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Performance at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels
The event combatting violence against women in the diaspora community was organised by Eduxo.eu (European Network for Democracy and Equality) and took place at the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels on 18/11/25. Two Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament spoked at the event, along with other distinguished guests, followed by three artistic performances. I performed in the third incarnation of the "Hate Dress" and after "respeaking" some of the troll comments, I sang

Madeleina Kay
Dec 14, 20251 min read


The "Hate Dress" 3.0
"Here we go again"... The third reincarnation of the "Hate Dress" came after its second destruction during my performance at Emergency 25 in Manchester in September. I dutifully collected all the pieces and spent nearly three days stitching them back together again to make the "Hate Dress" 3.0 ahead of my performance at the Italian Consulate in Brussels. My boyfriend, Johann Hubmann took the above photos for me. The event, which is in Italian, is organised by Eduxo and is co

Madeleina Kay
Nov 16, 20251 min read


Performance at Emergency 25
On Saturday 27th September I performed as part of Emergency 25 , "Manchester’s 25th micro-marathon of the bizarre, the bold, and the...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 1, 20251 min read


The "Hate Dress" performance at the European Parliament
This is an edited video of my live performance for Young European Movement UK at the European Youth Event 2025 at the European...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 24, 20251 min read


Destroying the "Hate Dress"
On Sunday 6th July, we destroyed the "Hate Dress" at the end of the Central Saint Martins Post-Graduate show. I began the performance by...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 7, 20251 min read


Central Saint Martins MA Show and Preview Night
Due to the 'Kaleidentity' portraits being displayed at Migration Matters Festival until 28th June, I only had 2 days to get my work up...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 4, 20251 min read


Performance at the European Parliament #EYE2025
I had to buy a new case to travel the European Youth Event - because even my largest case would not fit the EU wings and "Hate Dress"...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 17, 20252 min read


Performance at Europe House - Youth Mobility Event
Photos by Betty Zapata, courtesy of New Europeans UK I was invited to perfrom at the New Europeans UK's event on Youth Mobility at...

Madeleina Kay
May 21, 20251 min read


Mechelen: The European Capital of Volunteering Festival
The Centre for European Volunteering, who I co-wrote a song for in 2023, invited me to perform with their staff member and singer,...

Madeleina Kay
May 11, 20252 min read


Sheffield Community Connections Evening
The Sheffield Community connections evening was organised by my wonderful friends Lora Krasteva and Livia Barreira (who are both...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Cambridge's "Hot Ticket" - Brexiles Exhibition Open Night
After the news of Alba passing the day before my Brexiles exhibition open night in Cambridge, I wasn't sure I would be able to get...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 13, 20244 min read


March for Rejoin III Alamy Stock Photos
Photos from the March for Rejoin which have appeared on Alamy Stock - I may buy some of these in the future when I decide to make another...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Professional Photos by Bruce Tanner
Bruce Tanner took so many lovely photos at the NAtional Rejoin March III that I thought he deserved a dedicated blog post! I have known...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 29, 20241 min read


(Persevering with the) March for Rejoin III
Just to make the third march for Rejoin a bit more fun, I managed to contract a bladder infection a couple of days before. In addition to...

Madeleina Kay
Sep 29, 20246 min read


Performance at EMSONI Festival in Belfast - 04/08/24
I predicted that this gig was going to be an odd one, but I was definitely not prepared for how it turned out and as a result, my anxiety...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 4, 20244 min read


Becoming British Scratch - Migration Matters Festival, Sheffield
I was expecting a good show from my dear friend Lora Krasteva, but I was blown away by her 'Becoming British Scratch' performance as part...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 15, 20242 min read


A Total Wash Out - Singing in the Bavarian Rain
I probably should have cancelled the trip to Munich – I caught another flu virus during the trip to Romania and the trip to Belfast only...

Madeleina Kay
Jun 2, 20245 min read


European Unionists bring their "constructive ambiguity" to Stormont
After I had landed in Belfast, and recovered from my temporary vertigo / nausea, I headed into the city centre, where I left my guitar at...

Madeleina Kay
May 25, 20249 min read


Dare to Care - 'Ways of Healing' Documentary
I religiously filmed / photographed everything for the three days I was in Bologna with my art collective, Dare to Care, promising to...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 30, 20243 min read


"They were using creative methods with their propaganda and we have to fight them on their own playing field"
I decided to type up a transcript of (most of) my impromptu speech in Rome on 17th April, since many of the points I made are relevant to...

Madeleina Kay
Apr 26, 20247 min read
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