Diliana Stoyanova joins Orange Alert with a word and sound caboodle that came out of reading too much during quarantine, and buying sound equipment instead of alcohol. Both the soundscape and the poems are her own creation.
Diliana is a Bulgarian-Finnish spoken-word and sound poet, and PhD candidate based in Helsinki. A 2019 Finnish national slam finalist and an avid online slammer, she writes to take ownership of her own narrative.
Her poetry moto is “Sometimes I do the words, and sometimes the words do me.”
Diliana is performing during two of Orange Alert’s shows – on Friday 19 and Sunday 21 November. Book one of those two dates to behold her mastery in word and sound alchemy.
Text & photo: Diliana Stoyanova
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