Firebird Theatre with Bristol’s Poetry Can present
The Nine Lessons of Caliban, a selection of poetry written by Claire Williamson and members of the Firebird Poets, inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest and performed by Claire Williamson, Firebird Theatre and Guests (to be confirmed later).
Sunday 19th September as part of Bristol’s Poetry Festival at the Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, performance times and ticket prices to be confirmed at a later date.
Claire and the poets came together to write poetry in dialogue with Firebird Theatre to support and inspire their interpretation of The Tempest, which was performed earlier this year at Bristol Old Vic, Salisbury Arts Centre and the Brewhouse, Taunton. This selection of the Poetry for the festival focuses on Caliban:
"When we look at people in the story of The Tempest, we put on their shoes to help us understand them. We channel our experiences into the people in The Tempest, so that we can feel like them and understand them. We express our feelings through them." [ - Firebird Poets].
Claire Williamson is a creative writer, based in Bristol. The Firebird Poets are: Jenny Stafford, Jenny Redlar, Brenda Cook, Claude Rimmer, Steve Knight, Brenda Carr, Penny Goater, Emily Pamon
The performance is dedicated to our friend and colleague, Claude Rimmer, artist and poet.
The performance lasts approx. 1 hour.
The performance will be BSL interpreted.
The Tempest Poetry and Performance has been supported by Poetry Can, Quartet Community Foundation, RTR Foundation and Arts Council England, South West
Firebird Theatre's Regional Preview Tour of The Tempest is now finished with performances in the Studio at Bristol Old Vic on 4th, 5th and 6th March; Salisbury Arts Centre on March 18th and the Brewhouse Theatre and Arts Centre on 19th May 2010.
With The Tempest, we want to celebrate and share with the wider public the theatre we make; our theatre is unique because of who we are.
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