The history of Biafra; The land of the rising sun / ABOUT US

Name: The history of Biafra; The land of the rising sun / ABOUT US
Start: 2022-06-03T05:00:00-0400
End: 2022-06-03T07:00:00-0400

Fri, 3 Jun 2022, 5am - 7am EDT

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Outloud

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Outloud warmly invites you to a series of intimate performances and conversations, ABOUT US. Running on select Friday & Thursdays evenings throughout June, ABOUT US is 10 online readings of incredible stories, plays and books co-curated and created by the many cultural communities in Western Sydney.

Join us and the artists for a rehearsed reading and facilitated conversation afterwards, to share your own stories, thoughts and ideas around what these texts say about who we are, what we care about, how COVID has affected these communities here and abroad, and how we can support each other from here on.

You can find out about the other performances we have going on & reserve your tickets for those here: https://outloud.org.au/project...

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THE HISTORY OF BIAFRA; THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

Multi-disciplinary artist Perpetua A Ekechukwu combines performance, poetry and storytelling in the premiere of her latest work. In this moving and intimate text, Ekechukwu speaks to her cultural roots, displacement and the lingering impacts of the Nigerian-Biafran War.

Perpetua is part of the Biafra nation, ‘The land of the rising sun.’ She has written a short story about her experiences during the Nigerian-Biafra war, and what is happening at the moment in her community. The presentation includes storytelling, poetry and songs sung by Perpetua and young people from her community cultural classes.

CAST

Writer & Director: Perpetua A Ekechukwu

Facilitator: Perpetua A Ekechukwu

Performers:

Perpetua Ekechukwu
Jonathan Nnamocha
Marcia Ekechukwu
Destiny Ekechukwu
Prudentia Ekechukwu

CONTENT NOTES: war, displacement

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Outloud is an intersectional, CALD-focused social impact arts organisation that creates genuine, meaningful, inspiring opportunities for young people in Western Sydney. Our award-winning projects address nationally relevant issues that are affecting young people in Western Sydney. We use community-embedded contemporary arts to drive positive change for young people with best practice, evidence-based programs that are fun and inspiring. We specialise in early-intervention harm-reduction that celebrates strengths and amplifies socially-marginalised young people’s thoughts and ideas. We put a spotlight on global issues that are affecting our local young people and amplify their thoughts and ideas. We elevate skills and confidence and aim to build self-efficacy and social cohesion. We work with young people who are either emerging leaders, at risk, or looking for a way to make a difference. We connect our participants to mentors, their peers, role models and industry contacts. We work with them to create art that challenges, inspires, questions and makes an impact on the participants, their audiences, and hopefully – their wider community. We amplify local voices to create profound and lasting change in South-West Sydney. Formally known as BYDS – Bankstown Youth Development Service, we’ve been working in Western Sydney since 1991, and have worked with thousands of young people. We can name generations of artists who have built their career after engaging with us.

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Fri, 3 Jun 2022, 5am - 7am EDT

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