Residency of FELISPEAKS
hosted by International Literature Festival Dublin
Participating countries:
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Malta
- Spoken Word
- Storytelling
- Theatre
Period
- From 01-02-2022 to 31-08-2022
Website
Address
Dublin
Ireland
Ireland
Project summary
Join FELISPEAKS for an interactive presentation at International Literature Festival Dublin (Ireland) in May 2023, At Mudri Brk, in partnership with Jelsa Art Biennial (JAB) (Croatia) in July 2023 and Inizjamed Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival (Malta) in August 2023. A versatile, collaborative presentation bringing together poetry, music and visual art to examine what’s next for women in each respective country, celebrating women’s contributions to society and imagining the possibilities that lie ahead. FELISPEAKS will be joined by local artists: Farah Elle, Anna Mullarkey, Noah Fabri, and Ġagħel Dingli.
Artist
FELISPEAKS
Biography:
FELISPEAKS is a Nigerian-Irish Poet, Performer, Playwright from Co. Longford; currently based in Dublin City. FELISPEAKS has been nominated ‘Best Performer’ by Dublin Fringe Festival September 2018 and went on to win ‘Best Performer’ in 2022. As
well as being a Member of the Poetry Ireland Board of Directors appointed June 2020, Felicia is a member of the Poetry Collective, WeAreGriot. FELISPEAKS is an Artist-in-Residence with Axis Ballymun and Visual Carlow, in addition to being an
Associate Artist with THISISPOPBABY. FELISPEAKS’ poem: ‘For Our Mothers’ is in the English Ordinary Level Leaving Cert Curriculum for examination year 2023 and 2025, as is their poem “Rainbow Blood” for 2025. In 2020, FELISPEAKS was commissioned a new piece for RTÉ’s The Big Picture on the theme of ‘the New Normal’ - this poem,
entitled Still captured the minds of the nation and has been performed to audiences all over the country. Of late, FELISPEAKS has been commissioned by the Irish Repertory Theatre and Fishamble: The New Play Company for the Transatlantic Commission for Black Irish Artists. FELISPEAKS ended 2021 as an Irish Tatler Woman of the Year with a win in the Catalyst Category - which recognises a woman who has affected change in Irish society in a pivotal way. FELISPEAKS became an ambassador for Laya Health Care’s Beats TV and Media Campaign.
Final video below - view from 2.06 - 10.11"
well as being a Member of the Poetry Ireland Board of Directors appointed June 2020, Felicia is a member of the Poetry Collective, WeAreGriot. FELISPEAKS is an Artist-in-Residence with Axis Ballymun and Visual Carlow, in addition to being an
Associate Artist with THISISPOPBABY. FELISPEAKS’ poem: ‘For Our Mothers’ is in the English Ordinary Level Leaving Cert Curriculum for examination year 2023 and 2025, as is their poem “Rainbow Blood” for 2025. In 2020, FELISPEAKS was commissioned a new piece for RTÉ’s The Big Picture on the theme of ‘the New Normal’ - this poem,
entitled Still captured the minds of the nation and has been performed to audiences all over the country. Of late, FELISPEAKS has been commissioned by the Irish Repertory Theatre and Fishamble: The New Play Company for the Transatlantic Commission for Black Irish Artists. FELISPEAKS ended 2021 as an Irish Tatler Woman of the Year with a win in the Catalyst Category - which recognises a woman who has affected change in Irish society in a pivotal way. FELISPEAKS became an ambassador for Laya Health Care’s Beats TV and Media Campaign.
Final video below - view from 2.06 - 10.11"
Contact:
info@felispeaks.com
Website:
https://www.felispeaks.com/
Participating festivals
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Leading festival
International Literature Festival Dublin
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/international-literature-festival-dublin-2 -
Partner festival 1
Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/malta-mediterranean-literature-festival-2023 -
Partner festival 2
Mudri Brk
Contact https://www.festivalfinder.eu/festivals/mudri-brk-festival-wise-moustache-festival