The Seeding Art Currency, EAST STREET ARTS Hosted by the Art Hostel.
ART HOSTEL KIRKGATE LEEDS
SEEDING ART CURRENCY
WEDNESDAY 24TH OCTOBER
The Harvest. Performance by Nii Kwartey Owoo
6.00-7.00pm. Performance 30 mins followed by sharing of food.
The Harvest is Nii’s personal response to the struggle of hunger and sacrifice found in his community. Through rhythm and movement, this dance performance presents how cultures and beliefs have the power to unify people in finding solutions, in this piece to hoot at hunger.
Nii Kwartey Owoo is a musician and dance artist from Ghana whose work focuses on traditional cultural practices found in West Africa and diaspora communities. In this performance, Nii will share with the audience the role of corn in his culture, including dance, music, chants and food.
Curator, Louise Dwyer, invites you to relate to seeding through dance and storytelling at this event showcasing Nii’s performance of The Harvest, which is based on the cultural significance of corn in Ghanaian culture and history.
The event is a passionate live performance by Nii Kwartey Owoo in the Art Hostel space.
TICKETS CAN BE BOOKED ON EVENTBRITE
