Part of the Camden Fringe at Chisenhale Dance Space
WHAT'S ON
‘this is a public square’
Event details
27 August 2026 - 28 August 2026
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
£10
Please note, we are on the second floor, accessed by a staircase only. Regrettably the studios are not wheelchair accessible.
About the Show:
‘what’s is my body?’
‘what is my body’
‘isn’t my body.’
‘this is a public square’ is a clown performance that situates the (trans) body as wayward material among the built landscape. The performance works with found text, participation, and material collaboration to collapse language of identity and community to practice alternative modes of worlding.
Content Note:
This performance contains partial nudity, and the use of corn flour (particles may be dispersed in the performance space
About the Artist:
CAMDEN BARRETT (they/them) is a theatre and performance practitioner based in London, UK. Their work and facilitation practice troubles hostile design frameworks of gender and architecture through anarchic methods of clowning and collaborative play. Most recently, they collaborated with multi-disciplinary designer Angela Rauf on ONLY EXIT at SIDE STEP FESTIVAL and VOIDSPACE (2025), a speculative, interactive performance project which sought to unmake conventions of wayfinding. From Salt Lake City, Utah, Camden is the co-founder of KID SISTER THEATRE COLLABORATIVE with director Niko Krieger. Camden has recently completed their postgraduate study on the MFA Advanced Theatre Practice course at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (’26) and are a graduate of the BFA Actor Training Program at the University of Utah (‘24).
About the Camden Fringe:
The Camden Fringe is a performing arts festival, established in 2006, which takes place in Camden during August. Anyone and everyone is welcome to apply. Previous fringe events have encompassed new writing, opera, musicals, stand-up, sketch comedy, dance, cabaret, poetry, opera, mentalism, improvisation and opera. Shows take place throughout the day and generally last one hour.
The Camden Fringe was set-up as an alternative to Edinburgh Festival, offering performers the chance to try out new material and different ideas in a supportive setting with less time and financial commitments than EdFringe did at the time. The Camden Fringe aims to give anyone the chance to perform and showcase their talents, from very experienced performers and companies, to ambitious newcomers. Since 2006 the Camden Fringe has gained a reputation for supporting acts, providing helpful information and guidance for the acts involved.