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900 YEARS

A 10 week Performance Poetry Course

Thursday evenings 8pm - 10pm from 29 April

STRIKEUP SUMMER TERM ACTING COURSE

Did you know..?

Commissioned in 1121 by Henry I, this year marks the 900th birthday of Reading Abbey! 

In honour of the Abbey, StrikeUp present: '900 YEARS’, a 10 week Performance Poetry Course

  • Learn to ‘write’ with your body, voice and imagination, as we work together to create a digital performance poem, imagining our lives in Reading in 1121.
  • Explore who you might have lived as 900 years ago, as we create an epic poem interweaving all your stories, which we’ll film & edit for you to keep

COURSE DETAILS

Thursday Evenings, 8-10PM, across two terms:

  • Term One – digital workshops, on Zoom: 29 April, 6, 13, 20 27 May
  • Term Two – live workshops, Rising Sun Arts Centre, RG1 2ST and broadcast live: 10, 17, 24 June, 1, 8 July