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 11, 2009 by theonlyinstantclassic
I must admit, I didn’t know what to expect from Benjamin Zephaniah’s performance at Queen Elizabeth Hall, so I attended with an open mind.
Before Zephaniah took to the stage, he was introduced by Leman Sissay. Eager to introduce Zephaniah, Sissay came onto the stage before his cue, much to the amusement of the audience. Sissay [...]
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by Learning&Participation
The Wedding, or the Rime of the Ancient Mariner was developed with young people from five local primary schools. Their creative response to the poem inspired the piece - check out this gallery of their Ancient Mariner artwork.
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Posted on July 9, 2009 by offmarek
Posted on July 9, 2009 by Learning&Participation
Saturday’s performance of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner received great praise, from all quarters. One parent said that it was ‘a life changing experience’ for her daughter, and the audience reaction has been overwhelming. You can see some great photos of the show in Alex and Yemisi’s blog posts.
The whole project started by researching [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2009 by Alex Rowse
Following on from Yemisi’s post, here are my photographs from the first event in the Fresh Off the Page trio. Where To? is next on the 10th of July!
Please take a look at more photos here.
An audio interview with Maxwell Golden is to come.
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Posted on July 5, 2009 by Yemisi Blake
Yesterday evening, a selection of poets and musicians set about reworking classic works of literature for an audience in the Queen Elizabeth Hall’s Front Room. Here’s a short interview with Dzifa Benson, one half of a poetry duo called Word Migrants, which also includes Naomi Woddis. Collaboratively they retold Beauty And The Beast.
Click here to listen.
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Posted on July 5, 2009 by Alex Rowse
How proud the parents of the 150 youngsters who performed Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner must be. The primary school children from Lambeth and Southwark did a magnificent job of reinvigorating a much loved classic with immense festivity and enthusiasm. Here are some photographs that hopefully capture the liveliness of the sun-soaked performance.
Please take [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2009 by Yemisi Blake
Despite the lead actor getting swine flu and the director stepping in last minute, all those involved in the Rime of The Ancient Mariner gave two wonderful performances today. Congratulations! Click here for more pictures from the 3PM show.
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Posted on July 4, 2009 by rosiegold
A Luminous Evening of Luminaries….check out those photos!…when the author Jake Arnott presented his new novel at the London Literature Festival, “The Devil’s Paintbrush”. He discussed his work with Rupert Smith of the House of Homosexual Culture. Sitting in the audience were Rachel Holmes, Head of Literature and Spoken Word, Marc Almond and Paul Burston.
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