Blank Media Collective

Upcoming Event: blankpages Presents…

Sunday 13 November 2011, 4-7pm

BLANKSPACE, Manchester

As part of Blank Media Collective’s FIFTH BIRTHDAY celebrations, blankpages magazine is hosting Rebecca Joy Sharp & Fat Roland - a FREE performance event at BLANKSPACE.

Come along for a laid back love-in of spoken word, performance poetry and soulful beats, hosted by the blankpages editorial team.

Anything goes during the open mic; collaborate with other artists; freestyle or read off the page. Musicians are welcome to join in the jam, so bring your banjos, accordions, harmonicas etc.

Headlining the Sunday session will be Rebecca Joy Sharp (performance, poetry & installation), Fat Roland (spoken word), Jazzbo (DJ) and more to be confirmed.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see Rebecca’s critically acclaimed performance of The Ballad of Juniper Davy and Sonny Lumiere in Manchester. Hailing from Glasgow and based currently in Liverpool, Rebecca’s cross disciplinary performances mix celtic harp and folky poetics to create what critics have described as “...entrancing, enchanting, enticing - at the same time edgy and mysterious”.
“Sharp’s words take you to an otherworldly place…” (Liverpool Daily Post, May 2010).

Winner of Manchester Blog Awards 2010 (Best Writing in a Blog and joint Blog of the Year), Fat Roland will be performing live at BLANKSPACE. Following his recent rise in notoriety on Manchester’s live literature scene and very recent commendation in the Manchester Fiction Prize 2011, we’re proud to present this most exciting new voice.

And fresh from a summer of festivals including Isle of White and Standon Calling 2011, The Mixnot’s DJ Jazzbo will be providing the sonic soul sellotape to keep our Sunday together. Jazzbo is a regular at Shipping Forecast and Chibuku in Liverpool, and has played at major events in Ibiza, Malawi and Prague, so we’re lucky to have him.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a blankpages event without tea and cake, but stronger beverages will be provided in the spirit of celebration.

Admission is FREE. Donations very welcome.