POETIC MOVEMENT EXPLORING QUEER IDENTITY WITH CHLOE FILANI

Join us on Sunday afternoon for a somatic movement and writing-focused workshop facilitated by artist-in-residence, Chloe Filani. The workshop will explore themes surrounding queer identity as it intersects with the historical roots of the local area.

Chloe Filani is an interdisciplinary artist, performer and writer, her work frequently probes the broader themes surrounding her identities as a Black transwoman of Nigerian Yoruba and Eshan heritage within the context of navigating power structures.

Filani’s work encourages you to go on a journey of playful expression using the body as a vessel in collaboration with sound and written prompts resulting from the collaborative process during these sessions.

The workshop will be movement and poetic writing-focused, utilising methods of somatic breath work and sound meditation, to explore themes surrounding Blackness, water, and queer identities and the intersection of location by honouring prominent queer voices that also have roots in Newham.

This event is part of Newham Heritage Month 2024

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BOOK

• You must live in Newham and provide a Newham postcode on booking
• You must be over 18 years of age
• If you are unable to make it, please do let us know as early as possible as there is a waiting list.
• You will be contacted 5 days before the workshop via email, you must confirm your space within 24 hours of the email otherwise your spot will go to the waiting list

More about Chloe

Artist, performer, poet and writer working with and in her lived experiences as a black trans woman of Nigerian Yoruba and Eshan heritage. Examining broader themes of identity and power structures, Filani’s work is about going on artistic journeys with play, movement and vocal expression, using her body to communicate the artistic self. Her 2023 collection A LADY OF THE NIGHT, A VICTORIAN TALE, is published by Montez Press. CHANGE, her episode of Anthems a poetry podcast.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Alice Billings House, 2-12 West Ham Lane, London, United Kingdom