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Dimela Yekwai

Contains 6 performances.
  • End of Season Cabaret Party

    End of Season Cabaret Party

    27 May 1994 at 
    Covent Garden Community Centre (182)
  • The Final: New Performance Poet of the Year Award 1994

    The Final: New Performance Poet of the Year Award 1994

    5 October 1994 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    This was the first performance poetry competition held by Apples and Snakes. Joolz, Lemn Sissay and Patience Agbabi also did guest performances. According to the flyer, there were eight knock-out heats before the last eight performed in the Final. The heats were held on 24 and 31st August and September 7th. The Winner was ...
  • Book Now! Festival

    Book Now! Festival

    26 November 1994 at 
    Orange Tree Theatre (London - Richmond) (1)
    Programmed by Apples & Snakes, although not credited as such in publicity. Some of the poets felt that one of their colleagues was giving such lengthy introductions to his work that they were in danger of missing last orders. Never a good thing for poets.
  • Urban Griots - Song of Women

    Urban Griots - Song of Women

    8 September 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 13)

    Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 13)

    4th October 1995 at 
    BASE Theatre Company (London - Southwark) (13)
    Ancestral Voices consisted of various artists brought together to perform a piece centred around the triangular journey of Africa-Caribbean-Britain and was written by Dimela Yekwai. It included all the artists listed except Vesta who performed separately.
  • In Full Swing! - International Women's Day

    In Full Swing! - International Women's Day

    17 March 1996 at 
    Candid Gallery (London) (1)
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