Curated Performance Event
Live Performance / Emerging Voices / Women, Trans & Non-Binary Artists

HellCat Howls was an open mic night celebrating the raw, powerful work of women, trans, and non-binary poets and musicians. The event created a platform for emerging voices to share original work in a supportive, inclusive space. The night championed creative freedom and community connection, inviting audiences to witness a dynamic range of performances  from poetry and spoken word to acoustic sets and experimental sounds.

As producer, I programmed and organised the event under the HellCat banner, ensuring a welcoming environment that prioritised inclusivity. I worked closely with the host, managed the call-out and artist sign-ups, coordinated technical needs, and oversaw promotional outreach. The night reinforced HellCat’s mission to uplift marginalised voices and nurture grassroots creative networks.


LINE UP: 

Hosted by: Emiglia Fellone (She/Her)

SEENOSAIRA (She/Her) 
Singer/Electronic Artist who performed The Kali Yuga EP with her bandmate Donal (he/him). 
Saira performed a soundtrack that told a story from the fragmented world of RIKYA, exploring divine femininity and the search for identity through South Asian mythology and culture. 

Elizabeth Gibson (They/Them) 
Elizabeth explores city life, community, body image, and nature and animals through a queer and neurodivergent lens. They performed a couple of poems from their debut poetry collection, A Love The Weight Of An Animal. 

Niamh Ayrton (She/They) 
Niamh performers their poem Colouring In The Lines. 

Ruth (She/Her) 
Ruth is a queer poet and playwright from Manchester and shared her poems Fuck/Goodgirls and Do Not Look For Me. 

Bry Hawes (She/Her)
Bry shared her poem ‘Cake’. 

Lumen (They/Them)
Lumen performed their short spoken word poems: Fuck off, Sacrifice, The Mud and the Worm

Lydia Rowlands (They/Them) 
Lydia is an indie folk singer who performers their song YOU. 

Flaire (She/He)
Flaire’s artist name is b0gm0th, a spoken word poet, untangling being trans, blood, and  sometimes just the nonsense that crosses their notes app. 

We also had some spontaneous performances throughout the night!