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Residency of Felispeaks (Felicia Olusanya)

presented by International Literature Festival Dublin
Participating countries:
  • Croatia
  • Ireland
  • Malta
  • Music
  • Spoken Word
  • Storytelling
  • Theatre

Period

  • From 01-02-2022 to 31-08-2022

Website

Address

Adelaide Road 13
IE D02 P950 Dublin Open location

Artist

Felispeaks (Felicia Olusanya)

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"
Website: https://www.felispeaks.com/
Social media: https://www.instagram.com/felispeaks/ https://www.facebook.com/felispeaks/
Art disciplines:
  • Music
  • Spoken Word
  • Storytelling
Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_RLIAAUeFI https://www.felispeaks.com/media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ildIVCJzyD4

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