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Hannah Silva

Writer, Performer and Theatre Director


Hannah Silva has shown theatre performances in Holland, Germany, at the BAT theatre, Berlin, and Theatre im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen (at the finals of the International choreography competition, No Ballet), Japan (Tokyo Design Centre, with Butoh dancer, Tetsuro Fukuhara) and the UK.

She performs her poetry regularly in the South West, at events such as The Language Club (Plymouth Arts Centre). In London she has performed at various events including “La Langoustine est Morte”, “Openned," "14 Hour," "Littlest Birds," at the Camberwell arts festival and the London Word Festival.

"Her physical performances, fast-talking delivery and innovative use of cut-up text make her one of the most ambitious and entertaining poets in the country." Top ten literary stars of 2008  (The Times Online )

Her poetry is published in Stride magazine, Great Works, Intercapillary space, Hecale, in the Openned anthology, Tears in the Fence, Ink, sweat & tears and The Pedestal Magazine. She was awarded the 2007 Torbay Artsbase literature award.


Link to a demo film of my poetry performance: City Fragments, demo

Link to a poetry/sound recording, "Talking to Artaud": London Poetry Systems

Link to more soundtracks:  myspace

and some recordings of my poems without backing tracks : poetcasting



UPCOMING POETRY PERFORMANCES


14/08/08: I'm performing at the London Poetry Systems event. "A night of entertainment blending music, poetry & film."                    The fleapit, Columbia Road. 7:30 aprox start    


09/09/08: I'm performing with Canadian performance poet,  Shane Koyczan at The Barnfield Theatre in Exeter


16/11/08: Reading series curated by Peter Philpott at Cafe Oto in Dalston, other poet so far confirmed is Tom Lowenstein.                        Sunday afternoons,  3-5, £4 entry.


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