At 6pm on Wednesday 15th March, Dean Atta will perform poems alongside students from the workshop in Jarman 1.
Wine in the foyer from 5.45pm. The performance will be followed by a short Q&A. All welcome – the performance is free
Dean Atta is a poet from London, UK. His debut collection was shortlisted for the Polari First Book Prize. He was named as one of the most influential LGBT people in the UK by the Independent on Sunday Pink List and featured in Out News Global Pride Power List. He has performed across the UK and internationally at the Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean (Italy), CrossKultur (Germany), Ordspark (Sweden), PuSh Festival (Canada) and Word N Sound (South Africa). He is a member of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen and Point Blank Poets and Writer in Residence 2017 with Creative Future. He has been commissioned to write poems for BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, Dazed & Confused, Keats House Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern. He is currently working on his second collection The Black Flamingo.
FREE Writing and Performance workshop for Drama Students – Wednesday 15th March 2pm-5pm (followed by performance at 6pm)
In the afternoon performance poet and playwright Dean Atta will lead a workshop where he will conduct students through an afternoon of his favourite writing and performance exercises, building towards you having your own poem ready to perform. This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience and is open to Drama students and staff Participants from the afternoon will be invited to perform in the evening alongside Dean Atta. If you would like to take part in the workshop please book your place here.
This workshop, available to Drama students and staff, has been made possible by the 2016 Barbara Morris Learning Support Prize, won by a team from the School of Arts.