I am Not My Hair

Name: I am Not My Hair
Start: 2026-11-13T18:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-13T19:30:00+00:00
Location: North Edinburgh Arts

Children & Families, children & young people, creative programme, dance, music, Performance

Four Black women stand close together against a dark teal background, posed in a group portrait with confident expressions. The woman on the left wears a pink headband, a bright blue and purple retro windbreaker and denim. Next to her, a woman with long braids and a colourful patterned headwrap tilts her head onto the shoulder of the woman beside her, wearing a white vest over a dark top. The third woman wears round glasses, a red headband and a bold black, white and pink zigzag knitted vest. On the right, a woman with her hair in bantu knots wears a brown checkerboard sweater vest over a collared shirt and tie.

Friday 13 November

Performance at 6.30pm

Doors open at 6pm (NEA Community Café will be open before the performance starts)

Ages 8+

Ideally suited to 8-12s but over 12s welcome

Free admission

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I AM NOT MY HAIR

By Marie-Gabrielle Koumenda

I Am Not My Hair is a joyful dance-theatre work created for Black and Mixed-Race girls aged 8-12 years old. Drawing on lived experiences, and through vibrant movement, music and storytelling, the piece celebrates Black hair and creates a space where identity and individuality are honoured.