10-26 May
Become a FriendHannah Silva
Talk in A Bit
In association with Writers’ Centre Norwich
A tour de force of the live literature circuit, Hannah Silva follows up on the success of her sold-out show Schlock! with an innovative and virtuosic vocal performance of her genre-defying debut record Talk in a Bit.
This show is a collision of physical performance and spoken-word poetry set to electronic music. It will see Silva perform a short duet – ‘Pluto’ – in collaboration with the world-renowned Japanese, Berlin-based sound poet Tomomi Adachi, who has designed infra-red sensor jackets enabling sound to be choreographed through the body.
Prepare for a truly original sound, experimental yet accessible: a marriage of music and words, atmospheres, and grooves, technology, and grit.
★★★★★ ‘ Radical, political, courageous’ WhatsonStage on Opposition
Important information
Duration: c. 1 hour 10 minutes
Hannah Silva’s debut record is released on 9 May – you can preview the track ‘Talking to Silence Part 1’ on Soundcloud.
Hannah Silva
Hannah Silva is a British poet, playwright and performer known for her innovative explorations of form, voice and language. Her previous performance, Schlock! spliced Fifty Shades of Grey with a novel by Kathy Acker, celebrating ‘the slipperiness of words, reinventing them so that none of them are safe’ (The Guardian). She has been featured in Wire magazine and on BBC Radio 3. Her latest work includes The Music Lesson (Sparklab Productions, BBC Radio 4) and Solitary, about a woman in solitary confinement in a British prison (Afonica, BBC Radio 3).
Winner – Tinniswood Award for Best Radio Drama Script (Marathon Tales; BBC Radio 3)
Shortlisted – Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry (for Total Man)
Highly Commended – Forward Prize (for Forms of Protest)
Special Commendation – Best Single Drama category at the 2017 BBC Audio Drama Awards (for Jump Blue; BBC Radio 3)
Tickets
(£15 for a joint ticket with Passionate Machine at 6.30pm on the same night)
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Friday
11 May
08:30 pm
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In association with Writers’ Centre Norwich.
Supported by Arts Council England. Development supported by the Artists’ International Development Fund. Produced by Humankind Records.
Image credits: Masthead image © Field and McGlynn