**PLEASE NOTE : Workshop for female and non- binary adults Free but booking required

Saturday 16th July | 4.30pm - 6pm | Reserve free ticket

ALSO COME SEE THE SHOW SAME NIGHT IF YOU CAN!!! Tickets here

DJ Mag ‘One to watch’ and Oram Award winning turntablist, NikNak hosts a session on the turntable as an instrument, it’s use in DJ-ing and for composition. Meet one of the most exciting female turntable artists in the country for this free one-off workshop, before a performance of her new project Sankofa.

Her newest project is Sankofa is an immersive sound and visual experience exploring the narrative of a young black woman, Afrofuturism and her comic book heroes.

Sharing the screen with images of her childhood superhero, Storm, NikNak creates a new sonic world and realises her superhuman abilities through Turntablism.

With live improvised Turntablism NikNak sculpts soundscapes that combine with visual artist Loëpa’s imagery, including illustrations, references to comic book heroes and manipulated live film footage.

The use of surround sound and the live interplay between visuals and audio creates a unique sound world to explore. If you have ever wanted to walk into a comic book and experience it through sound and vision, this is your chance.

A member of the Eve's Drop DJ Collective, NikNak is a ground-breaking multidisciplinary artist and became the first Black Turntablist in history to win the illustrious Oram Award in 2020. The album Sankofa releases on music tech label Inventing Waves on 1st July.

With support from Xana, whose label will release the Sankofa album.