Deaffest on Tour is delighted to be working in partnership with Tottenham Literature Festival (TLF), an event celebrating Black narratives and showcasing diverse stories from talented Black authors and creatives.

TLF will be taking place at the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in London from the 14th to the 20th of November 2022. This year’s festival will explore the healing power of words through community, self-preservation, and love. Their main theatre talks, and selected workshops, will be BSL interpreted. 

On Saturday the 19th of November, Deaffest and TLF will be working together to show that stories can be shared through different art-forms, other than just written words – through the talents of deaf artistic people!

At the Bernie Grant Arts Centre, each panel discussion will open with a performance/screening by deaf artists and creatives:

Saturday 19th November | Bernie Grant Arts Centre 

12.30pm: A BSL-interpreted panel discussion on ‘Reclaiming Our Stories’ will be launched with a screening of ‘send back the echo’ directed by Jasmin Rodgman, featuring Performance Artist Vilma Jackson.

2.15pm: A BSL-interpreted panel discussion on ‘Internal Worlds’ will commence with a screening of the short film ‘Follow the Signs’ by Chris Fonseca and Harry Jardine.

4pm: A BSL-interpreted panel discussion on ‘Black Love’ will begin with a short video featuring poetry from Sarah Adedeji, following the theme of Black Love.

You can find more details on the panel discussions and BSL interpreted events on the Bernie Grant Arts Centre website.

We hope you can come along to the festival and explore what’s happening! You can buy your ticket here.