Performance & collaboration: Dan Daw, Tiiu Mortley, Joseph Brown, Sofia Valdiri / Artistic direction: Dan Daw / Co-direction: Sarah Blanc / Dramaturgy & co-author: Brian Lobel / Set & costume design: Kat Heath / Light design: Nao Nagai / Composition: Guy Connelly / Sound design: Lewis Gibson / Associate sound design & sound engineer: Seb Falcone / Video & creative caption design: Sarah Readman / Costume supervision: Izzie Byers / Executive direction & production: Liz Counsell / Production management: Froud / Technical stage management: Emily Winsor / Access & production assistance: Georgie Luppi / Access support worker: Lottie Vallis / Production fellow: Erin Clark
Dan Daw Creative Projects
EXXY
Part of “NO LIMITS 2026”
- Performance
- Dance
English phonetic language /
with German and English surtitles /
How can you value yourself when society doesn’t? “EXXY” (Australian slang for, ‘that’s expensive, mate’) is a bold, vulnerable and tender exploration of imposter syndrome and fragile self-worth.
Dan Daw, who provided a highlight at NO LIMITS in 2022 with “The Dan Daw Show”, takes the audience on a journey to the Australian outback. To the place where his life began – shaped by working-class roots and by having to get by on very little. He looks back on his journey as a Queer crippled artist and on what it means to hold one’s own in a society that repeatedly labels you as “different”. Together with three performers, Dan finds serenity in the possibility of finally being one of many – after having always stood out his whole life.
Visually provocative, emotionally fearless and threaded with humour, “EXXY” refuses to offer easy answers. Instead, the work explores the contradictions Dan Daw embodies: bold yet insecure, triumphant yet uncertain, longing for community yet determined to be one of a kind.
Dan Daw Creative Projects is a disabled-led company who are leading the way in creating accessible international touring work that blurs the lines between theatre, dance and activism. Through long-term partnerships and residency programmes, it advocates for systemic change within institutions and the industry to benefit d/Deaf and disabled artists and their audiences.
Press reviews:
“Truly remarkable [and] life-affirming.”
The Herald
“Hilarious, ferocious, devastating – and an incredible night out.”
Sydney Morning Herald
Team
Dates
Current
Further Information
Visitor note
Price: 17–29€, reduced 9–20€
After the performance on 11.11., 21:30: “NO LIMITS” opening party at WAU
11.11.: performance with German audio description / haptic access tour (19:00)
12.11: Translation into German Sign Language (DGS)
Credits
A co-commission by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Battersea Arts Centre, Transform, Take Me Somewhere, Tramway (New Dimensions Commission), Fabric, Kampnagel, Sadlers Wells, SICK! Festival and Les Halles. An Unlimited International Strategic Commission made possible thanks to funding from the British Council. Supported by: Arts Council England, Cockayne 10th Anniversary Grants for the Arts. Co-production: Battersea Arts Centre.
Location
HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34, 10963 BerlinThere are two marked parking spots in front of the building. Barrier-free restroom facilities are available. Four relaxed seats are available in the first row of HAU2.
