Rapper and teacher Charlie Thomson, aka The Educator, has spent the past ten years teaching English at a number of high schools and youth facilities around Australia. Charlie is also the lead lyricist and front man for hip-hop crew The Winnie Coopers, who were the winners of the MusicOz Award (Urban) in 2012.
The Shakespeare Sessions
(Year 9 performance, Year 9 & Year 10 workshops)
'The Shakespeare Sessions' is an interactive presentation that uses hip-hop, language and poetry to explore Shakespeare's relevance to us today. In this workshop you'll develop your own poetic capabilities and learn more about manipulating and controlling language. Discover various poetic devices and writing techniques, make links between Shakespeare and contemporary hip-hop, and use some Shakespearean insults in an Elizabethan battle rap. Come join us down the Bard Road!
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