Top Photo John with fellow artists and performers at FOURWORD Feb 2010 Alpine Club Hampstead.
Top Photo John with fellow artists and performers at FOURWORD Feb 2010 Alpine Club Hampstead.
NEXT MASTER CLASS WITH
JOHN HEGLEY - July 10/11 2010
A Stimulating & scintilating poetry insight with one to one interaction by this spectacular performance poet.
WORKSHOP
No previous experience is required for this NEW DRAWING & WRITING and PERFORMING weekend just enthusiasm. You will leave with some impressive expressive creations for stage and page........
John Hegley was born in 1953 in Newington Green, and moved to Luton at an early age. After leaving school he worked as a bus conductor and social security clerk, until he went to Bradford University, eking out his grant by working as a nurse in a local mental hospital.
He has worked with two children's theatre groups, 'Interaction' and 'Soapbox', and began his highly successful career at the notoriously tough comedy store in 1980.
His first notable media exposure was the John Peel sessions (Radio One) with Popticians in 1983/4, with songs about spectacles and the misery of human existence.
After publishing 'Glad to Wear Glasses' in 1990 another six titles followed filled with verse, prose, drawings drama and photographs of potatoes, and the CD/Cassette 'Saint and Blurry'.
In 2000, John received an honorary Arts Doctorate from Luton University and had his most notable live engagement in a women's prison, Medellin, Columbia.
Summer Weekend
booking now
July 10/11th 2010
July
A Unique opportunity to spend a creative weekend with John and a small group of up to 12 people.
Saturday 11pm till 5 pm with break for lunch. Dinner 7pm - 9pm fin.
Sunday 10pm till 12pm - lunch 12-1pm then a Performance and your artwork displayed in The Village hall to an invited audience from 1.30-2.0pm pm
Fess £150 pp accommodation can be arranged but is not included - Parents and Child £200 ( spaces limited)
Lunches and Dinner inclusive
f you are interested in joining us please email or phone [see contact page] claire@artbreakmotel.com
Here below a charmingly creative response from participants to our last Warm Words Weekend
"Just wanted to send you a big better-late-than-never T H A N K Y O U for our warm words weekend
at the Artbreak Motel where
although its always crowded,
You still can find some room....
You can sit with no shoes on
alongside your muse, John,
(the poet from Luton)
on a sofa or futon,
take tea with a bourbon
while clare puts the stew on
lletting you express views on
the importance of rhyme or
jjust have a nice time, 'til you're ready to move on"
from Jen and Finlay Bulrush Dec 07
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