Our second night at Fond Coffee was PACKED OUT – we had a wonderfully eclectic show of talent.
PROUDLY TAKING TO THE STAGE were Adam Dorr and Paggy, who’d travelled all the way from Brighton! They both debuted to us a small section of their stand-up acts upon their life and autistic experience. Both went on to perform their full-length shows at Faversham Fringe! (co-hosted by no other than Ribbs, another performer who took to our stage to perform upon autistic identities). I’m proud to say that our two Neurodivergent socials to Stimmcanto and In-Adam-Quate were a success! (and you can read about them in the next posts!)
Amy Kemp- Jones, returning to Canterbury after adventures afar, surprised us with an extremely lively poetry set. She sprang up upon a chair, screaming, escaping from a mouse that only she could see. Her collection varied from comedy, survivor poetry, and performance art. – WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK!
Emma, the host, brought her mask collection and some of her paintings upon the theme of ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ before sharing a collection of her poems upon ethereal sunsets, mental health distress and resilience.
Returning comedian, Simon Kempthorne, took to the stage, and gave the host (Emma Robdale) a surprize roast! Hilarious, but eventually had to be thrown of stage (to huge applause!)
Another returning poetry was Luna Bloomer, speaking straight from the heart, she shared very relatable words upon love, resilience and heartbreak.
Ellen returned, with another costumed performance in hand; dressed as a robot (complete with head) she performed an avant-garde style poem upon politics, elves, spirituality, and the misrepresentation of Dobby in Harry Potter! – One of our most ingenuitive acts.
Again, three members from the Autistic Assemble graced our stage in our final act… the alphabet game is very hard if you don’t know the alphabet! – The superhero themed trio imagined backstories for each other and their sidekicks!… this lead into the unveiling of the music section of the act.
We had four musical performances… two of which signed up on the night. 🙂 Angle Dee, again took to the stage and played us one of her new songs. She was followed by Kiri, a song-writer with a hypnotic and haunting voice, lulling our audience into a state of melonconic calm. We also saw Danny, who’d been waiting to perform on MixMatched stage since we began a year ago! – We’re so glad you made it!… and, from the birthday table, Joseph sprung up, formed a partnership with Angel Dee, and sung his heart out upon our stage.
If you’d like to contact one of our performers/have an opportunity you think would benifit them please contact us at: mixmatched.sw@gmal.com
Wed 4th October setlist:
Adam Dorr – a sneak peak at his comedy act upon autistic lived experience, ‘In-Adam-Quate’, which he performed at Faversham Fringe.
Paggy – A sneak peak at their comedy act upon autistic joy, ‘Stimmcantto’, which they performed at Faversham Fringe.
Amy Kemp-Jones – Read 5 selected poems and combined performance art style. Poems upon love, being a survivor, and the difficulties living with roommates (who don’t wash up!)
Break
Emma Robdale – Shared her art and mask collection on the topic of ‘Dreams and Nightmares’ and some selected poems upon dream, mental health and resilience
Simon – in part improvised stand-up act injecting puns into communism… smashing a chocolate orange, roasting the host, and general tomfoolery!
Luna- Shared a collection of her extreamly relatable poetry upon love, strife, and learning to live.
Ellen – adorning a robot costume, she performed an Avant-guard poem upon the misrepresentation of elves in Harry Potter.
Break
Improv Comedy – Three members of the autistic ensemble (Emma Robdale, Simon Kempthorne, Adam Dorr) , took to the stage to share hilariously awkward antics!
Angel Dee – Performing her own original music, accompanying herself with guitar
- Joshua – With Angle Dee playing the guitar, Josh took the stage with heartfelt song.
- Kiri – Performing original song with guitar, she shared haunting melodies.
- Danny – talked on self identity then played some of her favourite, lively, covers for us.
- Audience Poem