Midgitte Bardot: Shooting from Below

‘Not all people without dwarfism are under the presumption that people with dwarfism are there for entertainment as pets, toys, fetishes, dream sequences, musical numbers… just most.’ Midgitte Bardot, the alias of solo artist Tamm Reynolds, presents a work-in-progress sharing of their new show where they explore who is really dwarfing who. Performance has been written into dwarf bones against their will. They’re a local celebrity with little power wherever they go, from the mines, courts, cabarets, and big screen to performing arts institutions. Join Bardot as she questions: why is it violence she seeks? What happens when a dwarf has power? Are the non-dwarfs on their knees? What does a land look like when it’s designed and ruled by Midgittes? Supported by Arts Council England, the Southbank Centre, Old Diorama Arts Centre, Level Centre, Centre for Live Art Yorkshire and Arts Council England. Commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre. Seed commissioned by Marlborough Productions for New Queers on the Block.