Who Anthropoetry When Wednesday, October 24, 2012 7:30pm – 18+ Where Gulliver’s (map) 109 Oldham St Manchester, UK Other InfoBBC R4 Slam Champion Ben Mellor will be performing his Edinburgh Fringe 2012 show, Anthropoetry in Manchester on the 23rd & 24th of October. Created in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Dan Steele, Anthropoetry is Ben’s first full-length spoken word/musical show. It is a humorous, musical, poetic journey around the human anatomy, attempting to get to the heart, or maybe the bottom, of modern life. After receiving a clutch of four-star reviews, an appearance at Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe, and some great audience responses, Ben and Dan have decided to give the show a Manchester airing, to try out some new pieces and get the show filmed and recorded before touring nationally and internationally next year. It will be returning to a Manchester theatre in 2013, but this is your chance to see it while it’s cheap, and if the recordings are any good, maybe featuring on the CD/DVD! Anthropoetry was inspired by anthropometry, the study of measuring the human body, and is informed by archaic quack medicine and hokey beliefs, combined with searingly topical social and political commentary and some personal body and soul searching. The show fuses Ben’s blend of free-verse poetry, rap, beatbox and satirical humour, with Dan’s subtle but emphatic use of guitar, keys, drumpads and live-looping technology. The result is a fresh, funny, moving and thought-provoking experience that will appeal to fans of [...]
Who Anthropoetry When Tuesday, October 23, 2012 7:30pm – 18+ Where Gulliver’s (map) 109 Oldham St Manchester, UK Other InfoBBC R4 Slam Champion Ben Mellor will be performing his Edinburgh Fringe 2012 show, Anthropoetry in Manchester on the 23rd & 24th of October. Created in collaboration with multi-instrumentalist and sound designer Dan Steele, Anthropoetry is Ben’s first full-length spoken word/musical show. It is a humorous, musical, poetic journey around the human anatomy, attempting to get to the heart, or maybe the bottom, of modern life. After receiving a clutch of four-star reviews, an appearance at Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Fringe, and some great audience responses, Ben and Dan have decided to give the show a Manchester airing, to try out some new pieces and get the show filmed and recorded before touring nationally and internationally next year. It will be returning to a Manchester theatre in 2013, but this is your chance to see it while it’s cheap, and if the recordings are any good, maybe featuring on the CD/DVD! Anthropoetry was inspired by anthropometry, the study of measuring the human body, and is informed by archaic quack medicine and hokey beliefs, combined with searingly topical social and political commentary and some personal body and soul searching. The show fuses Ben’s blend of free-verse poetry, rap, beatbox and satirical humour, with Dan’s subtle but emphatic use of guitar, keys, drumpads and live-looping technology. The result is a fresh, funny, moving and thought-provoking experience that will appeal to fans of [...]
Who Spoke ‘n’ Heard When Wednesday, July 18, 2012 8:00pm – Where Gulliver’s (map) 109 Oldham St Manchester, UK Other Infohttp://www.monkeypoet.co.uk/spokenheard « Back to the calendar
Who Counter Culture Club When Saturday, July 14, 2012 8:00pm – Where 22NQ (map) 20-22 Dale Street Manchester, UK Other InfoCounterCultureClub is a late-night cross-art adventure in new performance. Smashing the fourth wall, and bringing down the house, CounterCultureClub puts together a mix of music, spoken word, comedy, visual art, theatre and DJs for an unrivalled night of live independent arts. Box of Tricks will curate one-night-only underground parties from July 2012. Come and play… “A veritable box of theatrical tricks” – The Stage « Back to the calendar