Claire Beerjeraz
Performer - Spoken Word Artist - Writer - Facilitator - Creative Therapist
About Claire
Claire Beerjeraz is a Multi-disciplinary Artist, Facilitator and Creative Psychotherapist. Their work combines creativity with activism, striving to create more spaces for positive change, discourse and healing.
When we say Multi-disciplinary, we really mean that capital ‘m’. Alongside nearly 10 years as a creative facilitator, Claire’s artistic practice and practical skills have seen them work on projects across the stage and screen. Read below for a more exhaustive list of their credits.
As a Co-Director of Turning Worm, Claire is excited to share exciting new stories, support marjinalised artists to get their work out there, and find new ways to make their work accessible.
Facilitation
Claire has developed workshops and facilitated sessions for a broad range of organisations since beginning in 2016, including theatre companies such as Tmesis Theatre and 20 Stories High; educational institutions, including University of Liverpool; and creative organisations such as Writing on the Wall (WoW Fest) and Liverpool's Everyman & Playhouse Theatres.
Claire facilitating a workshop in a local school for the Anthony Walker Foundation
Claire speaking at WoW Fest (2023)
With a background of training in Creative Psychotherapy, Claire is able to identify and adapt to the needs of workshop participants. They are particularly passionate about curating personalised sessions, delivering workshops with accessibility and inclusion as a priority.
Claire is also an Educator for The Anthony Walker Foundation, delivering anti-racist talks and workshops to schools, colleges and higher educational institutions across Liverpool and beyond. Claire enjoys hosting workshops that provide a space for empowerment, connection, and creative fluidity.
Writing credits
Having developed their skills through Everyman & Playhouse’s Young Writers Programme, and First Take’s REEL Queers Screenwriting course, Claire’s writing credits span the page, stage and screen.
As an emerging writer, they love to explore the intersections of their own identity, celebrating the often untold stories of immigrant families, queer and disabled people.
Their credits include:
Knowlsey Streets: Unveiling Hidden Histories
Short film, commissioned by Knowsley Council, produced by First Take (2024)
I love you but ..
Short film, commissioned by First Take (2022), screened at Liverpool Fact & Iris Film Festival (2023)
A wicked women's guide to self-love
Writer for original short film, Commissioned by Tmesis Theatre (2021)
Beneath the Branches
Theatre short, presented at the Everyman Studio, supported by Everyman Theatre (2023)
Together/Untethered
Theatre, commissioned by Arts for the Blues, Edge Hill University (2023)
Different Voices, Shared Lives
Book, contributing writer to the Different Voices, Shared Lives anthology, produced by WoW Fest (2022)
Spoken Word
As a spoken word artist, Claire focuses their writing on the intersections of their own identity, lived experiences and issues placed within our society. Claire has headlined at venues across Liverpool such as The Everyman Theatre, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Hope Street Theatre and Tate Liverpool. She has been supporting act for Lemn Sissay at A Lovely Word Festival (2022) and performed for the Mandela family during their civic reception (2022).
Claire was part of BBC's Words First showcase (2022) and more recently, part of Binta Diaw's Biennal exhibition (2023), voicing poetry for their visual artwork. Claire was A Lovely Word's poetry slam champion (2023). Claire has also drafted her first short-film Wings, which she is developing with First Take. She is continuing to write and perform, and is currently developing her solo poetry book "Split Tongues" for publishing.
Performance Credits
In addition to performing as a Spoken Word Artist, Claire is keen to bring scripts to life on the stage and screen.
Their credits as a performer include:
Potato Milk
A Turning Worm Theatre
production, performed at
Liverpool Playhouse Studio
(2024)
Together/Untethered
Immersive Performance North West tour, produced by Edge Hill University(2023)
Kaleidoscope
A virtual rehearsed reading, produced by Flood Theatre(2021)
Saccharine
A Queer & BIPOC led original short film, written by Melanie John, produced by First Take. (2024)
Who the F -- k is Shakespeare?
A 20 Stories High production, performed at Unity Theatre (2023)
A wicked women's guide to self-love
Short film, produced by Tmesis Theatre (2021)
Claire has also voiced poetry as part of Binta Diaw Biennal Exhibition (2023), performed for organisations including Liverpool Tate (2021), and Merseyside Academy of Drama, and taken to the stage for key events such as Homotopia’s Eurovision Stage (2023).
Deported in a Windrush
An original play, shared as a rehearsed reading for WoW Fest (2023)
Hear me now
A monologue showcase, shared at Everyman Theatre (2019)
Visual Art
Claire's visual art delves into heritage, religion, and colonialism; the rage, trauma, and healing possessed by it, using materials like soil, sand, and water, paired with spoken word.
Liquid noose
Slavery Rememberance Exhibition, Commissioned by National Musuems Liverpool (2024)
Liquid Noose is a soundscape and spoken word piece exploring Claire's connection to water, shaped by the history of slavery. It delves into the harrowing conditions enslaved people faced during transport and the horrifying practice of being thrown overboard. Reflecting on this legacy and its intergenerational impact, Claire said: "I feel a mix of disconnection, rage, and numbness. This piece unpacks my internal struggles and the journey towards healing from a past that erased countless lives, honouring my ancestors and their enduring fight for a better life by reconnecting with these natural elements and pursuing that better life for myself."
Claire centers sustainability in their practice, and works to ensure that the majority of the materials used in their work can have an afterlife.
Lay with me
City and the self exhibition, Commissioned by Homotopia (2024)
This piece strips down our human appendages to their bare bone.
Taking to its roots, personally and interpersonally, it aims to entice reflections on where we were, where we are, and where we will be; finding a heartbeat of life within the city and the self. Themes: colonisation, heritage, trauma. Sage seeds and pots were placed on soil for audience to take home and plant.
Lay With Me was developed through Homotopia's Creative Skills Programme.
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