Dr. Shannon Kuta Kelly is a writer, translator, and musician. She recently completed her PhD in poetry at the Seamus Heaney Centre, the critical component of which examined Ciaran Carson’s use of coded language and translation. Her work has appeared in such places as the New England Review, Poetry Ireland Review, and the Irish Times, and she has presented her research at conferences throughout the United States and Europe. Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming in spring 2026.

Dr. Hanna Slättne is an award-winning dramaturg with a 25-year long career of exploring storytelling in performance with writers, directors and choreographers across new writing, dance and XR and hybrid environment. Her PhD, based at SARC focussed on writing for the body in immersive audio. Her own current practice builds on this work creating audio work that play with story, structure, and the environment.

This event is part of Look North, the North Belfast Festival.