Projects
Poetry Off the Page
“Poetry Off the Page” is a five-year project directed by Dr. Julia Lajta-Novak from the University of Vienna and supported by an ERC Consolidator Grant and the START-Prize of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). Open Submission Following the two-day academic conference, ‘All Borders Blur: Mapping Intersections and Genre-Crossings in UK Spoken-Word Poetries since 1965’ at…
Plot 17
A hip-hop garden block party for audiences aged 7+ Four pieces of wood Eight nails And a hammer Some compost A hand full of seeds And some water A playlist and some speakers all you need to get you started then by the time that you finished you’ll know How To Make A Garden Join…
Spine Festival Lite 2024
Spine 2024 Our flagship SPINE Festival is an annual pan-London spoken word and arts festival for children and families and was delivered in libraries across 16 boroughs during Spring. 2024 was a ‘lite’ edition which ran from 21 March – 21 April and explored the theme of MAGIC & IMAGINATION. SPINE Festival Lite featured the launch of our SPIN! anthology…
The Gatherings
Apples and Snakes, in partnership with Create to Transform Dialogue Spaces, are hosting a series of empowering, no-nonsense conversations as part of our commitment to evolve the poetry in performance and spoken word scene. Our series of fortnightly online Gatherings will shine a spotlight on some of the most pressing issues in the UK poetry…
The Hatchling
A spectacular dragon hatched in Plymouth City Centre on 14 August 2021, growing to the size of a double-decker bus. The Hatchling is a ground-breaking outdoor theatrical performance that unfolded over a weekend of events and reached an extraordinary finale over the coast of Plymouth, on 14 and 15 August 2021. The beautiful visitor hatched…
Cece’s Speakeasy
Apples and Snakes in association with Jazz re:freshed and The Albany present: Cece’s Speakeasy As global temperatures rise, the quality and quantity of our crops decreases. In the not-so-distant future, coffee bean production will halt – caffeine will become extinct. By 2050 there will be no more chocolate. Step forward into 2031… Welcome to Cece’s Speakeasy.A…
Open House
Open House has been running as part of SPINE festival since 2017. The project is specifically for refugee communities in London libraries, allowing participants to creatively explore language through culture. The groups meet for a series of workshops culminating in a final gathering at which participants exchange recipes & dishes from their home countries. The…
Hippodrome Young Poets
Apples and Snakes was thrilled to be able to work in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome to deliver a new artistic development opportunity for poets and writers aged 16-30 living in or near Birmingham, with additional support from Birmingham Literature Festival and Verve Poetry Press. Hippodrome Young Poets is a writing programme to support young poets…
Library Takeover
Library Takeover is a unique intergenerational training programme. Library staff and young people work together in a team to learn the process of being a creative producer from marketing to budgeting, after which the young people take over their local library for an event which they plan and produce themselves. What happened at our last…
Poetic Theatre Makers
In 2019, Apples and Snakes presented the country’s first programme designed to develop the presentation of spoken word poetry in theatre: Poetic Theatre Makers, a twelve-week workshop series, was led by theatre makers Chris Thorpe and Somalia Seaton. The artists creating work as part of Poetic Theatre Makers 2019 were: Adaya Henry, Casey Bailey, Jasmine…
Storycraft
Family learning at its very best, Storycraft mixes storytelling and crafts. Sessions are engaging, interactive, fun and fire the imagination. Led by an experienced storyteller, Storycraft is aimed at dads, mums and carers with children aged 2–5, and encourages families to enjoy stories together in an active and fun way. Using hands-on crafting, props and…
Write.Speak.Feel
Write.Speak.Feel is our bespoke programme of workshops developed with Lewisham Children’s Services which aims to build resilience in children and young people through spoken word and creative activities. Sessions are tailored around specific themes such as identity or healthy relationships.
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