Spoken Futurism Live Presents: The Genesis Path, Before The Map Was Made

On 2nd–4th October 2025, the Door to the Sanctum of Stories will open at , Woolwich.

This bold new production invites audiences to step through the door into The Sanctum of Stories, a living poetic multiverse where spoken word, music, visual art, and roleplay converge. The project is co-created by acclaimed spoken word artists Miss Yankey (Esi Yankey) and SoloMan The Wizard (Kai Larasi), who together have built the foundation of a visionary poetic multiverse. Part live performance, part research experiment, and part open invitation to dream, Spoken Futurism Live is both a creative spectacle and a blueprint for the future of multidisciplinary storytelling.

This is no ordinary show. 'The Genesis Path, Before The Map Was Made' is the first expedition

Featuring a stellar team of poets, musicians, and visual artists, Spoken Futurism Live is not only a performance but also the launchpad for a wider creative ecosystem. Powered by a constellation of 12 Black and Global Majority creatives working across four disciplines including Creative Directors (award-winning poet and international slam champion) and (visionary poet with commissions for Sadler’s Wells, and the Tower of London) lead the project, supported by visual artists (currently exhibiting at Outernet, Tottenham Court Road), (BFI NETWORK-awarded filmmaker, Channel 4), and (London-born concept artist and 3D generalist). The music team brings together (soundscape explorer), (multi-genre producer and rhythmic storyteller), and (producer, musician, DJ). Guest poets Yaw Osafo Kantanka Kyeremateng (2025 World Poetry Slam Champion) and (HipHop Shaman and facilitator) contribute original monologues, while stage direction is led by Jim Osman, whose practice spans sci-fi theatre, opera, sound art, and puppetry.

Together, they weave words, sound, and vision into an immersive world that will unfold around you for the very first time.

• Dates: 2nd, 3rd, 4th October 2025
• Venue: The Bathway Theatre, Woolwich Bathway, London SE18 6QX
• Closest Stations: Woolwich Arsenal (DLR & National Rail), Woolwich (Elizabeth Line)
• Doors: 7:00pm | Show: 7:30pm promptly | Venue Close: 10:30pm(Running Time: 2h10 including interval. Latecomers admitted only at set intervals, or may be denied entry.)

*Please be advised that there will be a post show panel discussion and Q&A on 3rd October

♿ The venue is street level and wheelchair accessible, with reserved seating available upon request.

When the Door to the Sanctum of Stories opens, travellers are invited into a living multiverse where poetry becomes portal. Words, rhythm, music, and visuals converge in an afrofuturistic act of imagination. This first expedition traces legacy, survival, and resistance, calling travellers to witness, to remember, and to choose how deeply they wish to journey.

Through an Afrofuturistic RPG-inspired storytelling system, audience members discover archetypes such as Cartographer, Dreamsmith, and Soundcaller, contributing to a living archive that expands with every show.

The production also grows from The First Expedition, a global digital residency connecting Black and Global Majority creatives across the UK, Ghana, the USA, and beyond, already generating over 100 new works across poetry, music, and visual art.

On Friday 3 October, the performance will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A on Black imagination, hosted by cultural activist Marai Larasi.

The story doesn’t end on stage. Each week, we share transmissions from the multiverse: truths, lore, and creative missions, through our Cosmic Dispatch.

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Every ticket is more than admission, it is fuel for a revolution in poetry. You are supporting:

• The growth of Spoken Futurism as a new frontier of poetic theatre
• The expansion of Black imagination in poetry, music, visual art & storytelling
• A collective of award-winning creatives bringing this vision to life

This is the first expedition. Those who join us now will always be remembered as the first travellers.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bathway Theatre, University of Greenwich, Bathway, London, United Kingdom