Nomadic cabaret and spoken word night, Pen:Chant, presents at two-night takeover of HOME, headlined by Rosie Carrick. Carrick is well versed in the history of the Russian revolution, the centenary of which is bring celebrated by HOME’s current A Revolution Betrayed season. Leading the charge with Carrick will be Pen:Chant’s award-winning host Ben Mellor. They will be joined on the Friday by Jerusalem-born multi-instrumentalist Avital Raz, while Saturday support comes from world-record-breaking beatboxer and playwright, Testament. Whether your skill is spoken word or soulful songs, show your talent at the open mic each night. Raising a rabble of riotous sounds throughout the weekend’s wordsmithery will be equality DJ collective English Disco Lovers, proclaiming one world, one race, one disco. And if this has scratched an itch, explore further with Rosie Carrick’s free Saturday afternoon workshop ‘The Language of Dissent’.
Fri 24 & Sat 25 Nov, HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Tel: 0161 200 1500, 9pm, £10, www.homemcr.org
Workshop: Sat 25 Nov, HOME, 2 Tony Wilson Place, Manchester M15 4FN. Tel: 0161 200 1500, 4pm-6pm, FREE, www.homemcr.org
- Words:
- Fat Roland
- Published on:
- Sun 19 Nov 2017
