wordfringe
2009
1st–31st May 2009
Week 2
Monday 4 May
7pm
Aberdeen Arts Centre
Four heavyweight performance poets take it in turns to grapple the English language into submission
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Tuesday 5 May
6.30pm
Peacock Visual Arts, Aberdeen
No one dreams of civilisation in Paradise
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Wednesday 6 May
10am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
with Sheila Reid
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Wednesday 6 May
7.30pm
Rizza's Ice Cream Factory, Huntly
Huntly Writers: at home in Huntly for their latest event
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Thursday 7 May
6.30pm
Books and Beans, Aberdeen
Poetry and other entertainments from the vivacious Elspeth Murray with special guest Eddie Gibbons
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Friday 8 May
7pm
Better Read Books, Ellon
Open mic without the mic
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Saturday 9 May
11am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Lemon Tree Writers host a workshop by the award-winning author Laura Hird
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Saturday 9 May
3pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
CD launch of pop, sonic art, and spoken word, with Miriama Young and Catherine Bowman
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Saturday 9 May
5pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Lemon Tree Writers launch their new anthology
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Saturday 9 May
8pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
An evening of piano music and poetry with Susanne Olbrich and Margot Henderson
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Sunday 10 May
11am
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Creative explorations with poetry and music
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Sunday 10 May
5pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Readings by members of Deeside Writers
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Sunday 10 May
7.30pm
Woodend Barn, Banchory
Readings and chat with two of Scotland's best known authors
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Demented Eloquence Tag-Team Word Wrestling
Four heavyweight performance poets take it in turns to grapple the English language
into submission
Aberdeen Arts Centre [Map]
Admission £5 (concessions free)
No booking required
My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen, (though not boys and girls as this event isn't
suitable for children) Wordfringe presents three rounds of no holds barred (or bard)
Tag-Team Word Wrestling. In the blue corner is the big bad English language, and
in the red corner, four plucky poets who will take turns in tweaking its similes,
bending its rhythms back around its ears, and generally clattering it around for
your comical delight. Expect the thrills and spills of word grappling, verse mangling,
and punchlines that won't be pulled.
The four fearless contenders are:
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Ash ‘The Smash’ Dickinson who returns after previous Wordfringe
triumphs — expect old favourites and new verses, plus his signature move where
the inadequacies of men's fashion will be fore-arm smashed and pinned to the canvas.
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Ready to fluff you up, then rough you up, is Jonny Fluffypunk making his
Wordfringe debut. He lives on a Welsh mountainside with his favourite hats, where
he hones his word wrestling skill with daily meditation whilst eating only wild
sorrel. Undoubtedly Jonny will bounce the hypocrisy of modern life off the ropes
— expect anarchic musings and chants for industrial collapse.
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The Fife flyer, Milton Balgoni is notorious for his fast and furious climb
to the top rope to execute most daring moves. Amongst other classics, these will
no doubt include the spiked piledriver that is the chronicle of Rabbie Burns's first
vindaloo eating experience. All of which will be delivered in a rabid, ranting Scots
that will send the English language running home for its mummy.
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Rapunzel ‘The Beast’ Wizard is Aberdeen's own word mangler, from
somewhere up the other end of King Street. Expect him to put the boot into politicians,
catch Reality TV in a choke hold, and spin the stupidity of daily existence round
his head before throwing it out of the ring.
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