The Dan Daw Show

Intimate portrait of a queer body with disabilities 

The Dan Daw Show straddles the line between dance and theatre. As a queer artist with disabilities, Dan Daw explores the relationship between his physicality and sexuality.

After having spent a lifetime being an inspiration to others, Daw is finally seizing the moment to inspire himself. Taking ownership of the beautiful mess that encompasses all that he is, Daw lets go of who he once was to make room for who he wants to be. 

Daw is joined in an intimate evening of play by performer and collaborator Christopher Owen, where Daw takes back the power by being dominated on his own terms.

Nominated for the 2021 National Dance Awards, The Dan Daw Show is a peep into the shiny and sweaty push pull of living with shame while bursting with pride. This is a show about care, intimacy and resilience, about letting go and reclaiming yourself. 

Duration: 80 min 
English spoken (with Dutch subtitles)

Copresentation with VIERNULVIER 

Trigger warnings: depictions of kink experiences, suffocation, humiliation and dominant behaviour; sexually explicit depictions and language; loud noises; flashing lights and sexy disabled people.  

Pre-show access

The Dan Daw Show offers Pre-Show Access Drop-In for anyone with access requirements who would benefit from being in the space and finding out more about the show before the performance commences.

These Pre-Show Access sessions are free and open to all ticketholders of The Dan Daw Show and will start one hour prior to each scheduled performance start time. Each Pre-Show Access session will be facilitated by The Dan Daw Show team, who you will be able to find outside the auditorium wearing high-visibility clothing. 

The aim of these Pre-Show Access Sessions is to offer a flexible, individually tailored response to
anyone who needs support in order to access the show.

Resources and opportunities available in each Pre-Show Access session are:

• Access to members of The Dan Daw Show team if you want to ask any questions about the
  show
• Access to the space, stage and props if you need to for access reasons
• Speak to the team to get an explanation of any of the triggers from our Trigger Menu.
• Images of the performers and their costumes.
• Experiencing the brightest lighting of the show.
• Experiencing the loudest sound within the show.
• Arrange priority entry to the auditorium - if you would benefit from taking your seat
  before other audience members enter the auditorium, please let one of The Dan Daw
  Show team or venue staff know, and they will happily arrange this for you.

People who may benefit from this drop-in include:

• People with physical access needs.
• Neurodivergent people.
• Anyone who is anxious about the content of the show or visiting a performance space.

You can also find the full list of show triggers on the Dan Daw Creative Projects website here. Please note some of this information may include spoilers regarding show content. Plus, if you would benefit from taking your seat before others enter the theatre, please let one of The Dan Daw Show team members know, and they will happily arrange this for

If you would like to attend these pre-show sessions: mail manuel@campo.nu and come to CAMPO Nieuwpoort on 11 or 12 December from 19.30 onwards.