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Six writers
will be in Manchester on July 6 hoping to pull down the cultural borders
and highlight the diversity of contemporary British writing.
Peter
Kalu (host and local author), Maggie Gee, Rajeev Balasubramanyam,
Sonia Hughes (local author), Courttia Newland, Nii Parkes will perform
at the Green Room on 9 July.
Each
of them have been challenged to captivate and entertain the audience
within a strict ten-minute deadline, and in this MTV generation
of short attention spans and quick fixes, this is not an easy task,
even for established writers.
Nii
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But
there's more to Tell Tales than words. Music also plays an integral
part with each story being accompanied by a score composed by Amplified
DJ Zak Akhimien.
Working
closely with each author, Zak will create unique pieces for each
tale.
The
idea is to come away with the feeling of having experienced the
story, rather than simply being read to.
Zak
says, "The aim is to subtly assist the storyteller as they
work by providing an audio backdrop that pinpoints and supports
the stories in a manner not unlike a soundtrack but all done live
on stage.
"The
music itself will cover a broad spectrum to reflect the diversity
of authors, their unique characters and situations."
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In
a nutshell:
Tell Tales - 9th July 2004
The Green Room, Whitworth Street
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: 拢5/拢4 conc
Tel: 0161 615 0500
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