Hooked 10-14 March

Wednesday 10 March | 13:00
Kathryn Koromilas | Meditative Writing

Kathryn Koromilas joins us for an hour of meditation of a different kind. In this calm and mindful workshop we will look at poetry and journaling, using writing for meditation rather than destination.

The intention of meditative writing is to help you remove mental obstacles, encourage mindful concentration, and enhance your creative practice. The practice of meditative writing is a timed practice and this helps with reducing distraction and reducing the temptation to ruminate (or overthink) on the blank pages of a journal or computer screen.

Thursday 11 March | 13:00
Skye Loneragan | Play Writing

Writing for performance- playwrighting and poetry. (suggested 12-14yrs+) Join Skye for a chat about recent work with Imaginate, tardigrades and other things she's curious about, and ways of writing your own experience into made-up stuff that you might want to perform or have performed.

Skye has worked recently as an Accelerator artist with Imaginate, writing The Turmeric Trail - and working with the Scottish Mental Health and Arts Festival on a play that was going to tour 2020, Though This Be Madness, re-imagined online at www.mhfestival.com.

Friday 12 March | 13:00
Jules Scheele | Zine Making

The latest Coronavirus lockdown has been a slog and not all of us are great at communicating how we're doing through words alone. Jules Scheele joins us for this hour-long workshop to help us share our feelings on the last few months through Zine. Bring along a few blank A4 sheets of paper, pencils or pens, scissors, maybe some magazines if you want to use collage, an open mind and your creative flair. 

Saturday 13 March | 10:00
Kathryn Koromilas | Meditative Writing

Kathryn Koromilas joins us for an hour of meditation of a different kind. In this calm and mindful workshop we will look at poetry and journaling, using writing for meditation rather than destination.

The intention of meditative writing is to help you remove mental obstacles, encourage mindful concentration, and enhance your creative practice. The practice of meditative writing is a timed practice and this helps with reducing distraction and reducing the temptation to ruminate (or overthink) on the blank pages of a journal or computer screen.

Saturday 13 March | 12:00
Bapula Chebe | African Bibliotherapy

Chief Chebe has a unique style of presentation and charisma that allows workshop participants to unlock their individual potential in a creative group dynamic. He engages and invites his audience to share the joy of the therapeutic and healing effects of the Djembe Drum and the traditional balafon; the mesmerising stories evoked from lands afar and stories that bring laughter and happiness. Chief Chebe uses call and response techniques using feet tapping and clapping techniques aimed to unlock the positive vibration of the inner-self as well as benefiting from the collective experience of sharing stories and music with others.

Saturday 13 March | 14:00
Aly Ford | Talking Digital

In the generation of online interviews, Instagram accounts racking up more than 5 times as many followers as the entire UK population and 300 hours’ worth of footage being uploaded to YouTube every minute, just how are you supposed to get your voice heard online?

Join Aly Ford the creator of PsychoTraveller as she discusses how to speak to an audience that you can't read, stand out in a sea full of voices and master the language that is YouTube.

Saturday 13 March | 16:00
Imogen Stirling | Telling Your Story

Join performance poet and theatre-maker Imogen Stirling (Sky Arts, BBC, Neu! Reekie!) for a welcoming and inclusive online creative writing workshop. This workshop is open to all experience levels (complete beginner’s welcome!) and encourages anyone with an interest in the joy of words to find their voice, build their confidence and tell their stories.

Together, we will mix simple writing exercises with poetry readings and general discussion to see how poetry can be used for mindfulness, expression and fun. Focus will be given to the numerous ways in which poetry can be used to navigate the ongoing anxieties of the pandemic and lockdown - all within a warm, empowering environment.

Sunday 14 March | 12:00
Alan McClure | Song Writing

Join Alan McClure, singer and chief songwriter of Alan & the Big Hand, founding member of Lost Wasp Records and member of the Wee Folk Storytellers, for a lunchtime jam!

Alan's work has been played around the UK including BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 6 Music. This workshop will cover lyric writing through to performance techniques. Come along and get your creative juices flowing.

Sunday 14 March | 16:00
Spoken Word with Siren Theatre Company

Spoken word poetry: instinctive and dynamic. Join poet and theatre-maker Imogen Stirling (Sky Arts, BBC, Neu! Reekie!) for an online workshop discovering the rich and varied world of spoken word. Together, we will look at how spoken word (in any form) can be used to claim your space, garner self-confidence, and improve self-expression.

This is the place to take first steps, play around with your thoughts and work out what you might want to say within an encouraging environment. Drawing on her experience as part of gig theatre collective, Siren Theatre Company, Imogen will share writing, performance, and delivery exercises, helping participants to find their voices and tell their stories.