Take Up Space
Spoken word workshops for women of colour, which will be free to attend, on a weekly basis. Culminating in a spoken word performance event where participants showcase the poems they have developed to friends, family and the community. These workshops aim to offer a safe space for women of colour to unpack the racialised and gendered barriers which impact their everyday lives.
The working project title is Take Up Space. There will be 4 workshops in total held over 4 consecutive Saturdays, and a showcase spoken word event held on another consecutive Saturday.
SPOKEN WORD POETRY WORKSHOP
Saturdays from 2 October – 23 October at 4pm
Performing Showcase 30 October
Taking place on Zoom
Register online at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lhzbKAbS_0eYn2sNpY5Uc1xasALBLGbWAsXtRQNY4D8/edit
ABOUT
Aiwa Pooamorn of Ranui is a Thai-Chinese mother, poet, theatre maker and performer. She and Gemishka Chetty are co-directors of Creative Creatures, an arts collective featuring migrant POC. Their theatre show ‘Have You Ever Been With An Asian Woman?’ won an Auckland Fringe’s 2020 award. They have run spoken word/poetry workshops with various organisations such as Shakti Youth and Shakti Women’s Refuge. Aiwa’s poems have been published in Landfall, Sport and in the anthology A Clear Dawn: New Asian Voices From Aotearoa.
Creator
Aiwa Pooamorn and Gemishka Chetty of Creative Creatures
Project Date
Saturdays from 2 October - 23 October at 4pm
Location
Online Via Zoom
Funding Source
Creative Henderson-Massey + CSS