~ Apples and Snakes ~

A Short History of Spoken Word Poetry

On 10 November, 2017 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Animation, history, related genres

If you’ve ever wondered, as I have, why the U.K. has such an incredibly vital spoken word scene, this charming animated short from Apples and Snakes’ Spoken Word Archive will bring you up to speed. (Yes, YouTube gets a nod.)

Spoken Word Archive is a celebration of the artists and the events that make up the Apples and Snakes story, as well as the wider story of the modern spoken word poetry movement.

http://www.spokenwordarchive.org.uk

Apples and Snakes is the leading organisation for performance poetry in England, with a national reputation for producing exciting and innovative participation and performance work in spoken word.

http://www.applesandsnakes.org
http://www.facebook.com/applesandsnakes
http://www.twitter.com/applesandsnakes

Animated by Caroline Rudge and Creative Connections
Voiceover by Charlie Dark
Script by Ben Fagan
Produced by Nicky Crabb, Ben Fagan and Giovanna Coppola
Research from the Spoken Word Archive team: Russell Thompson, bleue granada and Chikodi Nwaiwu.

, , , , , ,

Over Toast by Debris Stevenson

On 4 October, 2013 by Dave Bonta with 0 Comments - Performance Poetry, Videopoems
Poet: | Nationality: | Filmmaker:

Like yesterday’s piece by Jade Anouka and last Wednesday’s piece by Max Wallis, this is a hybrid between a filmpoem and a performance poem in which the poet, Debris Stevenson, is also an actor (here joined by another actor, Lil Woods). Chris Keenan of Prime Objective directs.

A poetry film made in collaboration with poet Debris Stevenson for her piece ‘Over Toast’. Commissioned by Apples & Snakes for Architects of Our Republic. Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I have a dream speech’.

Synopsis:
‘Over Toast takes us on a philosophical journey, where a mother and daughter travel to a safe place to discover the importance of asking a question.’

According to the Architects of Our Republic site, “Apples and Snakes is the leading organisation for performance poetry in England, with a national reputation for producing exciting and innovative participation and performance work in spoken word.”

, ,