Yomi Ṣode: The Hatching
November 3 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
What are we born into? What do we inherit, carry, and what are we burdened with?
The Hatching is an experimental and interactive new performance from award-winning poet and playwright Yomi Ṣode, exploring the layered themes of belonging, identity, and responsibility in a world that isn’t equal. Directed by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, with a soundscape and live underscore by DJ Rewyld the show blends words, sound and movement in a single audio-visual experience.
Told in three parts, Ou Topos (no place), Eu Topos (good place), and The Custodians, The Hatching asks what it means to be born into systems we didn’t choose. It examines structures like law, media, and politics, while also reflecting on the moral and personal choices we make within them.
Yomi will draw from his poetry collection Manorism, alongside new work, with guest poets and performers Jerome Scott, Rae Zoe and Noah Ṣode adding their own voices to consider how the roles we play today might shape the future.
This is not just a performance. It is a space for reflection, reckoning, and radical imagination.
Part of Utopia Now!, a season exploring the role of the arts in making a better future possible.