Performance

Venue	Bristol Old Vic
	Also: Main House, Weston Studio, Cooper's Loft Studio
Town	Bristol
County	City of Bristol
From	14th October 2010
To	14th October 2010
When	20:00
Prices	From £10.00. To £10.00.
Bristol Old Vic (V857)
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Verbalized - Word of Mouth

Work:: Verbalized (S651633471)

Production:: Word of Mouth (T0230962156)

A dynamic and powerful journey through the streets of Johannesburg, Leeds, London, Bristol & Capetown. To celebrate Black History Month, the inaugural event for Word of Mouth at Bristol Old Vic is Verbalized, an evening of performance by an astounding13 poets from the UK and South Africa taking to the Studio stage for the first time together. Achingly rich, inventive, mesmerizing and original, Verbalized poets have cited their influences as ranging from hip-hop to science, rap to politics, theatre to identity. Hosted by Bristol's very own Byron Vincent ("A consummate performer, achingly funny, he's the brightest new star on the block"), Verbalized also includes two other acclaimed poets from Bristol, Miles Chambers and Edson Burton. Click here for full biographies of the poets. Verbalized brings together some of the most renowned and electrifying poets that the UK and Africa has to offer and plants them firmly in the heart of Bristol. Verbalized poets have performed in such places as The Globe, Buckingham Palace, The Tate, Glastonbury Festival, Ronnie Scott's and The Houses of Parliament and have worked with such poetry luminaries as Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, Lemn Sissay, Jean Binta Breeze and Roger McGough.

Performer	Zena Edwards (UK)
Performer	Khadijah Ibrahiim (UK)
Performer	Kayo Chingonyi (UK)
Performer	Dzifa Benson (UK)
Performer	Avaes Mohammad (UK)
Performer	Vincent Byron (UK)
Performer	Miles Chamber (UK)
Performer	Edson Burton (UK)
Performer	Mpho ya Badimo (South Africa)
Performer	Naima McLean (South Africa)
Performer	Bulelwa Basse (South Africa)
Performer	Masana Mulaudzi (South Africa)
Performer	Mbali Vilakazi (South Africa)

Listing:: L01704049418

Studio

Word of Mouth

A dynamic and powerful journey through the streets of Johannesburg, Leeds, London, Bristol & Capetown. To celebrate Black History Month, the inaugural event for Word of Mouth at Bristol Old Vic is Verbalized, an evening of performance by an astounding13 poets from the UK and South Africa taking to the Studio stage for the first time together. Achingly rich, inventive, mesmerizing and original, Verbalized poets have cited their influences as ranging from hip-hop to science, rap to politics, theatre to identity. Hosted by Bristol's very own Byron Vincent ("A consummate performer, achingly funny, he's the brightest new star on the block"), Verbalized also includes two other acclaimed poets from Bristol, Miles Chambers and Edson Burton. Click here for full biographies of the poets. Verbalized brings together some of the most renowned and electrifying poets that the UK and Africa has to offer and plants them firmly in the heart of Bristol. Verbalized poets have performed in such places as The Globe, Buckingham Palace, The Tate, Glastonbury Festival, Ronnie Scott's and The Houses of Parliament and have worked with such poetry luminaries as Linton Kwesi Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, Lemn Sissay, Jean Binta Breeze and Roger McGough. Studio

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