Featuring music, movement and spoken word, this live audio-visual performance looks to alchemise grief into a shared language of love, protest and possibility.
ęmí: freedomsong (2025) is an audio-visual work created by artist duo Rohan Ayinde and Tayo Rapoport in collaboration with curator Zarina Rossheart and in dialogue with bell hooks’ All About Love and Camille Sapara Barton’s Tending Grief.
Reflecting on the Yoruba concept of ęmí {the breath that animates life} and inspired by the strength of the Palestinian struggle for dignity and self-determination, freedomson
At the heart of the work is a ritual led by Barton and singer-songwriter anaiis, in which six vocalists – anaiis, Tawiah, douniah, Bint Mbareh, Amina Gichinga and Roxanne Tataei – were invited to process their grief and transform it into love through song.
NEED TO KNOW:
- Duration: approx. 1h15m
- Age recommendation: 16+
- Content warning: Some scenes contain references to bombing, occupation, genocide and apartheid.
- This event may include haze and flashing images.
- Event information: There will be a variety of seating available from cushions on the floor, to bean bags and chairs.
