Posted on July 12, 2009 by Alex Rowse
It’s strange to think that seven weeks ago I was sitting in the Royal Festival Hall with a group of young people I’d never met before, being recruited as a young curator. Now it’s been two days since the show which Jamal, Jayga, Rosie and I have been working towards for so long. From the [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2009 by paulblezard
Billed as an eclectic line-up of poets, artists and musicians, I’d been looking forward to this show since first meeting two of its young curators Alex and Jayga at a pre-festival meeting.
The precept for it was a response to the concept of escape and its destinations and it drew inspiration from Benjamin ‘the bard’ Zephaniah, [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2009 by Jayga Rayn
My personal political leanings are un-popular. They’re not discriminatory or hateful but my right wing, the innocent have nothing to fear, ethos rarely goes down well with the general populous.
It was with some scepticism that I took my seat in the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the Arundhati Roy event. Don’t get me wrong, I expected intelligent conversation; I was [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by Jayga Rayn
When I first heard of the opportunity to work at the London Literature Festival I was chomping at the proverbial bit. I knew the people I would meet, from peers to elders, would be amazing and inspiring.
Within the first session I realized my comrades were all smart, young and ambitious. We hacked out a vague [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2009 by Jayga Rayn
Photos taken in the Southbank Center Shed.
Remember to come see our show.
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