This Is Pop Baby

Party Scene Panel

I am really grateful to be sitting on a panel with some wonderful people tonight after the screening of the show; Party Scene (Reflections on a Chemsex Crisis)
Delving into the underbelly of queer culture, THISISPOPBABY present a filmed work-in-progress showing of a new dance/theatre piece about desire, intimacy, isolation and addiction.
Party Scene is a collaboration between choreographer Philip Connaughton and writer/director Phillip McMahon that celebrates the sweaty high of the session but asks tough questions about drugs, sex, consent and mental health in the queer community. Looking at Chemsex through an amoral lens, the show looks to create conversation around identity, self-worth, isolation, homophobia and family. It asks when does an underground scene become a community crisis, and when is it time for the party to end?