HOVE: The Brunswick

Thursday 3rd August, 2023

7:30pm

Event information

Queer the Mic @queerthemic is a sparkly spoken word and poetry stage for queer poets, hosted by The Brunswick. QTM is a raucous and inclusive poetry night, with starry features and handpicked open micers, proudly run by and for the queer, trans and disabled community.

On the week of Brighton Pride, Queer the Mic is going to be a Jasmine Gardosi takeover! This means not only their amazing full length show ‘Dancing To Music You Hate’, but also a chance for all of our open mic poets to perform spoken word with her 6-piece band!

Poetry. Beatbox. Celtic dubstep.

Jasmine Gardosi is the Birmingham Poet Laureate - an award-winning spoken word artist, beatboxer and multiple slam champion of national and international renown.

This is her brand new, debut show about gender identity, coming to terms with queerness, and finding the words. Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre, it premiered at the WAC in October 2021 to standing ovations and was shortlisted for Best Spoken Word Show in the Saboteur Awards. Prepare for an hour of explosive dubstep bass-lines and soaring folk violin which blow apart the boundaries of gender and musical genre alike. Watch Jasmine converse, argue and compete with a live band of instrumentalists as she cracks open the binary with boldness, humour and celebration.

Joining her are Alternative Dubstep Orchestra’s DJ C@ in the H@, Ire-Ish’s multi-instrumentalist Jobe Baker-Sullivan, drummer Noemi La Barbera plus additional guest musicians.

The first half of the night includes a musical open mic where poets can perform their poetry with the band. Maximum poem length: 3 mins. Sign up through Queer The Mic.

“The most important piece of art that I can remember seeing” - Casey Bailey, Birmingham Poet Laureate 2020-22

“Tricky, sticky themes explored with humour, passion and euphoric music. Conversations around themes of sexuality and gender can alienate people who really need to be part of them, but this show was validating and welcoming.” - Malaika Kegode, Milk Poetry

“The way she explores gender identity and mental health through the power of poetry, beatboxing and music was phenomenal. She certainly knows how to capture the audience’s attention and the world needs more poets like Gardosi to use their words to create change.” - Redbrick

Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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