LionHeart & Afra Atiq: Inside Spoken Word  – the Power of Performance

LionHeart & Afra Atiq: Inside Spoken Word – the Power of Performance

Date/Time: Thursday 7 March, 11am-12pm

Venue: Al Baraha 2, InterContinental, DFC

Language: Arabic, English

Session No: 729 

What makes a Spoken Word artist? And why does their poetry speak so strongly to people today? With electric performances and the stories of their journeys to find their voice, the award-winning poets LionHeart and Afra Atiq take the stage.

Afra Atiq is an award-winning Emirati poet. Afra has performed and held workshops across the globe, winning multiple poetry slams as well as the 2017 ADMAF creativity award.

LionHeart is a BBC Radio London Presenter, TEDx Speaker, award-winning poet and International SpokenWord Performer. He is the author of debut poetry collection The Mute’s Rebellion, which excavates memories of social anxiety, selective mutism, upbringing, emotional vulnerability and more.

Language: English with Arabic translation
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