Tag: performance poetry
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These little tributaries of ideas…
We are nearing the end of our first poets’ residency at MIMA, which will culminate in Audrey Cook and Sara Dennis performing new work written in response to the art and audiences of the People-Powered exhibition at MIMA’s Art Social #13 this Thursday 26th November, from 5pm-7pm. As our poets prepare to share their work…
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Weaving a festival set
Who is a TWP sister, and how many performers do we have? Well, we have over 30 poets on our list who have performed for us at least once – often as part of a group set for one of Teesside’s many excellent community arts festivals. Having so many potential performers is absolutely brilliant, for…
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The Quest for Queen Jellyfish
Over the Bank Holiday weekend, a crack squad of ten TWP performers had a blast playing Queen Jellyfish and her Rhyming Riddlers for Redcar’s brand-new family arts festival, Between the Tides. Here’s one account, from Patience Ezinwoke… “I will for long relish the pleasure of taking part in the first ever “Between the Tides Festival”…
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Poetry-powered stories from the Tees
We are delighted to announce the two artists who have been selected to be our first ever TWP poets-in-residence at MIMA, Audrey Cook and Sara Dennis. They will be resident from July to October at MIMA — People Powered: Stories from the River Tees, a new exhibition in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery which…
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Getting in character(s) for Tall Ships
In just over a week from now, the docks and marinas of Hartlepool will be a forest of masts and rigging, as the magnificent Tall Ships race comes to Teesside – and we’ll be there, performing poetry in the personae of historic Hartlepool women! Sarah Crutwell is your host Fish Annie, who is joined on…
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Spoken Word Boot Camp – kick-start your courage!
This summer, the sisterhood are sharing our expertise and passion via our first ever Spoken Word Boot Camp – six Saturday afternoon masterclasses at Middlesbrough Town Hall designed to take poets from the very beginnings of writing for performance, all the way through to a special family-and-friends showcase in August.
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Thank you Arts Council England!
Tees Women Poets has been successful in getting funding from Arts Council England for next 3 years, to support a programme of activity for women in Teesside
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Poetry Playspaces
Thanks to the generous folk at ARC Stockton, we are ‘in residence’ on four upcoming Saturdays when we will be opening up Poetry Playspaces for any women in Teesside who are looking for fun and friendly ways to kickstart their poetry. Drop in on any of three sessions happening on each Playspace Saturday and move…
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