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Cian Binchy, who has Asperger’s syndrome, said people “haven’t got a clue” about what it is like to have the condition and hopes to use theatre to spread awareness
Project: Cian Binchy brings his hour-long show to London
Performer Cian Binchy says he wants to use theatre to send a “message to society” about what it is like to be a person with autism.
The 25-year-old from west London, who has Asperger’s syndrome, said people “haven’t got a clue” about what it is like to have the condition. He said films and books often portray those with the condition as being “as different as possible” from other characters, when in reality they have the same desires and emotions as those without.
His stage production The Misfit Analysis, which is set to feature at the VAULT Festival in Waterloo, uses video projection and performance poetry to depict the workings of his mind.
In his next work for Madhouse — a collaboration between The Barbican and charities — he plans to dress as a baby “to make fun of how society sees me as a child”. He added: “It is disturbing but I hope it will make people think. It’s a bit of a message to society.”
He has been developing The Misfit Analysis, which is based on real experiences, for just under a year and warned audiences “don’t expect a traditional beginning, middle and end story because it’s not.”
He said: “I would want to one day tour the world with my work. I’d like the whole world to learn about autism.”
VAULT Festival runs from January 27 to March 6.
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SOURCE: http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/...w-will-send-a-message-on-autism-a3149826.html
Cian Binchy, who has Asperger’s syndrome, said people “haven’t got a clue” about what it is like to have the condition and hopes to use theatre to spread awareness
Project: Cian Binchy brings his hour-long show to London
Performer Cian Binchy says he wants to use theatre to send a “message to society” about what it is like to be a person with autism.
The 25-year-old from west London, who has Asperger’s syndrome, said people “haven’t got a clue” about what it is like to have the condition. He said films and books often portray those with the condition as being “as different as possible” from other characters, when in reality they have the same desires and emotions as those without.
His stage production The Misfit Analysis, which is set to feature at the VAULT Festival in Waterloo, uses video projection and performance poetry to depict the workings of his mind.
In his next work for Madhouse — a collaboration between The Barbican and charities — he plans to dress as a baby “to make fun of how society sees me as a child”. He added: “It is disturbing but I hope it will make people think. It’s a bit of a message to society.”
He has been developing The Misfit Analysis, which is based on real experiences, for just under a year and warned audiences “don’t expect a traditional beginning, middle and end story because it’s not.”
He said: “I would want to one day tour the world with my work. I’d like the whole world to learn about autism.”
VAULT Festival runs from January 27 to March 6.
Follow Going Out on Facebook and on Twitter @ESgoingout
SOURCE: http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/...w-will-send-a-message-on-autism-a3149826.html
