Virginia Kennard
i like to talk about nakedness. sometimes i take my clothes off for money.
MORAL PANIC series
A delectable selection of morally corrupt panic-inducing performances
Moral Panic 1.0
where it all began
Moral Panic soundtrack mixed by Betty Lightbulb
Performed for Autumn Variety Show, hosted by Swamp Doctor at the Newtown Community Centre, April 2016
Don't Look
bum on the news
Solo dance performance, filmed for TV3 Story news segment
Freeky Litanies 1.0 soundtrack mixed by Betty Lightbulb
Performed at Galleria Apartments, Tory Street, Wellington, September 2016
Were you smitten?
uni performance
Solo live art performance
For MA Performance module Artist Project Minor, featuring Tom Steer
Performed at Northern Terrace building, Leeds Beckett University city campus, Leeds, West Yorkshire, December 2016
Self Love is a Revolutionary Act
ensemble choreography
Cast: Lucy Aspinwall, Eleanor Greasley, Chloe Hall, Melanie McCabe.
Premiering at Sibiu International Theatre Festival, June 2017
Soundtrack mixed by Betty Lightbulb
Text by Chloe Hall and Virginia Kennard
am i ever gonna be enough
sex work and capitalism
Solo performance event
Tuesday 20 June, 8pm, Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
Performance and Choreography: Virginia Kennard
Mentorship and Dramaturgy: Grace Surman
Soundtrack: Betty Lightbulb
Poster design: Cherry Holahan
Backing track: Trina Louise Higgins
Sound operation: Adam Sas-Skowronski
Photography: Daisy Petley
Development material can be found here
what's your bride price
bridal body as commodity
Solo performance experiment
Photography by Vaida Kaklauskaite
Soundtrack by Betty Lightbulb, featuring Sylvia Plath and sonic compositions by Amy Jean Barnett and Emi Pogoni
Performed for
- Lift Off after party, Leeds Beckett University
- S.A.M.P.L.E., Paper Dress Vintage, London
Stuff about me
[i really like writing bios]
Virginia Kennard
Cisgender bisexual lazy femme queer woman.
Trying hard to not be #ciswhitefeminist
MA student. Explicit body performance artist. Movement practitioner. 88 wpm. Belligerent cyclist. Foul-mouthed and unapologetic.
Former Forester, Stripper, Wine Merchandiser, and Giver of Care. Queer. She/Her #TheLadyGarden
Drinks peppermint tea and gin. Learning how to be acceptably aggressive. Loves pashing and chocolate.
Photo credit
Peter Jennings, 2014, for to and fro, Artspace
You occupy my body by looking
Thursday 4 - Saturday 20 June 2015
Toi Pōneke Gallery, Wellington, Aotearoa NZ
