patterson & Osaro
COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE Clare Geraghty, Bridge, Sarah Dwyer, Jude O’Neill, Orlagh O’Brien, Macha Shewolf, Mel Murphy, Jamie Spillane
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Declan Leonard (Lighting Design) & Benjamin Burns (Sound) of UCC Granary Theatre
CREATIVE PRODUCER Yvonne Coughlan
INCLUSIVITY PRODUCER Ciara O’Mahony