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Apples and Snakes and Renaissance One present
Creative Salon
The Creative Salon gives poets the chance to meet fellow practitioners and people from the industry behind the art. The salon will offer networking, conversation, performance and skills sharing within a convivial environment.
The JUNE session features tips and presentations from writer, musician and Tongue Fu creator Chris Redmond and poet and Apples and Snakes West Midlands Co-ordinator Bohdan Piasecki.
Stay around after for London Liming Goes Euro! More info below.
When: Thursday 14 June, 8pm
Where: Rich Mix, 35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road London E1 6LA
Tickets: FREE
Info:
www.renaissanceone.co.uk
Tickets:
www.eventbrite.com
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The Albany, London Teenage Poetry Slam and Apples and Snakes present
SHAKE THE DUST LONDON 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 Kat Francois, Paul Lyalls, Kayo Chingonyi, Dzifa Benson and Sam Berkson have coached teams of young people from across the region. Now those young poets are ready to Shake the Dust.
Join the 5 LONDON TEAMS as they showcase their work and compete for a place at the National Shake the Dust Final.
“What an opportunity to develop talent in the London area! Shake the Dust has the ability to show how affirmative and powerful spoken word can be for young people.”
Sifundo Msebele, Creative Producer of London Teenage Poetry SLAM
HOSTED by GREEdS with guest performances from poets Deanna Rodger (Chill Pill), Toby de Angeli (Roundhouse Collective).
JUDGED by Peter Kahn, Sifundo, and Khadijah Ibrahiim.
PARTICIPANTS: Roundhouse, Plumstead Manor, GLYPT, the Albany and St Andrews School.
SHADOW POETS: Zia Ahmed, Jennifer Perry, Nooshin Rafati, Raymond Antrobus and Richard Tyrone Jones.
When: Saturday 16 June 7:30pm
Where: The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford, London SE8 4AG
Tickets: £5 / £3 Conc / £3 groups 8+
Info:
slaminchicago.tumblr.com /
www.shakethedust.co.uk
Booking:
thealbany.org.uk / 020 8692 4446
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Holloway Arts Festival: Comedy Night
Compered by Paul Lyalls and starring Josie Long and Otiz Cannelloni. Be inspired by multi award-winning comic Josie Long with her mixture of whimsy and political call-to-arms. Previewing new material from her upcoming 2012 Edinburgh festival show ‘Romance and Adventure’ Long will be joined by the magical antics of Otiz Cannelloni and Edinburgh veteran and 'Shake the Dust Poet' Paul Lyalls will act as host for the evening.
When: Thursday 7 June, 8.30pm
Where: The Horatia, 100 Holloway Road, N7 8JE
Tickets: £7 (£5 activist & conc )
Info:
www.hollowayartsfestival.co.uk
Booking:
kiosk.iristickets.co.uk
Penning Perfumes
Penning Perfumes is an unusual cultural exchange that matches poets with perfumers to inspire a raft of new literary and fragrant commissions. Twelve poets, both established and up-and-coming voices have been challenged to compose a new poem inspired by an unlabelled bottle of perfume. In turn, six of Britain’s leading perfumers, including Kate
Williams of Seven Scent, will be creating perfumes based on a poem.
When: Tuesday 12 June, 7.30pm
Where: The Book Club, 100 Leonard Street, London EC2R 4RH
Tickets: £12
Info:
penningperfumes.tumblr.com
Booking:
tickettailor.com
London Liming Goes Euro
Offering a party atmosphere of spoken word, music and dancing under one roof, it features poets from Eastern Europe including Bohdan Piasecki (Poland) and Maria Slovakova (Slovakia) as well as spoken word commentators offering their own takes on football obsessions and poetics. Curated by Melanie Abrahams, the evening offers a special street food menu, live samba, music by DJ Cliffy of Batmacumba fame and plenty of opportunity to dance and soak up the chilled atmosphere.
When: Thursday 14 June: Euro 2012 matches screened at 5pm - Italy v Croatia / 7.45pm - Spain v Rep of Ireland, followed by 9.30pm - London Liming Eastern European Special
Where: Rich Mix, 35 - 47 Bethnal Green Road,
London E1 6LA
Tickets: FREE
Info:
www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on
We Want Your Text
In a big dark biscuit factory, in a big dark city, over a big dark river, in a place that sounds like BEER-MAN-SEA.... Take the opportunity to come and read alongside some of the most spanking hot poets around, in a hand-built venue inside a Bermondsey warehouse as part of a 14 week underground arts festival.... Featuring A.F. Harrold, Snack Family, Adam Green and Will Conway. PLUS Stories from the Floor. Got a story/poem/rant? You've got 3-5 minutes to spit it out on our open mic, come on, don't be shy, email
TilesfromPrestatynLido@gmail.com to sign up.
When: Thursday 21 June, 7.30pm
Where: The Biscuit Factory, Drummond Road, Bermondsey SE16 4DG
Tickets: £3
Info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/297305397017821/
A Doll’s House
Olivier Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (Punk Rock), Young Vic associate director Carrie Cracknell (Elektra), and Tony Award-winning designer Ian MacNeil (Billy Elliot) create a compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece. Featuring Hattie Morahan (BBC’s Sense and Sensibility, Outnumbered) and Dominic Rowan (Royal Court’s The Village Bike).
When: 29 June - 26 July
Where: The Young Vic, 66 The Cut, London SE1 8LZ Info:
www.youngvic.org/whats-on
Booking:
www.youngvic.org
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