Booking information

This course is held over 10 weekly sessions.

Type: Course
Level: Open to all
Location: North West

Details

Start date: Tuesday 5th Oct 2010

Session times: 7 - 9pm

Cost:

Full cost:£105.00
60+:£82.00
Concs:£70.00

Face to face

Writing Poetry for Performance (course)

Is our process for writing and editing different if we read or perform our work to an audience? Is poetry always better read out loud? Ten creative writing sessions to explore what it means to write and perform poetry. The sessions will combine playfulness with some serious study of poetry. Experiment with metaphor, silence, rhythm and the unknown.
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Shamshad Khan

Shamshad Khan was born in Leeds and now lives and works in Manchester. She trained as a biologist and currently sits part-time as a lay member for employment tribunals. Her poetry has featured on BBC Radio 3 and 4. Shamshad has established a profile for her performances working in collaboration with musicians, beatboxers and video artists.

Her poetic monologue Hard Cut and the show Megalomaniac were both directed by Mark Whitelaw (winner of the Lawrence Olivier Award 2004).

She has performed at the Barcelona Literature festival, Mumbai Khala Ghoda Festival and the Beurne conference of women live art performers. She has co-edited two anthologies of poetry for Crocus Books.

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Access Information

The House has accessible parking spaces nearby and a good drop-off point close to the entrance. The venue has ramps and steps installed with handrails for disabled users. There are fully equipped disabled toilets in the building that are clearly signposted and are easy to locate. For more information please contact the office.