Kae Tempest

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Event Kae Tempest
Venue Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020
First Date 24 February 2020
Opening Date 24 February 2020
Last Date 24 February 2020
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Is Kae Tempest a rapper, a poet, a spoken word artist or a lit fuse? Whatever they is, they are undeniably intent on delivering urgent messages that cut through apathy like a honed knife. Since starting out doing open mic gigs at 16, Tempest has released four albums, five poetry collections and one novel, performing to cult-like crowds around the world. Their shows are a barrage of profundity and dazzling rhythms with phrasing that sounds both Shakespearean and straight-up. Tempest’s work is, in part, a call to action capturing “the angry tension of being alive” in today’s precarious world (The Guardian). They want us to learn from the past in order to confront an uncertain future. Lose yourself in a gig that reminds you all is not yet lost.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music
Secondary Genre Comedy
Poetry
Spoken Word
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Name Function Notes
Kae Tempest Creator
Kae Tempest Performer
Kae Tempest Writer
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality England
Event Status Completed
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Web https://www.festival.nz/events/all/kate-tempest/
Programme New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2020 programme
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156905