Are you an aspiring or emerging writer with a passion for social change?
You are invited to share your honest and authentic stories and feel the power of shared storytelling with writer, artist and all-round goddess Naavikaran, as part of her residency at MoB.
This poetry workshop will examine ideas of belonging, diversity and community while keeping a firm eye towards the future. In this half-day workshop, you’ll harness the power of poetry to challenge perceptions, champion inclusivity and advocate for social change.
Explore your identity beyond socially prescribed labels and political spheres and create beautiful and uninhibited work. You will even have the opportunity to help inform Naavikaran’s performance Chaar Rastha at the Museum in April 2022.
All styles and skill levels welcome.
Light refreshment provided.
As the BrisAsia Stories Artist in Residence (1 – 20 February 2022), Naavikaran will activate the MoB Studio as a space to encourage cross-cultural dialogue and investigate the profound experience of being. Find out more here.
Museum of Brisbane presents In Transit in partnership with BrisAsia Stories part of BrisAsia Festival, Brisbane’s premier event for cultural placemaking, creative and artistic innovation. BrisAsia Stories is a vehicle for promoting cultural understanding, empathy, intercultural collaboration and artistic excellence.
Presented by Brisbane City Council in partnership with Museum of Brisbane (MoB). MoB’s Artist in Residence program is supported by Tim Fairfax AC.
SBS is a proud partner of BrisAsia Stories.
Naavikaran is an all-round goddess, community facilitator, writer, theatre producer and choreographer from India, based in Meanjin (Brisbane). Their work creates platforms for accessible and safe storytelling for identities of various intersections and communities.
As a theatre producer and performer, Naavikaran starred in The Neighbourhood by La Boite Theatre Company, Future Ancestors by Metro Arts Theatre and Tales from the Colony by The Skin-Deep Collective. Their first independently produced theatre production, People of Colours premiered at Brisbane Powerhouse in May 2021.
