Books & Spoken Word
Adam Kammerling: Shall We Take This Outside
- Artists
- Adam Kammerling
Adam Kammerling’s brings his powerful work, Shall We Take This Outside, to Bristol. The work looks at his own violence, where it found him, why he embraced it, and how it affects him today. As Adam moves through his memories, we discover the myriad ways that violence bleeds into everyday real-life, from hierarchies in the classroom, pub and street, to flippant rejections of any social movement deemed a threat to the status quo.
A spoken word theatre piece animated by two acrobatic dancers; Si Rawlinson and Emma Houston give physical form to the stories, manipulating Adam and the space, and bringing a visual impact that spoken word simply cannot do alone. The soundtrack is equal parts classic pomp and heroism, and electronic, grime-inspired instrumentals, a reference to both the content of the show, and to Adam’s background as an MC.
A massive development for Adam, Shall We Take This Outside is a huge step from the spoken word circuit into longer forms, and a full collaboration with physical artists has been a long time coming. The subject matter and the form marry to create an amorphous space from which explosions of physical activity burst, and then swiftly spiral back into the simpler focus of spoken word poetry and storytelling.
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Adam is the UK Hammer And Tongue Slam winner for 2012, Hackney Slam Winner 2011 and Brighton Slam Winner 2010. He has performed at Glastonbury, Latitude and Big Chill Festivals, and was commissioned by the BBC Natural History Unit to write poetry to time lapsed video and featured as a part of the Big Story Festival in 2013. He has run writing workshops at The Roundhouse and Ovalhouse theatres and written commissions Deptford Market Traders, Capital One and Ben Sherman.
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