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Francesca Beard

Contains 18 collection items, 61 performances, 79 in total. Currently showing 79 in total.

Malaysian-born, London-based artist Francesca Beard is a writer, performer and workshop facilitator. She has toured nationally and internationally as a solo artist, in various poetry collectives and with one woman shows ‘Chinese Whispers’ . She represents British literature all over the world with the British Council and was lead artist on ‘Speechless’, a three year programme across East Asia which culminated in emerging poets from Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan performing at the Royal Festival Hall. Her visits in the last year include performances and workshops in Khartoum, Kampala and Chengdu.
You can read her introduction to performance poetry ‘Power in the Voice’on The British Council website. Her children’s show, 'Animal Olympics', developed in association with Chinese Arts Centre and Soho Theatre and premiered at the South Bank’s ‘Imagine’ Children’s Festival has toured nationally and internationally. She has written plays for BBC Radio 4 and was on attachment to the Royal Court Theatre in 2008 as one of the UK’s most exciting emerging writers.

Francesca gained experience and training through the Apples&Snakes programme PIE (Poets in Education) and has been working as a workshop facilitator in creative writing, poetry and performance since 1999. She runs one day workshops and masterclasses for all ages, as well as working on longer term projects with theatres and organisations, such as the National, Creative Partnerships, Arvon, Spread the Word, Eastside and Booktrust. She has been writer in residence at many institutions, including the Barbican, Hampton Court Palace, the Tower of London, the Natural History Museum, the Metropolitan Police and the BBC.  Taken from www.francescabeard.com

  • Transparencies of publicity-shot photo-session

    Transparencies of publicity-shot photo-session

    c 2001
    Envelope of twenty pocketed sleeves of transparencies of a studio session involving Roger Robinson, Francesca Beard, Choman Hardi, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Mat Fraser and Malika Booker, collectively and individually. Some of the latter also feature Breis, but he’s not in the group shots. Believed to be an exercise in creating useable publicity photos for these ...
  • Motor Mouths

    Motor Mouths

    4 December 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Womanspeak

    Womanspeak

    5 March 1999 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • All Star Jam

    All Star Jam

    28 April 1999 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Speak Out Sista

    Speak Out Sista

    22 September 1999 at 
    Spitz (London - Spitalfields) (10)
  • Poetry Can

    Poetry Can

    10 December 1999 at 
    Transit 23 (London - Hoxton) (1)
  • Rants & Prayers

    Rants & Prayers

    21 January 2000 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Poetry Chorale

    Poetry Chorale

    5 May 2000 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    Jonathan Stone
  • Musical Trip-Tych

    Musical Trip-Tych

    19 May 2000 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

    Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

    18 June 2000
    Twenty photos from Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000.
  • Underglobe: The London Writing Showcase

    Underglobe: The London Writing Showcase

    25 September 2000 - 28 September 2000 at 
    Nancy Knowles Theatre (1)
  • In the Mix

    In the Mix

    9 November 2000 at 
    Cambridge Drama Centre (Cambridge) (3)
  • Album of photos of www.applesandsnakes.org launch

    Album of photos of www.applesandsnakes.org launch

    19 January 2001
    A3 spiral-bound cuttings book containing 50 photos from www.applesandsnakes.org launch event at BAC, 19 Jan 2001. Running order for event sellotaped inside cover.
  • Audio recording of Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s pt I

    Audio recording of Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s pt I

    23/11/2001
    Minidisc recording first half of ‘Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s’ show at BAC, 23 Nov 2001, featuring Salena Godden, Totlyn Jackson, Cheryl B & Francesca Beard.
  • Audio recording of Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s pt II

    Audio recording of Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s pt II

    23/11/2001
    Minidisc recording of second half of ‘Vibes, Scribes & Dusty 45s’ show at BAC, 23 Nov 2001, featuring Salena Godden, Totlyn Jackson, Cheryl B & Francesca Beard.
  • CD of 'Chinese Whispers' publicity photos (1 of 2)

    CD of 'Chinese Whispers' publicity photos (1 of 2)

    2002
    CD-R of publicity shots of Francesca Beard for ‘Chinese Whispers’ (first of two).
  • CD of 'Chinese Whispers' publicity photos (2 of 2)

    CD of 'Chinese Whispers' publicity photos (2 of 2)

    2002
    CD-R of publicity shots of Francesca Beard for ‘Chinese Whispers’ (second of two).
  • CD of Chinese Whispers 'images & fonts'

    CD of Chinese Whispers 'images & fonts'

    2002
    CD of ‘images & fonts’ for Chinese Whispers show.
  • Spit Lit: An Evening with Apples & Snakes

    Spit Lit: An Evening with Apples & Snakes

    3 March 2002 at 
    Spitz (London - Spitalfields) (10)
    Part of Spit-Lit Festival.
  • Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

    5 July 2002 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Chinese Whispers

    Chinese Whispers

    22 October 2002 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Video recording of Chinese Whispers intro & videos

    Video recording of Chinese Whispers intro & videos

    2003
    Mini-DV tape of ‘intro & vids’ for Chinese Whispers show.
  • Video recording of Chinese Whispers (Decibel Showcase)

    Video recording of Chinese Whispers (Decibel Showcase)

    2003
    Mini-DV tape of Chinese Whispers at Decibel Showcase.
  • Audio recording of WWW pt I

    Audio recording of WWW pt I

    06/06/2003
    Minidisc recording of first half of ‘WWW’ show at BAC, featuring Lemn Sissay, Zena Edwards, Stacy Makishi, Jacob Sam-La Rose, Jared Louche, Julian Fox, Skorpio the Nemesis, Totlyn Jackson, Francesca Beard, Coman Hardi & Salena Godden
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