Greater Manchester Fringe Festival - Spoken Word

As always, an amazing array or artists sharing work.

Black and

Black And... focuses on the growing up of a queer black girl living in America. It goes through the highs and lows of discovering oneself and acquiring the tools to express that.

It's funny, it's angry, and it pulls no punches. It tackles subjects like absent fathers, sexuality, gender, learning one's worth, body image, race, and many other crucial central ideas that arise in the lives of queer black girls all across the world.

Born and raised in Monmouth County New Jersey, Jay Délise is a published poet who has received national recognition for her writing. As a Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Gold Key recipient, Jay has performed at locations such as Pratt University, The United Nations, The Pulitzer Center, and Carnegie Hall, for an array of audiences some of which included familiar names such as Lin Manuel Miranda, Agunda Okeyo, Kathy Najimy, Jessica Williams, Jill Dolan, BETTY, and Abigail Disney. She is currently completing a bachelor’s degree in theatre at the University of Chester in the UK. Jay has written articles for Affinity Magazine and UNAPOLOGETIC Magazine, and her work has been highlighted in publications including Afropunk, Broadway.

Date: 10 – 12 July
Time: 6pm
Price: £8
Location: Gulliver’s Lounge

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