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QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word—SOLD OUT
Wednesday October 13, 2021 | 7 – 8:30 pm
Join us at MOA’s exquisite Haida House for an intimate and inspirational evening of queer and feminist slam and spoken word with UBC Slam Poetry.
Presented as part of UBC ARTIVISM Festival: Queering the Self, this night of poetry will dive deep on topics of gender, identity, intersectionality, social justice and more.
Host Anjalica Solomon headlines, bringing their robust visions of hope, tenacity, and love. Revel in a night of sublime poetry and spoken word, set in MOA’s Haida House, against a stunning backdrop of Northwest Coast art and architecture. Bring friends and find new ones, and let the picturesque views and scent of cedar inhabit your senses.
Doors | 6:30 pm
Performances | 7 pm
Tickets | $10 Regular (Please note: does not include access to the museum, which will be closed during the event)
Tickets available online and at the door
Ticket proceeds will be to Qmunity, a Vancouver-based community centre for queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives.
QUEER Coded: Slam + Spoken Word is part of the UBC ARTIVISM Festival 2021: Queering the Self
Proof of vaccination
As per provincial orders, all special event participants 12 and older will be required to provide proof of vaccination (eg. BC Vaccine Card). MOA reserves the right to deny entry or participation to anyone who doesn’t comply with MOA’s stated policies, procedures and visitor code of conduct.
Bios
Anjalica Solomon is a genderfluid Desi poet, spoken word artist, organizer and multi-disciplinary performer based in what is colonially known as Vancouver, BC on the stolen and unsurrendered territories of the Coast Salish, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam Nations. Their poetic work often seeks to proclaim the possibilities of love and resilience. Anjalica is a poet of startling emotional intellect and candor whose work testifies to a deep faith in beauty, the power of nature, and ultimately, the human capacity to salvage integrity, radiance and joy from moments of struggle.
UBC Slam Poetry challenges you to lose yourself and find yourself again and again throughout your time at the Faculty of Arts. Embrace the confusion, the uncertainties, and the wonder.
Find out how you can join UBC Slam and information on upcoming performances and workshops here.
MOA's Haida House • $10 Performance Program