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Summer is icomen in, loude sing cuckoo, as the old poets would have it. No cuckoos round my way, just belligerent herring gulls, but we can imagine!
Splendid stuff for June – Scratch Tyne on Sunday 17 June will feature a buffet of poetic morsels, with a sweet desert of live music from singer-songwriter Meghann Clancy, and I think we should have a Pimms bar as well, don’t you? Come along and catch some words before we hit a summer recess!
Scratch Tees on Sunday 24 June will once again bring you a select band of poets in the very pleasant surroundings of mima’s café, this month with guest performer Aidan Clarke.
And of course, all at Apples and ARC are extremely excited to be revving up for the regional finals of our national youth slam project, Shake the Dust. If you’re interested to see what happens when teams of 13-16 year olds write and perform their own competition poetry, come along to ARC on Saturday 16 June. There will be a special guest performance from spoken word artist Maxwell Golden, so all in all well worth it!
In other news – Middlesbrough Lit Fest brings you all kinds of word-based joy, including spoken offerings and workshops – more on that at the end of newsletter. Teesside’s fair fizzing with new opportunities to catch poets in action, skip to the bottom for more info on Laid Bare in Hartlepool, and events at Elliot’s Coffee Lounge.
Sweet!
Kirsten Luckins
North East Coordinator
Kirsten@applesandsnakes.org / 07585 223 162
@applessnakesne /
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Arc, Radikal Words and Apples and Snakes present
SHAKE THE DUST NORTH EAST REGIONAL FINAL
Prepare to be blown off your seat by the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.
PROFESSIONAL SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS Alfie Crow, Jeff Price, Mike Edwards, Kate Fox and Andy Willoughby have coached teams of young people from across the region. Now those young poets are ready to Shake the Dust.
Join the 5 NORTH EAST TEAMS as they showcase their work and compete for a place at the National Shake the Dust Final.
“I’ve seen Slam poetry transform the confidence of countless young people and make them excited about performing their words. What’s even more powerful about Shake the Dust is that it will bring them together as part of a bigger project and connecting them with other young people regionally and nationally.”
Kate Fox, Shake the Dust Poet Coach.
PARTICIPANTS: Our Lady and St Bedes RC School, St Johns School, Egglescliffe School, Greenfield School and A Way Out.
SHADOW POETS: Sophie Baker, Chris Robinson, Amy Mackelden, Steve Urwin and Sky Hawkins.
When: Saturday 16 June 7pm
Where: ARC, Dovecot Street, Stockton TS18 1LL
Tickets: £5 / £3 (discounts available for family tickets and group bookings)
Info:
arconline.co.uk /
radikalwords.com /
applesandsnakes.org
Booking:
www.arconline.co.uk / 01642 525 199
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Apples and Snakes, with support from Writers' Café, present
Writing for Performance
Once a month we will be sharing writing prompts, games and thoughts about what kind of writing might work for performance. Facilitated by Apples and Snakes North East Coordinator Kirsten Luckens but with plenty of room for adding your experience into the mix. Participants are encouraged to try out their work in performance by attending Scratch Tyne.
When: Tuesday 19 June, 9.30am - 12.30pm
Where: Settle Down Café, 61 – 62 Thornton Street, Newcastle NE1 4AW
Tickets: £FREE
Info:
www.thesettledown.com
Booking: drop in!
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Apples and Snakes presents
Scratch Club Tyne: Rehearsal and Performance
New poems, new poets – be a critical friend and help to shape our spoken word culture.
A monthly night where you can be the first to hear new poems from spoken word artists both established and unfamiliar. This is a short but intense hour of work rehearsed throughout the afternoon, offered up for your considered opinion as a critical friend of poetry in the north east. We welcome anyone with skills and expertise in creative writing, drama and performance or other forms of stagecraft.
The evening is free, all we ask of you is your honest feedback.
When: Sunday 20 May: Rehearsal @ 3pm / Performance @ 6.30pm
Where: Floor 6, Commercial Union House, 29 - 47 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 6QE
Tickets: FREE
Info:
Booking: on the door
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Apples and Snakes and mima present
Scratch Club Tees: Rehearsal and Performance
A monthly rehearsal club for spoken word artists in Teesside, where we can work collectively to experiment with new work and improve our performance techniques. We finish the day by performing to an audience of performance professionals and other members of the public, who are invited to leave feedback.
A free monthly taste of spoken word, served in the relaxed surroundings of mima café. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon? Featuring Aiden Clarke.
When: Sunday 24 June, Rehearsal @ 12pm, Performance @ 2.30pm
Where: Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Centre Square Middlesbrough
TS1 2AZ
Tickets: £FREE
Booking:
Facebook group
Info:
Facebook group
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Middlesbrough Literature Festival
Opening and closing ceremonies with music, poetry and open mic, Writing workshops with Wendy Robertson, John Siddique, Bob Beagrie, Andy Willoughby and John Chadwick. Dark fantasy fiction author Joe Abercrombie, Janet MacLeod Trotter, a special edition of The Black Light Engine Room hosted by p.a.morbid and Unconvention festival celebration the centenary of the birth of folk legend Woody Guthrie
When: 16 - 30 June
Where: Various though mainly Central Library, TS1 2AY
Booking: 01642 729729
Info:
middlesbroughlitfest.co.uk /
facebook.com/middlesbroughliteraryfestival
JibbaJabba - The Spoken Word Open Mic Night
Super-duper night where anyone can grab the mic for three minutes, with special guests from the worlds on comedy, music and poetry.
When: Saturday 16 June, 7.30pm
Where: The Trent House,1-2 Leazes Lane, Newcastle NE1 4QT
Tickets: £2 admission
Info:
facebook.com/groups/JibbaJabba
Black Light Engine Room
Regular Middlesbrough night for poets of all inclinations…featuring Keith Armstrong, Mandy Maxwell, Dave Cozens and Julie Hogg.
When: Friday 29 June, 7pm
Where: Python Gallery, Middlesbrough TS2 1BB
Tickets: £3 on the door
LAIDBARE
S unique monthly evening, of poetry, spoken word, music, art and song .Music from Mimi O’Reilly jazz duo and Martha Cook. Poetry from Jeff Potts, Pippa Little and Radikal Queen. Art by Joe Robson.
When: Friday 29 June, 7.30pm
Where: The Studio, Tower Street, Hartlepool TS24 7HQ
Tickets: £4
Info:
facebook.com/groups/laidbareevents/
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