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Standards, My Right to Beauty

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Past
  • Free
  • Performance
  • Youth event
  • British Sign Language
  • Relaxed
A group of young performers on stage posing for a group portrait.
© Photo by Sharne Fairchild.

What you’ll do

Join your hosts Amaarah Roze and Chiquita Delisser in an afternoon of performance and discussion about beauty, in which they will present a sequence of five performances, including spoken word, music and dance. The performances, created in collaboration with a group of young Londoners, are a response to the Wellcome Collection exhibition ‘The Cult of Beauty’.

As the audience, you will play an important part in this event, from deciding on the running order to discussing and challenging what’s important to you in thinking about standards of beauty. Throughout the event our hosts will spark some juicy debate by asking the audience questions – we want your honest, unfiltered opinions! 

The event is designed for 14- to 19-year-olds and disabled young people aged 14–25 years. We may ask your age at the venue to make sure you’re the right age for our youth programme events.

This is a relaxed event and there will be a chill-out space available in the Studio. Drinks and snacks will be provided at the end of the show.

Your performers will be:

Spoken word: Jewel Campbell and Rae Zoe
Band: The Melodists
Dancers: Obsidian Black Dancers
Musician: Refrain  

Dates

, –
Past

Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Studio and the Forum on level 1. When you enter Wellcome Collection, head up the stairs or take the lift, then follow the signs through the ‘Being Human’ gallery.

Place not guaranteed

Booking a ticket for a free event does not guarantee you a place. You should aim to arrive 15 minutes before the event is scheduled to start to claim your place. If you do not arrive on time, your place may be given to someone on the waiting list.

British Sign Language

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

Relaxed

This is a relaxed event, which means that if you need to, you are welcome to move around and make noise at any time.

For more information, please visit our Accessibility page. If you have any queries about accessibility, please email us at access@wellcomecollection.org or call

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About your hosts

Black and white photograph of the head and shoulders of a young black woman with long plaited hair. She is looking straight at the camera and smiling.

Amaarah Roze

(she/her)

Amaarah is an international facilitator, actress, public speaker and producer. She has worked with hundreds of young people, supporting them to develop their personal and professional careers. As a host, she has been seen on stages across London, including City Hall, Thamesmead Festival, the Albany and more. She is excited to be hosting her very own event at Wellcome Collection.

Black and white photograph of the head and shoulders of a young woman with dark shoulder length curly hair. She is looking at the camera and smiling.

Chiquita Delisser

(she/her)

Chiquita is a creative in many forms: spoken word, theatre directing, writing, acting, fashion, textiles, hosting and visual art. She enjoys experimenting with new styles of expression. Chiquita has hosted ‘Standards’ events alongside Amaarah Roze since the beginning and has brought her bubbly energy to multiple stages in her own right.