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SHAKE THE DUST NORTH WEST REGIONAL FINAL

This event on 9th June 2012 at 19:30 has past.

Contact: 0161 274 0600 / contactmcr.com / youngidentity.org / wordsmithawards.com / applesandsnakes.org

Contact, Young Identity, Wordsmith Awards and Apples and Snakes present
SHAKE THE DUST NORTH WEST REGIONAL FINAL

Prepare to be blown off your seat by the energy, power and honesty of a new generation of poets.

PROFESSIONAL SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS Martin Daws, Ben Mellor, Keisha Thompson, Chris Jam and Ali Gadema have coached teams of young people from across the region. Now those young poets are ready to Shake the Dust.

Join the 5 NORTH WEST TEAMS as they showcase their work and compete for a place at the National Shake the Dust Final.

“This project helps young people develop their skills, find their voice and collaborate to create new work, all goals that are at the heart of Contact’s ethos. It’s going to be an amazing event, which we want to share with as many people as possible.”
Baba Israel, Artistic Director - Contact.

HOSTED by Contact’s artistic director and spoken word artist Baba Israel, the show will feature a telepresence performance with Manchester’s Young Identity and New York’s Urban Word, supported by CultureHub.

JUDGED by Mike Garry, Desiree Reynolds and Joelle Taylor.

PARTICIPANTS: Sale Grammar School, Accrington Academy, Salford Academy, Chorlton High School and Young Identity Old Trafford.

SHADOW POETS: Nicole May, Louise Fazackerley, Anita Welsh, Michael Wilson and Daniel Skerritt.

When: Saturday 9 June 7:30pm
Where: Contact, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6JA
Tickets: £6 / £4 Conc / Groups: buy 10 tickets get 1 FREE
Info: contactmcr.com / youngidentity.org / wordsmithawards.com / applesandsnakes.org
Booking: 0161 274 0600

Entry: £6 / £4 Conc / Groups: buy 10 tickets get 1 FREE

Time: 7:30pm

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Contact Theatre

Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6JA, GB

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