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Hello Hubmarine presents ‘Night’
July 6, 2009 by catheriner
Filed under Author Reading, Events, Spoken Word
| June 27, 2009 | ||
| 8:00 PM | to | 10:00 PM |
Featuring:
Alex Blood
The biggest star to come out of Derby since Richard Felix, bringing you some of his new acoustic styles
http://www.alexblood.com/
Damien G Walter
Writer of weird and speculative fiction with stories published in many magazines as well as broadcast on BBC Radio. He was recently shortlisted for the Douglas Coupland short fiction contest, he also reviews for The Fix and blogs for Guardian Unlimited. http://damiengwalter.wordpress.com
Callum Proctor
Callum writed charming songs and plays guitar in local heroes Switzerland. Expect innocent, beautiful & sincere tunes about rocking the party and other such things.http://www.myspace.com/switzerlandswitzerland
Hello Hubmarine’s very own stellar performance poet Jonezy will host the evening with inspiring rhymes on the power of the spoken word and freedom of expression
As always there will be an Open Mic and a selection of largely unseen magical short films from around the world
Saturday June 27th 2009 at big Blue Coffee Co. Sadler Gate, Derby from 8pm
Contact Hello Hubmarine Info: 07973 480098 info@timetravelopps.co.uk
Wanted – Poet Laureate
June 30, 2009 by Damien
Filed under Jobs, Opportunities
Derbyshire County Council is looking to appoint the next Derbyshire Poet Laureate.
The appointment is for two years, running from October 2009 to September 2011, and the brief will include a set of commissions, workshops and events. It is also expected that the poet will use the honorary title to seek further commissions, workshops and appearances during their tenure. The Laureate will be featured as part of the 2010 Derbyshire Literature Festival, and given a skills development bursary.
The Derbyshire Poet Laureate not only needs to be an excellent poet, but will also need to demonstrate an aptitude for working and performing in a wide variety of community settings.
Applications are welcome from poets living, working or studying in Derbyshire.
For further information and details of how to apply, visit www.artsderbyshire.org/derbyshireliterature or contact Ali Betteridge, Literature Development Officer at alison.betteridge@derbyshire.gov.uk or telephone/Fax: 01773 831 359
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 17th July 2009
Lyric Lounge Workshops
| July 25, 2009 | to | July 31, 2009 |
Special workshops for writers held as part of the Lyric Lounge.
Poetry Into Motion
Saturday 25th July
10am-12pm
Poet and editor Wayne Burrows introduces a reading from The Protein Songs, a sequence of poems commissioned by Retina Dance Company for adaptation into choreography in their 2006 performance Eleven Stories For The Body, Distance To Our Soul, followed by film footage of the dance created from the words.
After coffee, there will be an opportunity to hear about Staple magazine, and all are invited to ask such awkward questions as what editors look for, how work gets chosen, and why running a small press so often resembles a kind of controlled chaos.Advance booking essential, to do so please contact Rickin Bilimoria at 2Funky Arts on HYPERLINK “mailto:info@2funkyarts.co.uk” info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639.
There will be an opportunity to catch a full screening of Eleven Stories For The Body… in the Lyric Lounge Theatre during the day.
www.wayneburrows.wordpress.com www.staplemagazine.wordpress.com
ILUVLYRICS Workshop
Saturday 25th July
2pm – 4pm
FREE
A workshop for people wanting to take part in the evening’s ILUVLYRICS.
Get yourself gig-ready for the night ahead. One-to-one mentoring and group exercises to up your confidence and get your performance as good as it can be. Advance booking essential, to do so please contact 2Funky Arts on HYPERLINK “mailto:info@2funkyarts.co.uk” info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639.
WORD! Workshop
Sunday 26th July
2pm – 4pm
FREE
A workshop with WORD!’s booked act of the month, Lucy English.
Write poetry and hone your performance skills with the night’s booked WORD! act. As a performance poet Lucy English has appeared at many Literature Festivals including, Cheltenham, Hay on Way, Edinburgh Fringe, Austin Texas, Calgary and Copenhagen. She teaches a module in performance poetry, at Bath Spa University – the only one of its kind in the U.K and is the author of 4 books. All ages. No experience necessary. Don’t miss this one off opportunity to develop alongside her. Advance booking essential, to do so please contact Rickin Bilimoria at 2Funky Arts on HYPERLINK “mailto:info@2funkyarts.co.uk”
info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639.
Poetry in Motion: The Art of Sport Workshop
Monday 27th July
2.30pm – 4.30pm
FREE
A poetry workshop with Kevin Fegan, using The Lyric Lounge art exhibition as inspiration.
Write poetry about paintings with poet extraordinaire and Write Way Up director, Kevin Fegan. Generated writing will be displayed alongside the artworks and Lyric Lounge organizers will pick their favourite – the poet who wrote it will be invited to read alongside John Hegley, on the last night of The Lounge. Poets attending this workshop will also be invited to share their work within Friday’s Lyrical Lunchtime. This workshop is particularly open to users/survivors of mental health and learning disability services. Advance booking essential, to do so please contact Rickin Bilimoria at 2Funky Arts on HYPERLINK “mailto:info@2funkyarts.co.uk” info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639.
Streetstyle Sportstyle Poetry Workshop
The Richard Attenborough Centre
Wednesday 29th July
2.30 – 4.30pm
FREE
Write poetry inspired by fashion and sportswear at this special workshop hosted by Streetstyle Sportstyle at the Richard Attenborough Centre.
Poet and fashion enthusiast, Deborah Tyler-Bennett, will guide participants round Streetstyle SportStyle, which looks at the fashion and sportswear worn by local people in 1989 and 2009. Write poetry inspired by the exhibition themes and then check out Write Way Up in the evening. All ages. No experience necessary.
Workshop with John Hegley
Thursday 30th July
4pm – 6pm
FREE
Write poetry with the internationally acclaimed poet, John Hegley.
A poetry workshop with John Hegley, one of the country’s foremost comedic poets. His poetry is renowned for being everything from surreal through to humorous, personal and emotional. Open to all ages and abilities. Led by the man himself. Advance booking essential, to do so please contact 2Funky Arts on HYPERLINK “mailto:info@2funkyarts.co.uk” info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639.
Flying Donkeys present Tuup
June 30, 2009 by Damien
Filed under Events, Storytelling
| July 8, 2009 | ||
| 7:30 PM |
Flying Donkeys
The Voice Box
Forman Street
Derby
DE1 1JQ
Wednesday 8th July, 7.30 pm
Guest storyteller: TUUP – international musician and storyteller comes
to Derby for the closing session of Flying Donkeys’ 2008 – 9 season.
Tickets £6 / £4
Full disabled access. Parking on Abbey Street car park.
Flying Donkeys is supported by the Arts Council & Derby City Council
www.flyingdonkeys.co.uk
Gravitiy Racing Competition
June 30, 2009 by Damien
Filed under Announcements, News and Features
A donation of £100 from Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle to Rainbows Children’s Hospice for a Gravity Racing Schools Writing Competition run by LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE exceeding 50 entries was handed over to Rainbows Ambassador, Dr Keith Ball at Castle Rock High School, Coalville who were the winning school overall in the nationally run competition.
The Best Overall Schools trophy was sponsored by Aggregate Industries whose Operations Manager at Bardon Hill Quarry, Richard Page also attended the presentation along with Grace Dieu Writers’ Circle steering group member Joyce Clarke.
Formula Gravity Director David Ackroyd the mastermind behind both the breaking of the World Gravity car land speed record at 62 MPH and the building of ‘The Lotus Eater’ car at LOUGHBOROUGH COLLEGE showed pupils at Castle Rock, the world famous ‘Lotus Eater’ gravity racer. A car built in a world record time of four and a half days and raced by TV’s Gadget Show in front of record breaking viewing figures.
There was more success for local school, Castle Rock with 12 year old Katie Walker winning the first prize in the competition’s Poetry category. The school also won a Draper Tools Bench Drill as a prize for winning the title of Best Overall School.
http://www.gracedieuwriterscircle.co.uk/
The Lyric Lounge
| July 25, 2009 | to | July 31, 2009 |
July 2009 will see The Y Theatre transformed into The Lyric Lounge – a unique performance space celebrating the power of live literature. The Lyric Lounge is part of Renaissance East Midlands’ contribution to the region-wide Igniting Ambition programme and is undertaken in partnership with Arts Council England East Midlands. For seven days, the Lounge will bring laughter, lyrics, music and visual magic to one of Leicester’s finest live venues. As part of the cultural programme for the Special Olympics, Lounge events are expected to attract hundreds of artists, athletes, local families and literature fans alike. In the daytime, there will be a chill out space in the Y Bar area, where visitors will be treated to coffee, books films, workshops and shows. The evening’s events will include variety of high profile and spectacular performances. www.lyriclounge.co.uk
Saturday 25th July
ILUVLYRICS
7pm -9pm £5 / £3 concs
Open mic competition for lyricists, poets, MCs and spoken word artists.
ILUVLYRICS is set to take the Lyric Lounge by storm! A competition for lyricists, poets, MCs and spoken word artists, this event will be compered by BBC 1Xtra’s HomeGrown presenter Ras Kwame. Perform a cappella or with the backing of our house band, but make sure it’s your very own work! Our winner will receive an artist development bursary, to help launch them as an artist. If you think you’ve got what it takes, contact 2Funky Arts on info@2funkyarts.co.uk / 0116 222 0639, or register at 6pm on the night. Expect something explosive, emotive and unexpected. Raw and real!
Sunday 26th July
WORD! with Lucy English
7.30pm -9.30pm, The Y Bar
£5 /£3 concs Leicester’s premiere poetry and spoken word night, in residence at ‘Lyric Lounge.’
WORD! is Leicester’s longest running poetry and spoken word night. In this one off ‘Lyric Lounge’ Sunday special, it will feature Lucy English as booked act. Lucy used to be the hippy chick love mother sex goddess until she got too told. She now likes gardening and watching Delia Smith on I-player. Poets and Lyricists wishing to perform on the open mic, should arrive at 7.30pm and register with the compere, Lydia Towsey. The night kicks off at 8pm. There will be a raffle!
Monday 27th July
Showcase Live
7pm -9pm, £5 / £3 concs
The return of this groundbreaking showcase featuring powerful and poetic contributions from 11 young men.
In November 2008, 7 young men of diverse cultural origin celebrated their talent in all that was spoken. Revisiting The Y in what promises to be another moving performance, these young men will be joined by 4 more, in exploring experiences of life, love, nature and nurture. Accompanied by music and visuals and incorporating spoken word, hip-hop, poetry, rap and monologue, Showcase Live aims to spark debate around mental health issues. Artists have been mentored by high priestess of poetry Jean ‘Binta’ Breeze with support from emerging poet Sureshot. Directed by Melanie Abrahams.
Tuesday 28th July
The evening will feature a ‘Special Olympic Comedy Cabaret’ event.
Wednesday 29th July
Write Way Up 7pm -9pm
£5 / £3 concs Seven poets perform new work, inspired by museum artefacts.
One ordinary box…seven objects inside…and seven specially commissioned poets to take them out and bring them to life. Prepared to be wowed as live literature collides with music and visuals -and new voices make old things come alive. Handle with care and be sure to hold the ‘Write Way Up’ in this multimedia extravaganza. Directed and mentored by Kevin Fegan. Produced by Pam Thompson for WORD! This night is in partnership with Leicestershire Museums and will explore both artefacts and Olympic values.
Thursday 30th July
The Edge 7pm -9pm
£5 / £3 concs
Young people reflect on contemporary issues in this evening of compelling live performance.
THE EDGE – Young people from Leicester present ensemble performances. Expect spoken word and visual arts with an evocative musical score composed by Dave Dhonau. Directed, produced by, and featuring Mombowie Starchild. Relevant. Resonant. Real.
Friday 31st July
John Hegley Music Hall Cabaret Benefit Gig
7pm -9.30pm. £10 / £5 concs
An evening with the master of comic poetry, with contributions from a group of talented older men.
John Hegley headlines and comperes this eclectic evening. Delve deep into the world of one of the UK’s most prolific storytellers. Radio regular, published writer, and popular glasses wearer, John Hegley has made his mark everywhere. From sell out shows at Edinburgh Festival to comedy festivals worldwide, his poems about dogs, glasses and a whole lot more, have really gone the distance. John has been busy passing on his trade secrets to his supporting acts, local older men. Also featuring the winning poet from the ‘Lyric Lounge’ Olympic art competition. John’s performance will be followed by an onstage question and answer session.
Please book in advance for all daytime workshops as places are limited -contact Rickin Bilimoria on 0116 222 0639/ info@2funkyarts.co.uk. Tickets for all evening shows can be booked via The Y box office, on 0116 255 7066. For more information on Lyric Lounge events and workshops, go to www.lyriclounge.co.uk
Page verses Stage
June 22, 2009 by Damien
Filed under News and Features
Which is greater, the page or the stage? To celebrate the Lyric Lounge – seven days of poetry, performance and lyrics at the Y-Theatre in July – the Literature Network asked exponents of both to debate the case. Poet Graham Norman fights for the power of the page and spoken word artist Michael Brome aka Sureshot muses on the importance of the human voice.
Sureshot – people are listening to your voice
I WAS ONCE TOLD “IF YOU’RE NOT READING THEN YOU’RE NOT WRITING” At the time I didn’t agree, I wasn’t the best read person in the field of literature and I suppose I drew information from other sources. Read more
Graham Norman – Poetry says ‘Write me!’
I’ve got a wandering mind that looks up with attention when something interesting comes into view. Then it stops and thinks, mulls things over, adds something of its own. Read more
You can join the Page vs. Stage debate and have your own say by leaving a comment.
And why not take a moment to nominate your favourite poem, poet or poetry publication for the Lyric Lounge poetry library.
Page vs Stage – Poetry says, ‘Write me!’
Poet Graham Norman fights for the power of the page and the memorable nature of the written word.
Page vs Stage – People are listening to your voice
Spoken word artist Michael Brome aka Sureshot muses on the power of performance and the human voice.
Your Favourite Poetry for The Lyric Lounge
June 22, 2009 by Damien
Filed under Announcements, News and Features
July 2009 will see The Y Theatre transformed into The Lyric Lounge – a unique performance space celebrating the power of live literature. For seven days, the Lounge will bring laughter, lyrics, music and visual magic to one of Leicester’s finest live venues.
As part of the build up to the Lyric Lounge we want to know your favourite poems, poets and poetry publications! Your suggestions will contribute to a special poetry library that will be available to read throughout the week of the Lyrice Lounge. Leave a comment and make your suggestions below!
