The Matriarch’s Verse Experience 2024: Roots & Blossoms – An Evening of Poetic Immersion with Apiorkor

On Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 6:00 PM, Ghana’s National Theatre will transform into a powerful stage for African heritage, resilience, and growth.

Apiorkor [Seyiram Ashong-Abbey], one of Ghana’s most captivating poets, will lead The Matriarch’s Verse Experience 2024 under the theme Roots & Blossoms.

This event, a highlight of Ghana’s cultural calendar, promises to deliver an evening that celebrates heritage, confronts trauma, and embodies hope through poetry, music, storytelling and experiential interdisciplinary art.
The Matriarch’s Verse Experience: Roots & Blossoms brings a fresh, deeply resonant narrative to the public; one that speaks to Ghanaian and African identity across generations. Guests will be immersed in a night of the spoken word, movement and visual artistry, connecting ancestral roots with contemporary aspirations.

The dress code, Poetic Ancestry, invites attendees to be a key part of the experience, visually symbolising a connection to Ghana’s cultural roots and the flourishing future that it can have- if only Ghanaians would dare to fully own their heritage and learn from ancestral wisdom.

Backed by the Breathing Art Studio, Team Apiorkor, Lioness Communications, and UNESCO, Apiorkor’s performance aims to move audiences with the power of verse, intertwining personal stories with the shared African experience. Her work as a poet, cultural advocate, and founder of Breathing Art Studio has established Apiorkor as a powerful force in the African Arts and Literature space, consistently challenging and inspiring her audiences.

“The Matriarch’s Verse Experience is more than a concert- it’s a gathering of souls to honour our heritage, confront our pain, and celebrate the beauty of growth.