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Talkaoke Workshop x Galeria Miejska Arsenał Poznań, PL
ENGLSH VERSION: Creative Communication Workshops using Talkaoke Workshop in Polish (with a posibility of translation into English) The People Speak is an art collective from East London. For almost thirty years we have been hosting conversations, animating communities and collaborating with organisations in the UK and Europe: museums, universities, cultural institutions and civic groups. It all starts with Talkaoke, our iconic talk show, created in 1997. A round, glowing table, a host in the centre, and you decide what we talk…
Find out more »Talkaoke x Galeria Miejska Arsenał Poznań, PL
ENGLISH: Next on our Polish tour is Poznań. Talkaoke is honoured to pop up at the Stary Rynek in collaboration with the Arsenal Municipal Gallery. This public session will be hosted in Polish (16:30-18:00) and English (18:00-19:30). POLISH: Następny przystanek na naszej polskiej trasie to Poznań! Talkaoke we współpracy z Galerią Miejską Arsenał pojawi się na Starym Rynku. Sesja odbędzie się w dwu językcah: po polsku (16:30 - 18:00) i po angielsku (18:00-19:30). ENGLISH VERSION: WHAT TO EXPECT Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike…
Find out more »The 90s Talkaoke – Manchester
We are joining the 90s Family Fun Day in Clayton Park, Manchester! Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike anything else – a glowing round table, a host in the middle, and you driving the conversation. No agenda. No script. It’s up to you to decide on the direction of the chat. Grab the mic and take the conversation somewhere nobody expected. It can get funny, philosophical, political, surreal or all of the above. Every voice matters. Every idea is welcome.…
Find out more »Talkaoke Hosting Workshop – Manchester
We are coming to the Beacon Centre in Manchester to run our flagship Talkaoke Host Training workshop where we will share our 29 years' experience in creative communication. To book your place please visit the Eventbrite page here. The event is in collaboration with Step Up MCR. In an age of social media polarisation and digital echo chambers, we urgently need skills to engage authentically across differences. The People Speak’s Creative Communication workshops harness 29 years of expertise in creative communication to equip…
Find out more »Talkaoke Host Training Programme #3 (in person & online) and a social
Welcome to SERIES 2 of Talkaoke Host Training Programme taking place in person and online. Our Talkaoke Host Training Programme draws on our flagship talk show format - Talkaoke. Talkaoke is a television-style talk show. It’s up to the participants to decide on the topics of conversation. Each chat is a journey from one unexpected subject to another. It can be topical, funny, deep, surreal, or something else. The participants generate the subjects and the host in the middle keeps…
Find out more »New European Bauhaus – Brussels, BE
We are making our debute at the New European Bauhaus Festival! “First life, then spaces, then buildings. The other way around never works.” (Jan Gehl, Danish architect) Buildings and common spaces should be designed around the people who live in them. That’s why we place communities at the heart of the 2026 Festival of the New European Bauhaus. The Festival creates a place to understand people’s needs and aspirations and showcase projects that successfully reflect them. In doing so, it demonstrates…
Find out more »LFA2026: Belonging – Talkaoke at SS Robin Launch Event
Join Talkaoke at the historical Steam Ship SS Robin, moored at Trinity Buoy Wharf and join an open conversation as part of the Belonging symposium launch event, curated by Fitzrovia Noir CIC, and held in conjunction with the London Festival of Architecture 2026 #LFA2026 Talkaoke is a pop-up talk show unlike anything else – a glowing round table, a host in the middle, and you driving the conversation. No agenda. No script. It’s up to you to decide on the direction of the chat. Grab the mic…
Find out more »The News Ark at Pendle Festval of Culture 2026
The People Speak are bringing their new format The News Ark to Festival of Culture in Pendle. A rumour about a deluge is going viral. What will the members of the Animal Kingdom do? Will they gallop towards the ark or try to wing their way out of the situation? Inspired by Stewart Lee's quote “Satire is the same as here but with animals in it” we would like to get people to embody different animals with masks. Join our participatory and humorous investigation…
Find out more »Clacton Pride Talkaoke – Essex
Talkaoke is teaming up with St Helena's Hospice to join the Clacton Pride! Clacton Pride work all year round on small, local LGBTQIA+ events to help support the gay community of Essex, such as collaborating with Essex Trans Social and having a yearly Christmas party. In 2022 Clacton Pride held its first pride event and received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to help run the pride festival. There will be live music, comedy acts and more. Stalls, fun…
Find out more »Talkaoke Hosting Workshop at St. Matthew’s Church, Brixton
Never heard of Talkaoke? Here's why it might be exactly what you didn't know you needed. So you've got no idea what Talkaoke is. That's fine - most people don't, until they've sat around one. Picture a doughnut-shaped table with a mic in the middle, like a chat show set, except there's no host telling you what to think and no script deciding what's "on topic." Whoever's holding the mic steers the conversation. People rotate in and out. Strangers end…
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