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Join Peyvand to explore methods for creating work from an autobiographical starting point, with a focus on establishing clear parameters and experimenting with the artistic form through which the personal is expressed. Through practical exercises and group discussion, you will reflect on how to maintain autonomy over your narratives while crafting engaging work that feels authentic and intentional.

There will also be a quickfire session designed to equip participants with methods for navigating the often complex process of turning lived experience into art. Whether you’re an artist, writer, or performer, this workshop offers a supportive space to explore how personal material can serve as a foundation for your creative practice.

The salon event is open to artists at any stage of their career—no prior experience with autobiographical work is necessary.

Participants are encouraged to take responsibility for their own wellbeing and to decide what they choose to share or withhold during the session.

Read your work during the open mic

There are five sharing spots available at the Salon. If you’d like to share your work, please complete the following form by 11am on Friday 28 February 2025: https://forms.gle/xRwxEtZeHbZ5auJ19

You’ll be asked to provide your contact details, a short bio and the piece you would like to read. The reading should last no longer than 5 minutes. We ask you to share the reading in advance so that we can send the work to our BSL interpreters, so that they can prepare for the event. You can submit your reading in written English, video or audio file format.

About Peyvand Sadeghian

Peyvand Sadeghian is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice is rooted in theatre and encompasses text, movement, puppetry, animation, and multimedia. Their work spans performances and collaborations across stage and screen. Own works include: autobiographical–agitprop show & zine DUAL دوگانه (Vault Festival Show of the Week & Keep it Fringe awards), visceral monologue Restless (Terrifying Women), and poetic stop-motion animation The Art of Uprising (MENA Arts UK). They’re alumni of Tamasha Playwrights, Barbican Theatre Open Lab, Camden People’s Theatre Starting Blocks, Soho Theatre Writers + Cabaret & Drag Lab, and CRIPtic Arts Launchpad. Peyvand has also written for The Big Issue and has been published as part of Tangerine Press’s Walking Wounded series.

Access Information

• Auto-captions
• Self Descriptions
• BSL Interpretation
• Comfort Breaks

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About CRIPtic Arts

CRIPtic Arts exists to ignite disabled excellence across the arts. We provide active disabled leadership which advances world-class arts work with disabled creatives. From high-quality community activities to showcasing breakthrough performers; we’re blazing a revolution in accessibility.

About Spread the Word

Spread the Word is London’s literature development agency. We have have a national and international reputation for change-making research and developing programmes for writers that have equity and social justice at their heart.

With thanks to the City Bridge Foundation for supporting the CRIPtic x Spread the Word Salon and Connect through Connectivity.