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Teneu was a new audio work by Rosie’s Disobedient Press for Glasgow International 2021. The work drew attention to the position the city finds itself in during this intense period of cultural interest. Focusing on underrepresented spaces, the piece used methods of improvisation and collage to perpetuate a process of collective writing — what develops is in direct response to the city and the creative community at the time of the festival. Teneu borrowed its title from the work’s narrator and carer: Teneu, a legendary Christian saint also known as St Enoch, the fabled mother of Glasgow and also one of the city’s largest shopping centres.
Teneu was a collaboration written by Adrien Howard and Lisette May Monroe (both Rosie’s Disobedient Press) with performance and translation by Cass Ezeji. Ezeji is a singer, performer and linguist from Glasgow, Scotland. As a Gaelic speaker, she is particularly interested in filling the historical voids that omit the experiences of black and other non-white Gaels. Her work aimed to expand and enhance the ways in which we think about Gaelic language and culture whilst amplifying marginalised voices.
Sounds devised and recorded by Sean Patrick Campbell and David Scott
Mixing and mastering by Jen Martin
Supported by Glasgow International