From the Lips to the Moon
An unusual music and poetry night
23 March 2023 (London)
created by: Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi
with: Gboyega Odubanjo, Jabbaristan, Silai, 2 Digit Visuals & DJ Ritu.
London venue: Reference Point, 2 Arundel Street, WC2R 3DA
livestreamed on Radio Alhara
From the Lips to the Moon is a recurring performance night bringing together poets and musicians hosted by electronic music wizard and composer Pouya Ehsaei and performance maker, performer and writer of crazy texts Tara Fatehi.
Playing with the synergies of words, melodies, languages and beats, Pouya’s music and soundscape merges with Tara’s voice and words to tell non-stories in goosebumps and half-familiar languages.
Pouya and Tara invite other musicians and spoken word artists to join them on stage to create a unique experience for the ears and eyes alongside live improvised visuals by Two Digits Visuals.
Get your own dragon on a From the Lips to the Moon T-Shirt.
Follow @lipstomoon on Instagram for news of upcoming shows.
Already praised for their graphic design, the event posters are illustrated by Hamid Bardaskan.
We're always hoping to expand our pool of artists so if you're a poet, spoken word artist, musician or DJ and would like to perform at these nights, come to our next show to feel the vibe and write to Tara to tell us about your work.
PAST SHOWS:
Thu 17 November 2022
Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi
with poets, vocals: Hasti Crowther, Nia Fekri, Silai, Pegah Shirkavand, Aya Adnan, Golnar Shahyar, Niki Kohandel, Ali Heidari, Melika.
musicians: Ali Nourbakhsh (daf and percussions), Parham Bahadoran (duduk, guitar), Jabbaristan (tanbur and vocals), Ilya Erfan (tanbur).
Reflecting on the ongoing protests in Iran, for our next event (Thu 17 Nov) we are inviting Iranian, Kurdish and Afghan poets and musicians to join us on stage. If you’d like to participate as a poet or musician please send us a direct message on Instagram or email lipstomoon@gmail.com by 15 Nov 2022.
Thu 15 September 2022
Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi
with: Nisha Ramayya (poet)
Temesgen Zeleke (krar)
Majazz Project (DJ set)
2 Digit Visuals (visuals)
Thu 14 July 2022
Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi
with: Johanna Burnheart (violin, electronic and visuals)
Chika Jones, Zahra Sheikh (poets)
2 Digit Visuals (VJ)
Nymity (DJ set)
Thu 19 May 2022
Pouya Ehsaei and Tara Fatehi
with: Kadialy Kouyate (Kora and vocals)
Tanaka Fuego (poet)
2 Digit Visuals (VJ)
Princess Delight and Lars (DJ set)
