CHANGE Festival:
Tongue Fu
2019. colour. promotional videography.
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
“Poetry, But Not As You Know It…Amazing” – The Guardian
The UK’s leading spoken word and music show.
Writer, musician and founder, Chris Redmond, invites extraordinary poets and storytellers to take risks, re-working material live with improvised soundtracks from a crack team of quick witted, genre-hopping musicians.
For this ‘Change Special’, the Fu team and three special guests will explore how we can challenge and inspire each other, through poetry, stories and music.
Featuring
Salena Godden
Celebrated poet (BBC’s The Verb, Loose Ends), essayist, radio presenter and rebel. Her latest book, ’Pessimism Is For Lightweights’ is published by Rough Trade Books.
Rachel Rose Reid
Champion of the oral tradition, bridging the worlds of storytelling, spoken word and song, from rock festivals to theatres, campfires to concert halls.
Amerah Saleh
Birmingham born spoken word artist and human rights activist. Co-founder of Verve Poetry Press and Verve Poetry Festival. In 2018 she performed at the Commonwealth Games Handover Ceremony.
Chris Redmond
A regular at music and literature festivals, he has featured on BBC Radio 1, 2, 4 and Sky Arts.
The Tongue Fu Band’s collective credits include Jamie Cullum, Beardyman Dream Team, Puppini Sisters and Massive Attack.
Presented by CHANGE Festival
Videography by Boyeong Gwak, De Hong Chan, Ah Yin, Balint Nagy