Event | Viva Declaration

In celebration of the last weekend of our Disrupt? Peterloo and Protest exhibition, join this visual and musical journey with compositions specially created and performed by Tagné Tebu, a multi-instrumentalist coming from a mix of jazz, African, Latin and Indo-Arabic influences.  Featuring live visual projections from video artist Kooj Chuhan, Viva Declaration will premiere a new version of 2019’s acclaimed Declaration performance, with additional material and design plus a special guest musician.  Expect sections of free improv, interactive video and audio loops, spoken polemics, multi-layered rhythms and evocative melodic structures.

Viva Declaration includes a mix of spoken monologues by detainees, human rights activists, legal case workers, plus material from campaigners, academics, and organisations including Angela Davis, Walter Rodney, Shami Chakrabarti, Viraj Mendis, Bridget Anderson, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, and These Walls Must Fall campaign.  The event includes a post show Q&A with local rights and justice campaigners.

• Kooj Chuhan is a leading UK based artist-activist.  He has exhibited at Arnolfini in Bristol, Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, internationally including San Diego, Paris, New Delhi, Toronto, and won an award for digital arts connecting refugees with climate change.
• Tagné Tebu has a refugee background and many credits as composer, arranger, musical director and producer including work with world music stars Amadou and Mariam.

Family Friendly event, suitable for all ages

No booking required

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Part of PHM’s year long programme exploring migration, co-created by a Community Programme Team made up of people whose lives have been shaped by migration.