‘Things We Learned to Live With’, a Neo folk ep, by Oxford based artist Asthmatic Harp aka. Songstress Hannah Fredsgaard-Jones. It’s the sound you’d expect from a perfect sonic marriage between Joanna Newsom’s wonderfully strange sound world and the soothing, pure tones of Laura Marling. Following on from the critically acclaimed ‘Lost Astronaut’, Hannah set to work writing ‘Things We Learned to Live With’. Recorded by Asthmatic Harp solely in the best DIY manner, mixed and mastered by Sam Smith in Glasgow Green Door Studio, these are songs you’ll hear one day and still be humming a week later. They are eclectic and inescapable with Hannah’s emotive vocal, delicate guitar, with clarinet gently weaving in and out between subtle synthesisers and tinkling piano notes. The performance at UKNA City Takeover will be a unique opportunity to hear the songs in acoustic solo versions with Hannah accompanying her singing on the autoharp and guitar.

margomool is bringing the first Free Your Ego (FYE) Cypher to Leicester; a jam open to any instrumentalists, vocalists, rappers and/or poets who use their ears. FYE is a loving space for expression and exploration for all identities. We particularly encourage trans, female, BIPOC and neurodiverse people to come and get involved! No experience required. No judgement allowed. Instruments and mics provided. margomool and the band have facilitated 5 incredible FYEs in venues around London, engineering shared creative spaces where listening is at the centre.

A double bill of music and spoken word poetry from margomool and Talya Stitcher.

‘Me, Myself and Misha’ is a heartfelt, autobiographical work presented by Terpsichoring Dance Company, devised, and performed by award winning dance artist Ana Silverio. The show explores the emotional journey one woman goes on to become a mother. Universal themes of pregnancy and labour are presented using a mix of physical theatre and dance, alongside an original and moving musical score. This heartfelt and unique production tells the experience of one mother, the challenges she faces and the joys that come with motherhood.

A performance double bill from emerging theatre-makers, Kieran Spiers and Sean Wai-Keung.

This performance will have BSL interpretation.

Music and Poetry (double bill)
Nobuto - ‘Tell me again: for piano and mixed media’

An ambient work performed in darkness. Fragments of sound, text and images swirl around in an undulating landscape, evoking ideas of memory, nostalgia and internet culture.

[Strobe warning: contains rapid visual sequences that may be uncomfortable for some viewers.]

Meriem Jouti - ‘Moroccan Drums’

Meriem Jouti is a young Moroccan spoken word artist. Too shy to speak when she was younger, she was dependent on writing to express her emotions and to communicate with the world around her. Once she gained the confidence to speak up, she took the stage to finally voice her thoughts and share her feelings.

Silencer is a performance in a sensory impairment soundwalking suit. The surface of the suit is covered with soft panels that absorb urban noise. The suit also comes with sound-cancelling headphones that allow the performer to experience the environment in almost complete silence. Silencer conceals the body shape and gender of the performer. By altering senses and appearances, the work tackles the sense of displacement and otherness in interaction with passers by and the site of the performance. Silencer was performed in London (University of Arts London - Elephant and Castle) and Aberdeen (City Centre and Peacock Visual Arts).

Join us at The Y Theatre for a relaxed evening of live music and spoken word poetry from four of the UK’s best new artists: Carly Brown, Jay Johnson, Meriem Jouti and Matt Smith.

Silencer is a performance in a sensory impairment soundwalking suit. The surface of the suit is covered with soft panels that absorb urban noise. The suit also comes with sound-cancelling headphones that allow the performer to experience the environment in almost complete silence. Silencer conceals the body shape and gender of the performer. By altering senses and appearances, the work tackles the sense of displacement and otherness in interaction with passers by and the site of the performance. Silencer was performed in London (University of Arts London - Elephant and Castle) and Aberdeen (City Centre and Peacock Visual Arts).

Scrutiny explores personal experiences of deprivation, oppression and survival, from the perspective of a queer Child of Deaf Adults, growing up in Thatcher Britain in the 80’s and 90’s. The work provides a glimpse into the world of an oppressed and marginalised family, who as a result of the barriers faced and a lack of employment opportunities, found themselves consumed by poverty and struggling to survive. Scrutiny combines symbolism of regality and abundance with the reality of domestic life and poverty.

This performance will be captioned with British Sign Language.

Silencer is a performance in a sensory impairment soundwalking suit. The surface of the suit is covered with soft panels that absorb urban noise. The suit also comes with sound-cancelling headphones that allow the performer to experience the environment in almost complete silence. Silencer conceals the body shape and gender of the performer. By altering senses and appearances, the work tackles the sense of displacement and otherness in interaction with passers by and the site of the performance. Silencer was performed in London (University of Arts London - Elephant and Castle) and Aberdeen (City Centre and Peacock Visual Arts).

Hareflight’ is a new opera by Alastair White, performed by tenor Niki Zohdi, flautist Jenni Hogan and dancer Shakeel Kimotho. Featuring fashion by Issey Miyake from the archive of UU Studios curated by Gemma A. Williams.

'History' relies on the public’s interest, engagement and distribution. The artist writes in binary code to reflect the systems of education and narrative of history we are taught from a young age while demonstrating miscommunication and hidden information; it also nods to technological advances and access to information through one’s own desire to learn. The work explores a need to take responsibility for our own education and exploration of events, both historically and present. The viewer holds the power in deciding what they gain from this piece.