Join local poet Amina Atiq for performances of her work, developed especially for DaDaFest International 40 reflecting on the theme of ‘Rage’, along with some of her existing poems.
Access: This performance will be BSL interpreted.
Booking info: No booking required, just pop in during performance times.
About Amina Atiq
Amina Atiq is a Yemeni-scouse published poet, award-winning community activist and performance artist. A BBC Words First 2019 Finalist and Young Associate for Curious Minds. Poet in Residence for Queensland Poetry Festival 2020-21 and Metal Southend.
Currently writing her solo show, 'Broken Biscuits' to explore gran-mothers 1970s Yemeni-British household. In 2020, she produced a short documentary, 'Unheard Voices', commissioned by DadaFest capturing the stories of Yemeni shopkeepers in Liverpool. 'Unheard Voices' was later broadcast on Belgees TV and translated in Arabic.
She is currently working on a new public-poetry work in collaboration with 20 Stories High; working closely with Muslim Young people across Merseyside.
About DDFI40:
DaDaFest International returns 8th-31st March 2025 to celebrate DaDa's 40th Anniversary and this time we are coming with ‘RAGE: A Quiet Riot’.
DDFI40 will showcase work by disabled artists that captures all shapes and sides of rage. From the internal quiet frustrations and righteous rage, to overt injustice and activism, DDFI40 will explore disability rights, disability arts, access, ableism and ‘Rage’ in an explosion of creativity.