Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley performs in Transpose: The Future - a performance in The Pit theatre at the Barbican exploring what gender, identity and individuality might look like tomorrow

Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley is a multidisciplinary artist, focusing in the intersections of animation, film projection and performance. Graduating in the 18/19 class of the prestigious Slade Art School (BA Fine Art), Brathwaite-Shirley's work draws on their experience and survival as a Black, trans and queer person – creating work to both archive, explore, and disrupt. Noted for their distinctive style and aesthetic, Danielle's work has both been used within their own solo projects, such as Blackzilla, shown at Tate for the ‘Let me show you a body’ closing event, but also in successful collaborations and commissions, such as working alongside Travis Alabanza to create the visuals for their show Before I Step Outside (You Love Me), which premiered with the visuals at Brighton festival. Constantly evolving, playing and creating, their practice is evolving a live archived mixture of sound, visuals, politic and aesthetic creating work that is both unique and timely

A spirit of hopefulness characterises the third edition of Transpose at the Barbican, as trans voices come together to look to the future.

Transpose: The Future was presented at the Barbican on 8 December 2018.

Featuring artists from across the generations collaborating in performances of opera, poetry, dance and electronica, this show considers what gender, identity and individuality might look like tomorrow – in a celebratory atmosphere.

Transpose was curated by CN Lester - academic, writer, musician, and LGBTI activist - and directed by Kate O’Donnell - award-winning performer, activist, theatre and cabaret-maker, two of the trans community’s leading lights and multi-talented performers. In the words of CN, it’s a space in which ‘we can show you our vulnerabilities, our strengths, and – most of all – our authenticity.’