Voices of Freedom: Romania at the London Book Fair

Our series of events organised in connection with Romania’s participation at the London Book Fair 2024 conclude at the Barbican Library with SWORDS. This is a vivid Bucharest spoken word initiative, curated by Cosmin Perța and Iulian Morar. The event brings together musicians, poets, actors, multimedia artists and performers, in spoken word sessions. Cosmin Perța and Iulian Morar will present Love & War, accompanied by performances by Elena Vlădăreanu, Florentin Popa and Mădălina Căuneac.

“Spoken word is (not) poetry. Spoken word is (not) theatre. Spoken word is (not) music. Spoken word is sound, image and message. Spoken word is vibration. It's communion. It's symbiosis, it's drama and comedy, it's monologue and it's dialogue. Spoken word is emotion. It's earworm. It's performance. It's symmetry. It's rhyme and rhythm. Spoken word is not political and it is not politics. It's social justice and anxiety. It's mindfulness and self-exploration. It's the voice that…