SNOW Q
Sat 21 December, 4pm-9pm
The Regency Town House, Brighton
LLL is supporting the development of a multi-artform collaborative installation that reimagines aspects of the story of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen to explore contemporary themes of social isolation, gender, sexuality, migration and exile. The culmination of the R&D will be presented for one day only, on the Winter Solstice, 21st December 2018.
Featuring work by poet Maria Jastrzebska, composer Peter Copley, visual artist Dagmara Rudkin and photographer / filmmaker, Wendy Pye, with performances by actress Rita Suszek and musician Ellie Blackshaw.
Pushkin's Half Hour
by John Agard
Sat 29 Dec, 7.30pm
White Hart Hotel, Lewes
A whimsical whirlwind homage to Pushkin's famous verse novel, Eugene Onegin, in which John Agard plays all the parts, not just Pushkin and his alter-ego Onegin, but love interest Tatyana and the old nursemaid Filipevna! With live music for accordion, ukulele and voice.
Further performances in Portsmouth and London.
Poetry Small Group Seminars
Led by Mimi Khalvati.
A popular course of holistic poetry seminars with the emphasis on continuity and developing work in progress. For the forthcoming winter season there are only two workshop dates: Saturdays 17 November and 15 December.
Mimi's courses are aimed at experienced poets and are frequently oversubscribed; however, sometimes there are a couple of places available. Poets interested should contact LLL direct.
Video footage
Billy Bragg at Penned Up
LLL recently ran its third festival in a prison at HMP Erlestoke in Wiltshire. Guests included Levi Roots and novelist Kit de Waal.
See video footage on the Weston College website of Billy Bragg at the 2017 Penned Up festival by clicking on the link below. (Weston College is the formal education provider at HMP Erlestoke and helped host the festival.)
To find out more about the Penned Up festivals, click here »
POLSKA BY THE SEA
a boxed set of original postcards
Following Lewes Live Lit's photographic installation at Eastbourne Station, the collection of 24 postcards that accompanied Lisa Barnard's large hanging portaits can now be bought online as a boxed set.
See the complete collection of cards by visiting Artistic Director Mark Hewitt's website: www.mchblank.co.uk Home » Galleries » Polska by the Sea » postcards
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