OUTAme

Online launch
Wednesday 18th Nov
8.30pm GMT
outburstarts.com

Over the last five years, Outburst has worked closely with queer/ kuir producers, artists, festivals and activists across South America, North America (Turtle Island) and the Caribbean to create Outburst Americas, a unique network of shared learning and co-creation and through mutual support. Supported by British Council, the collective has given birth to some incredible ideas and powerful collaborations, as well as supporting training and new commissions for artists and developing touring connections that we hope will continue to expand for many years to come.

We wanted to share those connections and learning with an even wider network of queer artists, makers and thinkers around the world, so we are delighted to announce OutAme, a new website that will feature artists, projects, toolkits and other resources included in and inspired by the project.

To launch the site we’re excited to present a special video by Brazilian rap artist Dani Nega, also launching her first solo album which was produced with the support of Outburst Americas 2020 grants. An audience favourite at Outburst last year with her exhilarating political energy , Nega’s infectious and powerful work speaks of life as a black, lesbian artist in urban Brazil. She takes on racism, police brutality and lesbophobia but also shares the joy of being part of a caring, united collective of black and queer community. Presented in Portuguese and subtitled in English, her film for Outburst is a specially recorded live performance that includes images from street protests footage and amplifies awareness of young black people killed by State violence.

Dani will join other queer artists and producers live after the short screening as we start to take on the important question: What can we do through queer arts right now, across the world, to address the issues facing our communities?

We invite you to join the conversation. Further details and limited free tickets on our website.