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Contains 1 collection item, 16 performances, 17 in total. Currently showing 17 in total.
  • Word Warriors

    Word Warriors

    13 January 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • The 1995 Poetry Festival - (6/6)

    The 1995 Poetry Festival - (6/6)

    29 April 1995 at 
    Camden People's Theatre (12)
    This was a festival that Apples and Snakes organised in partnership with other poetry groups such as Urban Poets.
  • Jazz Poetry Jam - (End of Season Celebration)

    Jazz Poetry Jam - (End of Season Celebration)

    28 July 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 4)

    Poetry 'n' Jazz - (Perf 4)

    16 September 1995 at 
    BASE Theatre Company (London - Southwark) (13)
    This was a series of performance events from 13 September – 7 October 1995.
  • Trees Are All Around Us

    Trees Are All Around Us

    2 December 1995 at 
    Islington Ecology Centre (Drayton Park) (1)
    A partnership with Islington Ecology Centre to mark Tree Dressing Day. This event was established in 1990 by the charity Common Ground.
  • Battersea Arts Cafe Live! (featuring American slam poets)

    Battersea Arts Cafe Live! (featuring American slam poets)

    15 December 1995 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 2)

    Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 2)

    11 May 1996 at 
    Croydon Clocktower (22)
  • Motor Mouths

    Motor Mouths

    24 May 1996 at 
    CCA (Glasgow) (11)
    Presented by the CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) and Cutting Teeth magazine, with the programming assistance of Apples & Snakes.
  • Motor Mouths: The Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 5)

    Motor Mouths: The Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 5)

    24 May 1996 at 
    CCA (Glasgow) (11)
    Slotted into the Motor Mouths season (presented by the CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts and Cutting Teeth magazine, with the programming assistance of Apples & Snakes).
  • Sapphire Reading from her New Novel Push

    Sapphire Reading from her New Novel Push

    18 September 1996 at 
    Africa Centre (London - Westminster) (2)
  • Rap meets Poetry 1 - Lyrical Throwdown

    Rap meets Poetry 1 - Lyrical Throwdown

    10 October 1997 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    1997 was Apples & Snakes 15th Anniversary of being the foremost Spoken Word/Poetry Organisation in the UK.
  • Womanspeak

    Womanspeak

    13 March 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
    In celebration of International Women’s Week.
  • A Space for Me

    A Space for Me

    22 October 1999 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Survival

    Survival

    3 December 1999 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Poetry Can

    Poetry Can

    10 December 1999 at 
    Transit 23 (London - Hoxton) (1)
  • Audio recording of Clap Your Hands

    Audio recording of Clap Your Hands

    07/04/2003
    Minidisc recording of ‘Clap Your Hands’ show at BAC, featuring Kaethe Fine, Owen O’Neill, Vanessa Richards, Jared Louche & Patricia Foster.
  • Clap Your Hands

    Clap Your Hands

    11 April 2003 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
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