Friday, June 20th, 2025
Breakfast with an Artist, Rawz - in conversation with Matt Whitelock
Ebb & Flow Apartments Reading 3 Friars Walk Reading RG1 1HR United Kingdom
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Breakfast with an Artist, Rawz - in conversation with Matt Whitelock - The Drama Guru
In a playful change to Open for Art Festival 2025 we open with Breakfast with an Artist: Rawz
@rawz_official
- in conversation with Matt Whitelock - The Drama Guru
@splattyoo
discussing how playfulness has impacted both their lives.
📅Friday 20 June
🕙8.30-10am
📍
@ebb_and_flow_reading
Rawz is celebrated as one of Oxford's leading contemporary poets, and has performed Hip Hop and spoken word all over Europe, collaborated with musicians from all over the world, and shared stages with some of his childhood heroes.
As his practice as a poet and musician developed, Rawz began to reconnect with other means of expression that had first excited him in his youth - Drawing, Film, Photography, Collage, Digital Art, Sculpture, Painting and more, he began bringing these diverse mediums together with his poetry and music to create immersive multimedia experiences.
Rawz shares his exploration of interconnection and interdependence. His responses to the human experience promote outer change and advancement through inner reflection and positive action, challenging existing power structures and representing marginalised voices.
Matt Whitelock, known as The Drama Guru, is a theatre director, producer, coach, and all-round champion of the arts with over 30 years of hands-on experience both on and off stage. Based in Reading and founder of local performing arts company Berzerk Productions, Matt has become a trusted name in developing talent, guiding performers of all ages and abilities, and creating powerful, memorable theatre.
Space is limited, so please book a ticket so you don't miss out on this intimate event!
Jelly is conscious of limiting the environmental impact of our work, and for this year's festival we will only be providing plant based refreshments at events; in order to reduce our carbon footprint. These refreshments are complimentary and are limited.
We will be offering
freshly made Coffee and Vegan Chai
from
Filter Coffee House
,
plant based pastries
from
Rise Bakehouse
and
fruit
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