Heavy Cross

HEAVY CROSS carves out a refuge in the face of backlash and rising conservatism. Drawing from defiant queer histories of surviving, thriving, and loving against the odds, it celebrates how we’ve always danced our way through despair.

Part manifesto, part performance lecture, part dance floor beginnings, this reclamation is a reminder that when the world tries to erase us, we turn up the music and move. 

Presented by Perth Festival, Saturday 22 February 2025

Heavy Cross by Tristan Meecham and Willoh Weiland.

Directed, Produced, Performed by Tristan Meecham.

Written by Willoh Weiland.

Sound design by Luke Smiles.

Dancers: Bec Reid, Max Burgess Beth Mooney, Kailyn Tang, Sharvon Mortimer, Lillany Weber, Sam Osborn, Ruby Surtees, Mackenzie Brown, Beth Mooney, Eliza Sander, Michelle Hall.

Filmed and edited by Jessica Russell.

Presented by Perth Festival for Summit.

Thanks: Anna Reece, Linda Iriza, Strut Dance, Bec Reid, Roger Monk