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A still from ‘scripted for a wayward narrator’ 2020 by Samra Mayanja. An image in soft focus. The back of someone's neck fills the foreground. In the background is a green gate, with a dark silhouette on the other side of the green gate's bars.

Labour / Sweat / Criminality

An evening of live readings and performance reflecting on carceral punishment.

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DatesThu 30 Sep
Times18.45 - 20.30
SpaceLancaster Rooms New Wing

Thinking through the evolution of different forms of punishment and their intended purposes, this night of readings from Lola Olufemi, Samra Mayanja, and Ebun Sodipo and live performance by Imani Robinson will make connections between labour, sweat and criminality.

Part of Abolition: In Defence of Translation, a series of presentations, organising workshops, conversations and performances reflecting on the many dimensions of abolition, curated and programmed by Lola Olufemi and Imani Robinson.

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