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Dub Poetry Jamming Session: Brother Portrait

Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12GB
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Friday 31st May | 2024 | 6.30pm - 8pm
Nottingham Contemporary
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Join Nottingham Contemporary for a dub poetry jamming session with Brother Portrait as part of Feedback Loop, our series of events relating to themes in Julian Abraham 'Togar''s exhibition.

and they danced til their bodies were burning

til all that was left was light

draping the edges

opaque and soft

every word spat as ankle weight,

glance thrown to clasp the mind

make you feel a brittle being

became dust in their shine

powerless against a joyful breath

air displaced after pirouette

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This event will take place in Gallery One.
If you have any questions around access or have specific access requirements the venue can accommodate, please get in touch with Nottingham Contemporary by emailing info@nottinghamcontemporary.org or phoning 0115 948 9750.

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