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Dizraeli

Contains 14 performances.

Rowan Alexander Sawday (born 26 August 1982) better known as his stage name Dizraeli, is a rapper, poet and musician from Bristol, UK. Although rooted strongly in hip-hop traditions, his work draws inspiration from old folk music, recognising the common ground shared by songs of the people from any point in history.

Dizraeli has performed at the Glastonbury Festival, the Latitude Festival, the Eden Project, and the Royal Festival Hall. He has won both the Farrago UK Slam Championships and the BBC Radio 4 Poetry Slam,[1] and written several hip-hop plays including Rebel Cell,[2] with Baba Brinkman. Dizraeli & The Small Gods were shortlisted for the 2014 Songlines Music Awards for their album Moving in the Dark. In 2015 they collaborated on a new video for the title track, with the BAFTA-nominated director Jamie Magnus Stone.

In 2016 Dizraeli released his EP 'Eat My Camera' and continued to tour as a solo artist.   Taken from his Wikipedia page

  • Viva Voce!

    Viva Voce!

    23 October 2009 at 
    Nuffield (Southampton) (57)
  • Tongue Tide

    Tongue Tide

    13 March 2010 at 
    Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable) (13)
  • Masterclass performance skills

    Masterclass performance skills

    04 July 2010 at 
    Art House (Southampton) (17)
  • Forked

    Forked

    23 September 2010 at 
    Barbican (Plymouth) (48)
  • Hit The Ode

    Hit The Ode

    24 March 2011 at 
    Victoria (Birmingham) (51)
  • Hip Hopping Speaks

    Hip Hopping Speaks

    2 March 2012 at 
    Queens Theatre (Barnstaple) (19)
  • Architects of our Republic

    Architects of our Republic

    28 August 2013 at 
    Southbank Centre (29)
  • Level Up

    Level Up

    7 February 2014 at 
    Birmingham Rep (Birmingham) (31)
  • Radikal Words

    Radikal Words

    2 April 2014 at 
    Northern Stage (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) (4)
  • Architects of Our Republic Symposium (tour)

    Architects of Our Republic Symposium (tour)

    22 November 2014 at 
    Live Theatre (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) (9)
  • Architects of Our Republic: Look Listen Dream

    Architects of Our Republic: Look Listen Dream

    23 January 2015 at 
    Bath Spa University (Bath) (1)
  • Architects of Our Republic

    Architects of Our Republic

    24 January 2015 at 
    Drum (Birmingham) (3)
  • In Their Shoes

    In Their Shoes

    7 May 2017 at 
    All Saints' Church (Brighton) (1)
    Part of Brighton Festival. Launch event for the In Their Shoes Poem Trail (venues listed below), which featured listening posts playing commissioned poems by Helen, Issa, Hong, Connor & Sea. Brighton Dome Foyer, Church Street 8 & 9 May Jubilee Square Library, Jubilee Street 6-12 May New Writing South, 9 Jew Street 8-12 May Brighthelm Centre, North ...
  • Contains Strong Language: 35 Years of Spoken Word

    Contains Strong Language: 35 Years of Spoken Word

    28 September 2017 at 
    Jubilee Central (Hull) (1)
    Partnership with Radio 3’s The Verb.
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