Newcastle
Newcastle poets get international recognition
Led by Valerie Laws, the Newcastle group performed at York Science Learning Centre in October. The young poets were recorded by Martina Maskova, presenter of Czech radio station Radio Cesko. Check out the show on Tuesday 17 November at www.radiocesko.cz — just look for Studio Cesko.
Evolving Gigs – Newcastle
Valerie Laws wrote: “Newcastle Group did a great gig at the Cumberland Arms, a packed house, noisy punters, well done Craig, Chris, Steve and Lydia!” This venue’s a regular spoken word event, 10×10, at Cumberland Arms, Newcastle, “a feisty and boisterous event usually, with ten… acts, poetry, music, standup, often controversial, with a vociferous audience!”
Newcastle group filming on location!
Newcastle Evolving Words Group went a- filming with filmmaker Dan Horn, 13th August, in the spectacular sea-surrounded location of Tynemouth Castle. Dan took a lot of footage of them in various locations and positions, for live animation. This included a session of carefully measured out ’bullet time’ pix which will become ‘Matrix’-stylee footage when Dan’s done his stuff back [...]
Filmmaker for Newcastle
We’re pleased to welcome Dan Horn, Algernon Pictures to the Evolving team. Dan has some great ideas for film treatments inspired by the Newcastle poem and will be meeting with the group to shoot footage in August. To see examples of Dan’s work check out http://www.myspace.com/algernon_pictures
Next event, 4 June Tyneside
Evolving Words Newcastle group is performing this Thursay, 7.30pm 4th June Customs House Theatre, South Shields. Valerie says: “You go guys!”
Newcastle poem
You’ve evolved to perfection. How many troubles have you faced, Locking in when you’ve had enough Fingers skinny like pretzel sticks, How small when young, How new when small, You are jagged like stone You are broad like a wall You are yet still unknown. Extract from Newcastle’s Evolving Words
