Event
POLITICÆL PÆRTY with The A & The E
1 May 2015
Regular hours
- Friday
- 11:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Free, Booking Essential
Address
- 65 Peckham Road
- London
- SE5 8UH
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 36, 436
- Oval, Vauxhall Underground Stations
- Peckham Rye, Denmark Hill Overground Stations
Young poets perform new work that responds to the political issues affecting young people in the lead up to the General Election.
About
As part of SHOW OF HANDS, a weekend of free talks, performances, screenings and workshops across south London, young poets Jemima Foxtrot, Adam Kammerling, James Massiah, Slam The Poet and Allan Struthers, perform new work that responds to the political issues affecting young people in the lead up to the General Election. Organised in collaboration with The A & The E, a spoken word platform for the discussion of culture.
Booking is essential. Book online or call 020 7703 6120.
Jemima Foxtrot is a poet who was shortlisted for the 2015 Arts Foundation Spoken Word Fellowship..
Adam Kammerling is a spoken word artist and rapper who is a member of the Chill Pill poetry collective. He recently released 'The Letters' EP and has a new single out entitled 'The Look Up', as part of the musical duo 'Adam and Cuth'.
James Massiah is a poet from south London who has produced work for organisations such as the BBC, Free Word, SBTV and The Guardian.
Slam The Poet is a rapper and musician who regularly performs in both London and Brighton as part of the 'Mad Vibes Collective'. He is a regular performer and host at 'STEEZ', where he recently launched his conceptual album 'Cosmic Background Radio'.
Allan Struthers is a writer and poet from Manchester who is currently studying at King's College London and has a regular show on KCL Radio.
SHOW OF HANDS is initiated by the South London Gallery in collaboration with Arcadia Missa, Black Cultural Archives, CGP London, Camberwell College of Arts, Hannah Barry Gallery and Peckham Platform.