Smyth, Cherry, Kinsella, Lauren and Bennett, Ed (2019) Famished, a performance with poetry, vocals and musical score, in collaboration with vocalist Lauren Kinsella and composer Ed Bennett. [Creative Performance or Reading]

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Abstract

Famished, the performance, based on the book of the same name, is an 80-minute live performance with poetry, vocalisation and an electronic score. It is touring 13 venues in the UK and Ireland, including at the Dublin Literary Festival on May 25 and the Belfast Book Festival on June 16, 2019.

Item Type:	Creative Performance or Reading
Additional Information:	Famished toured in 13 venues in the UK and Ireland from December 5 2018-June 16, 2019. Venues included Toynbee Studios, Cafe Oto, Whitechapel Idea Store, the Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Dublin Literary Festival, The Playhouse, Derry, Flowerfield Arts Centre, the Belfast Book Festival.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Famished, performance, poetry, poetry performance, live event, collaboration, vocals and poetry, music and poetry, the Irish Famine, Irish history, British colonialism, migration, hunger, starvation, refugee crisis, coffin ships, land clearances, genocide
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
Related URLs:	http://www.cherrysmyth.com/famished.htm http://www.cherrysmyth.com/events.htm
Last Modified:	13 May 2020 18:11
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/23649

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