How do we turn the things that feel like barriers or flaws into things that can elevate and distinguish our performances? In this session, we will interrogate what things we believe are working against us when we try to take up the performance space. Through a series of exercises, we will look for opportunities to see our parameters as creative provocations. Please come prepared to work with a piece of existing work.
About Keisha Thompson
Keisha Thompson FRSA is a Manchester based writer, performance artist and producer. She is currently the Programme Manager for Legacies of Enslavement Programme at The Guardian. She is Co-Chair of the Independent Theatre Council, a trustee of Olympias Music Foundation.
As a part of the University of Manchester’s bicentenary she was acknowledged as one of 200 alumni to be a part of the bicentenary way. She also holds an honorary fellowship with them.
In 2024, she published a chapbook of sculptural poetry called Dé-rive as a part of T.S. Elliot residency with the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
This masterclass was recorded in December 2025.
About This Series
This event was part of Apples and Snakes On:line – our brand new series of wintertime masterclasses. The sessions are ‘webinar’ style.
This series was carefully curated to deliver meaningful and accessible tips and guides to empower all performers of poetry at any stage of their career. It was led by some of the most brilliant spoken word voices on the scene, many of whom you will recognise or have seen on stage before.
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