JO HAUGE

Jo Hauge is a trans, neurodivergent Live Artist based in Glasgow. They make performances that embrace overwhelm, clumsiness and poor impulse control. Recipient of the Jerwood Arts’ Live Work Fund Award in 2021.

Monkey business at ]performance space[ 6.12.14

January 14, 2015

First incarnation of my monkey experiment. All photos by Marco Berardi.

Slash fiction

November 13, 2014

Combining my love for Severus Snape and Charlotte's love for Guns and Roses in an occult ritual involving erotic fan fiction and stories of heroic hitch-hiking.

Recent performance work

June 15, 2013

July 2014, writer and performerFanfic is for Riot Grrls (performance lecture) at Fanny Peculiar’s Hellfire Club at Toynbee Hall. Lecture on fanfiction from a personal perspective, focusing on fanfiction as political and as a tool for sexual liberati… — July 2014, writer and performer
Fanfic is for Riot Grrls (performance lecture) at Fanny Peculiar’s Hellfire Club at Toynbee Hall. Lecture on fanfiction from a personal perspective, focusing on fanfiction as political and as a tool for sexual liberation.

May 2014, directorSamma det by Kenneth Pettersen at Døgnfluer 24-hour play festival in Oslo.A short play about the intersecting lives of four 20-somethings, written, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours. — May 2014, director
Samma det by Kenneth Pettersen at Døgnfluer 24-hour play festival in Oslo.
A short play about the intersecting lives of four 20-somethings, written, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours.

November 2013, directorThe House Ghost by John Webber at Theatre 503. A short play written in response to Why Can’t We Live Together by Steve Waters, performed as part of Rapid Write Response. Depicts two siblings breaking into a middle class home, … — November 2013, director
The House Ghost by John Webber at Theatre 503. A short play written in response to Why Can’t We Live Together by Steve Waters, performed as part of Rapid Write Response. Depicts two siblings breaking into a middle class home, and the ensuing debate about the value of destruction.

July 2013, Director, writer and performerOur Orchestra is the Cat’s Nuts at the Red Hedgehog Theatre. A partially devised, partially improvised and partially scripted piece which takes place where people interviewing for jobs, pitching articles… — July 2013, Director, writer and performer
Our Orchestra is the Cat’s Nuts at the Red Hedgehog Theatre. A partially devised, partially improvised and partially scripted piece which takes place where people interviewing for jobs, pitching articles, auditioning for plays and applying for patents all wait to be called on to perform.

February 2013, director and writer.So Much the Better, with The Emporium Players at The Vintage Emporium in Brick Lane. About being born into a competitive generation and how difficult it is to watch someone be incredibly good at something. — February 2013, director and writer.
So Much the Better, with The Emporium Players at The Vintage Emporium in Brick Lane. About being born into a competitive generation and how difficult it is to watch someone be incredibly good at something.