~ GIVE or TAKE ~ workshop at Ugly Duck

About the workshop:

The ~ Give or Take ~ workshop invites participants to creatively practise giving and taking. Facilitated by Dear Annie and Emilia Nurmukhamet from Bold Mellon Collective, we will move iteratively from free-association writing, to live-looping music to improvised movement, exploring the sensations our bodies can both express and engender. Together, we will give space to experiences of gift-giving and transactions within relationships - both interpersonal and socio-political.

About the project:

~ Give or Take~  is an interactive and intimate live-art performance, exploring gift-giving as an act of celebration, alongside unpacking moments when 'gifts' are employed as a contract. Give or Take has been performed at Bar Dona, The Pen Theatre, VSSL and Royal Docks. Following the creative residency at Ugly Duck, the re-developed piece will be performed at Rich Mix on March 16th 2024 as a part of the Soul on Ice Festival produced by Certain Blacks.

When?

The workshop will start at 6:30 pm and finish at 8pm on March 9th 2024!

Where?

The Flat (1st Floor) Ugly Duck (47/49 Tanner Street) 

What to bring/wear?

Please wear comfortable shoes and clothing to move freely; bring some water to stay hydrated; and a journal/notebook for the writing exercise!  

Low-wage tix and questions?

We have a number of free low-wage tickets reserved for the workshop. Email boldmellon@gmail.com  if you have any questions and/or access needs.

About us:

Dear Annie (@dear_annie_arts) (they/them) is a queer, trans interdisciplinary artist and Dance Movement Psychotherapist who uses dance, music and spoken word to weave binary-melting stories with autobiographical beginnings.

Emilia Nurmukhamet (@em_talgat) (she/they) is a queer migrant theatre maker, performer and creative facilitator. Emilia's work focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to performance: combining live sound, digital media and performance art alongside focusing on autobiographical and documentary style writing.

Bold Mellon (@boldmelloncollective) is an award-nominated multidisciplinary arts collective dedicated to amplifying intersectional queer stories, former artists in residence at Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, Above the Stag Theatre and Stanley Arts.

Please note that The Flat is not fully accessible as there isn't a lift to get to the first floor.