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North Star
- By: Solab
- Location: Belfast Telegraph Building
- When: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October, 8pm
- Creative Me Profile: City Explorer
Journey from 1845 to Belfast 2024 in Surround Sound!
North Star is a live music spectacular, inspired by writer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass' historic visit to Belfast in 1845.
Douglass, considered a fugitive slave at the time, delivered a landmark speech, declaring, “wherever else I feel myself to be a stranger, I will remember I have a home in Belfast.”
This live performance sees an incredible array of artists all share the one stage, including Grammy winning multi-instrumentalist and DJ Kaidi Tatham, rising stars Leo Miyagee and Winnie Ama, the Arco String Quartet, poet Nandi Jola, Ivor Novello winning composer Hannah Peel, actor Colin Salmon, and pupils from four Belfast schools!
Together, they will perform North Star, a collaborative blend of music and poetry, rooted in Black Cultures, and inspired by Douglass's story, philosophy, and his deep connection with Belfast.
This groundbreaking show, commissioned especially for Belfast 2024, also features Joseph Leighton, Ben Flavelle, Steve Davis, Rick Swann, Thomas Annang, and PVN Gospel Choir led by Angela Ifonlaja with arrangements by Jennifer John.
Join us at the Belfast Telegraph Building to witness North Star, an unforgettable moment in Belfast’s rich history – inspired by Frederick Douglass, celebrating Belfast."
Commissioned by Belfast 2024
Book Tickets by visiting the Belfast International Arts Festival website - (Link opens in new window)
or call Box Office at Visit Belfast 02890 246609
Visit North Star's Instagram or website - (Links open in new window)
This project is supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players and is part of Our Future Heritage portfolio of projects which help us all enjoy and understand Belfast's heritage.
