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Gristle & The Abyss

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Genre: A'cappella / Alternative / Progressive
Location Auckland, Auckland, NZ
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Last Login: 8/31/2009
Member Since 7/25/2006
Website www.theliteratti.co.nz
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..Brought together in late 2005 by Shane Hollands, Auckland-based performance poetry group, The Literatti, have been presenting their fusion of poetry, music, and theatre to delighted audiences since 2006. .. .. .. The Literatti utilise aspects of theatre, music, song, and still and moving visual art to supplement performance and poetry. We do not read or even recite poetry, Literartists work to personify poetry. With their signature multiple-poet performance pieces, The Literatti create an almost symphonic display of contemporary word play. The group creates an atmosphere or environment within which the poem can exist using sets, back-drops and other elements which are usually considered to belong to the realm of theatre, transforming the poem into a living entity with movement, breath and behaviour. .. ..The Literatti are currently working on a new show with Chicago-based performance poet, Nikki Patin. Their long-distance collaboration, Growl, will hit the stage at The London Bar on March 7th in conjunction with the 2009 Auckland Fringe Festival... .. The Literatti are also available for performance workshops, both with adults and with high-school students. Their recent project, Snapshots, involved working with 27 year 10 EGGS students. The end product being a 30 minute student-written, performance poetry show which opened for One Foot Forward at The Lady Fisher Auditorium... .. For bookings please contact creative director Miriam Barr by emailing miriam1barr16 AT gmail DOT com .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Appearances include: A New History of Poetry @ Shanghai Lils, The Kerouac Effect 07 & 08, Happy's, The Whangarei Midwinter Arts Festival 07, The Parihaka International Peace Festival 07 & 08, The Classic Studio, The Roasted Series 1, 2 & 3 @ Roasted Addiqtion, The Montana Poetry Day Slam, Alt TV, Kiwi FM, RadioActive, RadioOne, JAM Radio, The Ubud Readers and Writers Festival 2007, Rhyme or Reason @ The Wine Cellar, Parnell Festival of Roses 08, Wallace Trust Art Gallery, Word of Mouth @ The Dunedin Fringe Festival 08, Word of Mouth @ TAPAC (2008), The Auckland Art Gallery's Winter Warmers Series (2008), One Foot Forward @ The Lady Fisher Auditorium (2008) .... .... .. .. .. .. ..
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.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... The Literartists are:.... Miriam Barr.. Murray Lee.. Christian Jensen .. Sabrina Muck .. Murray Haddow.... ..Past Literartists:.... Shane Hollands - Founder of The Literatti. Creative Director 2005-2006... Andra - Literartist 2006 - June 2008. One of the original crew... Charis Boos - Literartist 2007 - Feb 2008. On hiatus until the Institute of Modern Letters gives her back! .. The Purple Duck - Melbourne. Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew... Sally Legg - Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew... Annaleise Kugler - Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew... .. Associated Musicians:.... Craig Humphries - our main musician and member of Just the Tikit.. Glen Conroy - musician - Just the Tikit Kerrin Worsfold - musician - Just the Tikit Fiona Holding - musician - the cellist behind Gristle & the Abyss.. The Purple Duck - musician (Alternative Angels, Gristle & the Abyss, Time Machine).. Daniel Larsen - Sound technician.. ..Associated Artists.... Kate Barton - animations (NFA, How My Brain Betrays Me, Alternative Angels, Old Poem, Oscillations)... Erin Gaffney - still images and animation (Ja Ja) .. Darcy Gladwin - photography...... .. .. .. .. ..
Influences
The Def Jam Poets.. Ani Di Franco.. Merryn Cadell.. Genevieve McLean.. Apirana Taylor.. John Cooper Clarke.. Charles Bukowski.. Linton Kwesi Johnson.. The Wellington Word Collective.. Tusiata Avia.. ..& Each Other!!!!
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Bio:

Brought together in late 2005 by Shane Hollands, Auckland-based performance poetry group, The Literatti, have been presenting their fusion of poetry, music, and theatre to delighted audiences since 2006.

The Literatti utilise aspects of theatre, music, song, and still and moving visual art to supplement performance and poetry. We do not read or even recite poetry, Literartists work to personify poetry. With their signature multiple-poet performance pieces, The Literatti create an almost symphonic display of contemporary word play. The group creates an atmosphere or environment within which the poem can exist using sets, back-drops and other elements which are usually considered to belong to the realm of theatre, transforming the poem into a living entity with movement, breath and behaviour.

The Literatti are currently working on a new show with Chicago-based performance poet, Nikki Patin. Their long-distance collaboration, Growl, will hit the stage at The London Bar on March 7th in conjunction with the 2009 Auckland Fringe Festival.

The Literatti are also available for performance workshops, both with adults and with high-school students. Their recent project, Snapshots, involved working with 27 year 10 EGGS students. The end product being a 30 minute student-written, performance poetry show which opened for One Foot Forward at The Lady Fisher Auditorium.

For bookings please contact creative director Miriam Barr by emailing miriam1barr16 AT gmail DOT com

Appearances include: A New History of Poetry @ Shanghai Lils, The Kerouac Effect 07 & 08, Happy's, The Whangarei Midwinter Arts Festival 07, The Parihaka International Peace Festival 07 & 08, The Classic Studio, The Roasted Series 1, 2 & 3 @ Roasted Addiqtion, The Montana Poetry Day Slam, Alt TV, Kiwi FM, RadioActive, RadioOne, JAM Radio, The Ubud Readers and Writers Festival 2007, Rhyme or Reason @ The Wine Cellar, Parnell Festival of Roses 08, Wallace Trust Art Gallery, Word of Mouth @ The Dunedin Fringe Festival 08, Word of Mouth @ TAPAC (2008), The Auckland Art Gallery's Winter Warmers Series (2008), One Foot Forward @ The Lady Fisher Auditorium (2008) ....

Member Since:

July 25, 2006

Members:

The Literartists are:

Miriam Barr
Murray Lee
Christian Jensen
Sabrina Muck
Murray Haddow

Past Literartists:

Shane Hollands - Founder of The Literatti. Creative Director 2005-2006.
Andra - Literartist 2006 - June 2008. One of the original crew.
Charis Boos - Literartist 2007 - Feb 2008. On hiatus until the Institute of Modern Letters gives her back!
The Purple Duck - Melbourne. Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew.
Sally Legg - Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew.
Annaleise Kugler - Literartist in 2006. One of the original crew.

Associated Musicians:

Craig Humphries - our main musician and member of Just the Tikit
Glen Conroy - musician - Just the Tikit Kerrin Worsfold - musician - Just the Tikit Fiona Holding - musician - the cellist behind Gristle & the Abyss
The Purple Duck - musician (Alternative Angels, Gristle & the Abyss, Time Machine)
Daniel Larsen - Sound technician

Associated Artists

Kate Barton - animations (NFA, How My Brain Betrays Me, Alternative Angels, Old Poem, Oscillations).
Erin Gaffney - still images and animation (Ja Ja)
Darcy Gladwin - photography

Influences:

The Def Jam Poets
Ani Di Franco
Merryn Cadell
Genevieve McLean
Apirana Taylor
John Cooper Clarke
Charles Bukowski
Linton Kwesi Johnson
The Wellington Word Collective
Tusiata Avia

& Each Other!!!!