Sara recently delivered a TEDx talk TEDx Royal Central School, in London. The talk - 'Louder Than Words: A Poet's Pedagogy' argues the importance of spoken word education, particularly in the current climate, explores Sara's self developed 'pedagogy of performance' and scatters powerful poems between anecdotes and research around the importance of encouraging young people to speak out. To watch the talk click here.
commissions
Sara writes commissions for both organisations and individuals and can tailor a poem to a prompt, personal story or theme. Sara has written special poems for weddings, for theatre and for brand publicity. To enquire about prices, do not hesitate to contact Sara here.
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Sara recently spent a day at both the Roald Dahl Museum & Storytelling Centre and the Museum of London, working with the public and leading poetry workshops in the galleries. She then wrote a specially commissioned poem for the museum which she performed at the end of the day. The poems now live on the museum websites. Click on the image to read the finished poems.
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collaborations
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Sara collaborates regularly with other artists, musicians, theatre makers and people removed from the creative arts - most recently a scientist (video to follow).
Check out her debut piece 'At Night the Street do not Belong to Us' with singer/songwriter Surie (the UK's Eurovision entrant 2018!) This was filmed at the legendary music venue The Bedford in London by Ross Gamble. |
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international
Sara recently visited Bangkok and performed, led workshops and facilitated Professional Development sessions for teachers at some International Schools. She will be continuing to work internationally with workshops coming up in Spain, Germany, Beijing, the UK and New Zealand. Sara has been based in London for her career to date but will now be splitting her time between hemispheres and basing herself out of both Wellington and the UK for the foreseeable future, whilst regularly travelling to different parts of the world with her poetry. Sara thinks the world can feel bigger than it needs to and enjoys making it slightly smaller through words and the power of shared experience.
motif poetry
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Sara has recently taken on the role of Education Director/Associate Artist at Motif Poetry, a new spoken word production company founded by poet/producer Ben Fagan. This New Zealand based poetry organisation will be changing the landscape of Kiwi spoken word and Sara will be leading the education programme, bringing poetry into schools and communities across the Islands and further afield.
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genesis slam
Sara is proud to have produced London's only regular 3 round poetry slam for 3 years and helped it grow into one of the UK's leading slams. She has now handed the night over to Caroline Teague but remains part of the organisational team and guest hosts the night when she is in the UK. The slam continues her legacy at Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel on the first Thursday of the month. No features. Just Slam. Entry is free and the night is incredibly popular, often selling out 150 seats. Free tickets can be booked on the website. For more information email poetry@genesis-cinema.co.uk or follow them @GenesisSlam
shows
“ Professional, impressive and immaculately rehearsed. Strongly recommended.”
Apples & Snakes
Apples & Snakes
touring
