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North StarThursday 24th & Friday 25th October 2024
Belfast Telegraph Building
Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
North Star is an immersive live music performance, inspired by the historic speech given by orator, writer, and abolitionist, Fredrick Douglass in Belfast in 1845.
Douglass, considered a fugitive slave at the time, delivered a landmark speech in Belfast, declaring, “wherever else I feel myself to be a stranger, I will remember I have a home in Belfast.”
In response to this powerful quote and moment, Grammy Award winner Kaidi Tatham, award-winning poet Nandi Jola, rising stars Leo Miyagee and Winnie Ama, with special guests Hannah Peel and Colin Salmon, along with nearly 100 pupils from four Belfast schools, will co-create a spectacular showcase of music, art, and literature. Their personal works, inspired by Douglass’s story, philosophy, and connection with Belfast, rooted in Black cultures, will come together in an unforgettable show as part of Belfast 2024.
This groundbreaking show also features live performances from Arco String Quartet, Joseph Leighton, Ben Flavelle, Steve Davis, Rick Swann, Thomas Annang, and PVN Gospel Choir led by Angela Ifonlaja with arrangements by Jennifer Johns.
Join us at the Belfast Telegraph Building to witness North Star, an unforgettable moment in Belfast’s rich history – inspired by Fredrick Douglass, celebrating Belfast.
North Star is produced by Solab, a new collective led by Kwame Daniels and supported by Belfast 2024
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
124-144 Royal Avenue, BT1 1DN Belfast, United Kingdom, 124-144 Royal Avenue, Belfast, BT1 1, United Kingdom,Belfast
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