CHASING CHANGE: POETICIAN PERFORMANCE
WHERE: Redfern Community Centre
29–53 Hugo St, Redfern NSW 2016
COST: $10–$15
Your ticket gives you access to stay for the whole program of events or to feel welcome to drop-in.
Chasing Change brings together creatives to explore the power of change through the eyes of writers, poets, painters, and storytellers. Chasing Change is a remnant dance, an ongoing movement echoing from the past, matching our obligation as human beings. Together, we’ll reflect on what chasing change means and what opportunities transformation presents. Take part, experience and create change with us.
Poetician Performance: 1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Poetician blends language and lyricism to craft worlds that shimmer with emotion and imagination. Voices that dance between the censored and raw, paint vivid pictures with metaphors and melodies, turning everyday moments into a running river of verse.
Poeticians don't just write. They evoke, inspire, and awaken the soul, transforming simple words into wonder. Poeticians are poetic architects, building bridges of understanding through the power of the pen. You are invited to where poems come alive and stories whisper secrets of the unturned stone.
HOST: Nicole Barakat
FEATURING: Asha Naznin, Majdi and Seraj Aljelda, Omer and Rataj Abdullah
This activity is part of Chasing Change. The Chasing Change events include readings, performance, art fair, conversation and connection – your ticket gives you access to stay for the whole program of events or feel welcome to drop-in.
Read more about Chasing Change and book your tickets here.
CHASING CHANGE EVENTS FEATURE:
Nicole Barakat, Abdi Aden, Asha Naznin, Hani Abdile, Idil Abdullahi, Ingrid Horrocks, Majdi and Seraj Aljelda, Omer, Rataj Abdullah, Rosemary Kariuki (OAM), Sean Wai Keung and Zeinab Mir
CURATOR: Hani Abdile
Content Warning: Most poetry events are all ages and some content may not be suitable for children. Performances may include strong language and / or adult themes.
Event times local time.
Story Week 2025 artwork features Nicole Barakat (photo credit: Jacquie Manning). Story Week 2025 artwork design: Rachel Stone Art & Design. Concepts: Miles Merrill and the Word Travels team.
