Bodies

CN Lester questions the phrase ‘trapped in the wrong body’, which has long been a cliché in coverage of transgender lives. Meditating on a Joan Miró painting, Lester asks if perhaps we’re not trapped in the wrong body, but stuck in the wrong society.

CN Lester is a singer- songwriter, writer, classical musician, and activist. They founded the first Gay/Straight Alliance in the UK, co-founded Queer Youth Network, run cross-genre art night Transpose,and consult/educate on trans issues with, amongst other, London Assembly, NASUWT, NUS and Channel 4. Performances include: Tate Modern, Kings Place, Southbank Centre, Handel House, Silent Opera, BFI, Prides and universities throughout the UK