This Pride Month, aerial theatre company Scarabeus is sharing a message of support to transgender, non-binary and gender diverse young people and their families with the trailer for its new production, Emerging, a collaboration between Scarabeus and Satya Films, planned for 2022.
Emerging centres on the relationship between Naissa, who has experienced gender dysphoria for as long as he can remember, and his mother, Daniela. Combining dance, aerial skills and excerpts from letters, Naissa and Daniela navigate their relationship and a life-changing process.
Currently training at London Contemporary Dance School, Naissa was recently featured in the Channel 4 Diversity in Advertising Award-winning Starbucks advert Every Name’s a Story, in support of the transgender young people and families charity Mermaids.
Scarabeus will also present Flying Free, a range of aerial workshops aimed at the LGBTQI+ community, across the summer.
Daniela Essart, Artistic Director of Scarabeus Aerial Theatre, said, “with Emerging, we want to not only tell our story but also use our art-form to help others who are navigating similar journeys and to let them know they are not alone. We want to highlight the nuances, the fragility and ferocity in this journey, bravery and fear, determination and dignity. We live in an increasingly divided world, but what keeps us together is our love, care and compassion for one another and our ability to continue to learn and grow as a society.”