Music / COMMUN
Elevating BIPOC voices through multi-arts performance
COMMUN is an organisation addressing inequalities in the arts by supporting and promoting mid-career Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) artists.
Through a rich programme of learning tools, digital media and in-person events, COMMUN creates opportunities for BIPOC voices to collaborate and make work that fosters ‘a greater understanding for ‘othered’ people in our society’.
On December 4, at Trinity Centre, it will present Haramacy, a night of multi-arts performances including sound, light, dance, and spoken word, blurring the lines between genres to explore intersectional social issues such as race and ethnicity, gender and class.
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The title Haramacy, is an amalgamation of the Arabic word ‘haram’, meaning indecent or forbidden, and the English word ‘pharmacy’, implying a safe, trustworthy space that prescribes the antidote to ailments caused by intersectional, social issues.
Performance from Haramacy, presented by COMMUN – image: Haramacy
Artists set to appear include Anika Deb, Dhaqan Collective’s Ayan Cilmi, dancer and beatboxer Deepraj Singh, musician Yaz, writer and eco-poet Shagufta K Iqbal and Qezz Gill who is a visual creator in photography and film.
Now in its third edition, Haramacy has been steadily building a foundation in London, and involves an online residency programme alongside the live performances. This will be its first foray further west.
Haramacy is at Trinity Centre, Trinity Rd, Bristol, BS2 0NW on Saturday, December 4, at 6.30pm (doors). Tickets are available from www.trinitybristol.org.uk.
Main photo: Haramacy
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