SoapBox presents ... Dead Poets
Pixelh8
Tue 25th June
SoapBox presents ... Dead Poets
Wed 26th June
Pixelh8
£ 5 or £ 3 conc / jsa / nus No 16 Tacket Street – 8pm
deadpoetry . co . uk
Dead Poets are a Peterborough-based Spoken Word double act consisting of Mark Grist and MC Mixy . Since forming in 2008 , Mark and Mixy have been traveling the country , challenging peoples ’ preconceptions of both poetry and hip hop . They ’ ve produced work for Film4 , BBC3 and Channel 4 . They ’ re bringing a scratch of their newest show to Ipswich for it ’ s first EVER live airing . They ’ re really excited and they honestly don ’ t know how the show ends - the Ipswich audience will be the ones who decide .
Fancy seeing John Clare taking on Sir Walter Raleigh ? How about Tennyson battling it out with Christina Rosetti ? The Dead Poets show makes it ’ s way through our literary heritage , fusing poetry and rap as a selection of poets are presented ‘ Horrible Histories ’ style before allowing the audience to whittle them down to a final standoff . Once the final opponents are agreed , the Mixy and Mark battle it out live as the two poets selected . You ’ ve never seen a show like it .
wegotickets . com / events / 223584
“ If you are knowledgeable in the works of Seamus Heaney , go to this show . If you ’ re more familiar with Eminem ’ s discography , go to this show .” www . edinburghscreenworks . co . uk
FREE No 16 Tacket Street – 8pm
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Internationally renowned chiptune musician , educator , published academic author , video game designer and PhD research student returns to play a rare live set in his hometown of Ipswich .
Since 2006 he has released three studio albums , two large scale musical works , four soundtracks and won several awards for both his music and design work . He is the founder of Creative Computer Club , CCC4Kids and Ipswich Game Developers Network . He is currently studying for his PhD in “ Educational Music Technology ” at De Montfort University in Leicester .
Support comes in the electronic shape of :
TReeN – Bangin dub-techno duo who ’ ve supported the likes of Coppe and played at Slackspace , so much fun they ought to be illegal . Languid – Master hiphop / soul beatmaker with lightning fingers inspired by the likes of FlyLo and Nujabes . The Decibel Kid – Dance music produced out of live video playback of escalators & trains , amongst other things . Astroboy – Textured soundscapes that transcend words and resonate on a purely subconscious , emotional level . Poisk - will be inhabiting the top floor for a unique , one-day experimental electronic music installation piece from 5pm til 11pm .
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