Projects
A selection of our current and past projects
For a complete list click the links on the left hand side.
Arts and Mental Health Workshops
USING THE WRITTEN & SPOKEN WORD: MENTAL HEALTH & CREATIVE ARTS A practical, skills based, one day training & development workshop for creative writers, poets & performance artists wanting to work, or currently working in the mental health arena. The workshop will consider the benefits of using creative arts in...
Open Mic 2007
London's first OPEN MIC for young people. Run by Subtext Young Person's Committee, in partnership with Rich Mix. Frontline guest artists are invited to perform, and these have so far included CRISIS, JME and SHORTman. The event attracts young Londoners from mixed backgrounds as both audience and artists, and provides...
Young Writers Group - Soap Opera
The Young Writers Group is currently working on a joint project with Pop-Up Theatre called Soap Opera. Through workshops and mentoring, up and coming writers are writing about the real lives of young people for young people....
SLAMbassadors Team
These workshops were run in partnership with The Poetry Society. Keen and talented young participants got the chance to be part of the SLAMbassadors team and opportunity to work with a range of professional artists, and to perform at a variety of events and venues, including: The Globe, the...
Dividing Lines
Dividing Lines was an innovative project using performance poetry to work with young people in Tower Hamlets and Hackney to explore positive and creative responses to conflict situations. The project was led by Subtext. Throughout November, dynamic spoken word artists, Breis and Joelle Taylor, worked with seventy 13-14 year olds...
Think Out Loud
Think Out Loud was a free performance event from the spoken poets of the future - Slambassadors and New Slambassadors. Through rap, hip-hop, MCs, the spoken word, and poetry, young artists expressed their innovative take on the world. It was a combination of talent from six months of workshops run...
