Description
Are you a migrant? Would you associate with a migrant? For some, ‘migration’ is a dirty and fearful word, but What We Leave, We Carry, a new oral history of migration to Britain, argues that migrants are among the bravest and most inspiring people in the world.
What do we leave behind when we move to a new place? What do we carry with us, physically and emotionally, wherever we land?
Colin Grant and writers from WritersMosaic have travelled throughout Britain, listening to stories of migration, foundational tales of arriving in a new land and rarely spoken tales of love and loss. Dawn Cameron hosts storytellers from this groundbreaking oral history, namely Anni Domingo, Isabelle Dupuy and Abha Sharma, as they share the secrets of their migrant songs and objects from Sierra Leone, Haiti and India.
The evening also features live music from Rory A. Green.
About the Storytellers
Anni Domingo
Anni Domingo is an actor, director, educator, journalist, and author who has worked extensively in the UK and abroad as an actress, singer, and dancer in theatre, radio, TV, and film. She teaches English, Drama, and Creative Writing in schools and universities in the UK and works regularly as a director in the UK.
Abha Sharma
Abha Sharma is a journalist, news editor, tv presenter, actor and theatre director. Her work has
appeared in the Times of India and the Hindustan Times. Her story is featured in What We
Leave We Carry published by Jonathan Cape and edited by Colin Grant. She travels frequently
between the UK and India.
Isabelle Dupuy
Isabelle Dupuy is a Haitian-British writer based in London. Her first novel, Living the Dream, was the Tesco headline book for Black History Month 2024 and was again selected to be sold across the UK for October 2025. Living the Dream was the only UK-published novel to make it to the Cannes Film Festival ‘Shoot the Book’ 2025. It was a Guardian summer pick and shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards. Isabelle is a regular contributor to WritersMosaic and has also been published in The White Review, The New York Times, Unbound, Litro and others.
About the Musician
Rory A. Green
Rory A. Green is a Ghanaian-English guitarist, composer, and producer. Drawing inspiration from his mixed heritage background and the sensitivity of acoustic instruments, he combines them with the sonic complexities of synthesis, heavily layered instruments, and infectious rhythms to create beautiful, atmospheric environments for his music. With his dynamic, conversational approach to guitar and improvisation, Rory has been using music to share stories and captivate audiences across the UK, sharing stages with artists such as Laura Misch, Kessoncoda, Marysia Osu, and Kessoncoda.
About the Chair
Dawn Cameron
Dawn Cameron has attained Master of Arts degrees in Social and Public Policy and Creative Writing, and is currently in her second year of a PhD at the University of Leeds, focusing on formulations of race, place, and culture-led regeneration in the operationalisation of Bradford City of Culture 2025. She is also director of her own research and evaluation company, Cameron & Ltd, which specialises in working with clients in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors. She and her associates tend to work on projects that seek to deliver social and cultural change.
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