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Apples & Snakes, England's leading organiser of performance poetry, presents a night of dynamic, accessible hip hop poetry. Hip hop poet Metis contemplates issues of race and identity through his passionate and fiery delivery whilst fusion artist Sean Graham weaves words with dance to create stories rich in everyday detail. Apples & Snakes, who have previously worked with Jonzi D and Benji Reid, now bring you a showcase of poetry blended with rap, dance and music. We present the fast ‘n’ furious words of Metis followed by hip-hop theatrics from Sean Graham. Open mic slots available. Hosted by Joshua Idehen. LISTINGSThe Albany, Douglas Way, London, SE8 4AGFriday 16 March 2007 at 8pmTickets: £6 / £5(concs) / £4 (under 25s)Book: 020 8692 4446 / www.thealbany.org.ukInfo: www.applesandsnakes.orgARTIST BIOGRAPHIESMetis is a UK-based spoken word Hip Hop artist, originally from California, who has performed widely throughout both London and New York. In 2006, Metis first hit the London stage - with feature performances at Poetry in Motion, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Tifa Tifa Fashion Show Premier, Rouge Noir, Stratford East Theatre and Camden Arts Gallery; the impact was immediate. He has also become a regular feature on the Spoken Word circuit, regularly appearing at JAMM, Poetry Cafe, Whitechapel Art Gallery and Troy Bar among others. 2006 New York performances of note included high-score at the world-famous Nuyorican Poets Café Slam in December and a feature at the Waltz Astoria in June. Sean Graham trained as a performing artist and dancer at The Brits and Lewisham College. Since 2004 he has been touring nationally and internationally with the Irven Lewis Dance Company. As a freelance-fusion artist he often works utilising dance and Spoken word. Sean made his debut as a soloist at Breakin’ Convention ’06. In the same year he choreographed for the successful touring play Locked In directed by Angela Michaels. At the end of 2006 Sean was appointed Assistant Director for the East London Dance Youth Company. Currently Sean is touring Nationally with the Adesola Akinleye Dance Company. This year he has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House and East London Dance to work with Robert Hylton and Natasha Khamjani on a choreographic and spoken word project entitled ‘Don Giovanni’ (a remake) showing in November 2007. Joshua Idehen is co-founder of the collective known as A Poem Inbetween People, the host and organiser of the spoken word event PoeJazzi, and a spoken word artist himself, performing all over London in prestigious events such as Onetaste, Poetry N Motion, The Cellar, Shortfuse, and the John Betjeman Festival in Cornwall, to name a few.

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