KS6: Small Forward
5th - 8th February 2025
Theatre turbocharged with the electrifying energy of a basketball match.
KS6: Small Forward invites audiences into Katya’s world, tracing the stratospheric highs of twenty years on the court, and the dramatic events that set her on a new path as an activist, political dissident and “extremist lesbian”.
Olympian Katya performs alongside clubland’s rising star, DJ Blanka Barbara in this soul-shaking show about proudly celebrating your sexuality, standing up to dictators, and above all, being fearlessly true to yourself.
Directed by Belarus Free Theatre’s co-founding Artistic Directors, Natalia Kaliada and Nicolai Khalezin, KS6: Small Forward launches BFT’s 20th anniversary in 2025, a landmark year to celebrate two decades on the world stage challenging dictators and building a movement for democracy, human rights and artistic freedoms.
Originally presented by La MaMa, New York.
Running time: 1 hour 30 mins, no interval
Age guidance: 14+
This production contains loud noises, explosions, smoke, haze and strobe lighting.
It contains references to adult themes including swearing, violence, use of weapons and discussions of sexual abuse.
Post-show talk, Fri 7 Feb
Free to same-day ticket holders.
Presented by the Barbican.
Produced by Belarus Free Theatre and Be Free Highway Productions.
Performed in English.