Manifestos are born from a desire to make (im)possible, (un)reasonable and (un)necessary demands. They are simultaneously critical writing, performance, textual screams of frustration, instructions for destruction and scores for the future. Manifestos have TEETH, they are ludicrous, creative, punchy, inflammatory and subversive. They are not necessarily concerned with the nuances of planning how to get to where you want to go; rather, they are about advocating for getting there at all costs.
Manifestos paint political imaginaries whilst evoking emotion and calls to action beyond the page. They can be read as instructions, as scores that mark out how to get out of the situation we find ourselves in, and also as speculations on what there might be beyond.
In this workshop led by Anahí Saravia Herrera and Jemima Yong, we’ll look at the manifesto as performance, read and think through examples together, and write our own against the patriarchy. The workshop is an extension of the thinking in Herrera and Yong’s work-in-progress, RAGE ON STAGE, a show about the many layers and expressions of feminist anger.
Please note this is a participatory workshop, so expect to be engaged throughout (with breaks!) Refreshments will be provided.
About the Organisers
Anahí Saravia Herrera (she/her) and Jemima Yong (she/they) make work that creatively interprets political situations and feelings. They hold experience as performers, curators, writers and community organisers. Jemima and Anahi are interested in creatively reflecting on our felt experience of power structures as women, migrants, cultural workers and ambiguously young people. They gravitate towards creating work that involves the act of making things public and making the covert or insidious, explicit. They like to laugh when we do this, so humour is also important. They live and work in London (for now).