Feb 052023
pbearder
Jan 052023
A folk-hop fusion of harp, synth, live-looping & beatbox.
The Vibe Mechanics are a lively and funny collision of harp, vocals and a throbbing cosmos. Classical instruments combine with synth and FX machinery in this mashup of music and absurdist theatre. The result is a poetic and songful carnival of vibes. Expect a one-of-a-kind act of rapture. Laugh, sing, dance and prepare to be enchanted.
‘Fresh, empowering and fun’ (Shambala Festival)
‘Sublimely nuts’ (Shindig Festival)
‘Absurd as it is infectious’ (Green Gathering)
This show is created & performed by Pete ‘the temp’ Bearder, Emmy the Harp, and Hally Kelly.
Pete is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight and he has performed around the world with organisations that include The British Council.
‘Poetry’s answer to Mark Thomas’ (Chortle UK Comedy Guide)
Emmy the Harp is a classically trained harpist with a lifelong dedication to her craft. Her collaborations include duets and bands ranging from prog-rock to afrobeat. Hally the Kelly is a queer composer, producer and performer based in Bristol. They use synth, sampling, live looping and vocals to create psychedelic electronic music and experimental sound works.
Sep 122022
‘Fresh, empowering and fun’ (Shambala Festival)
‘Nuts, sublimely nuts’ (Green Gathering)
Pete “the Temp” Bearder is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight. Emmy the Harp is a classically trained harpist with a lifelong dedication to her craft. Her collaborations include duets and bands ranging from prog-rock to afrobeat.
Apr 092022
As we enter the post-COVID comeback, meet the artistic revivals that have remade the world from the bottom up.
Former National Poetry Slam Champion Pete “the Temp” Bearder, brings to life the poetic movements that have shaped history. Find out why wordsmiths have always been vilified, feared and revered, from the ballad singers and Beat poets, to the icons of dub, punk and hip hop. The spoken word has always been the most immediate tool of cultural revival. This show brings a proud history to life, and asks what we can do with it next.
Pete is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight. This show follows the release of his groundbreaking new book Stage Invasion: Poetry & the Spoken Word Renaissance.
Mar 062022
Yoga – Laughter Yoga – Nonsense Yoga – Fooling (2hrs)
Welcome to the festival roadshow of Bristol’s regular Psychedelic Society event – Release Your Ecstatic Vibe. Expect heightened states in a profoundly silly adventure into divine nonsense. This is a unique exploration of the body and psyche, incorporating yoga, fooling, laughter practice, and improvisatory dramatics. Be revitalized in a space free of judgment. Find your inner child as we move, laugh, and make noise together. Win.
“Incredible experience: holding, powerful and wholesome”
“Magical, lush and explosively silly!”
“The ultimate festival experience”
Pete “the Temp” Bearder is a poet, comic and laughter yoga instructor. He has toured around the world as a performer, and featured on BBC national and international radio and television. www.petethetemp.co.uk
Martha Allit is an events coordinator for the Psychedelic Society and a yoga teacher. Her background is in Neuroscience, and she is fascinated by the connection between spiritual practice, cognition, and altered states of consciousness
Specifications: This is suitable for all ages. No tech is needed. This can be done in a tent, but may have the widest reach in the open air during the day. We request this is featured on the festival programme and to not be near loud music.
Bookings: Contact – peteATpetethetempDOTcoDOTuk
Oct 072021
As we enter the post-COVID comeback, meet the artistic revivals that have remade the world from the bottom up.
National Poetry Slam Champion Pete “the Temp” Bearder, brings to life the poetic movements that have shaped history. Find out why wordsmiths always been vilified, feared and revered, from the ballad singers and Beat poets, to the icons of dub, punk and hip hop. The spoken word has always been the most immediate tool of cultural revival. This show brings a proud history to life, and asks what we can do with it next.
Pete is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight. This show follows the release of his groundbreaking new book Stage Invasion: Poetry & the Spoken Word Renaissance.
‘A charming wild rumpus of a ride – part lecture, part performance and utterly engaging.’
(Tongue Fu)
‘A hugely popular event, the audience was constantly engaged and immersed’
(Raise the Bar)
‘I’ve never felt so validated in practicing the artform’
(Vanessa Kisuule)
Technical Specifications: Projection / sound / 1 x microphone. Length: 1 hr
Oct 072021
The ancient tradition of ecstatic poetry has arrived to modern times. This is an engaging fusion of orchestral harp, spoken word, loop machines and vocal processors. Witness the full force of the oral tradition in experimental poetic form. Expect a rapturous and completely unique response to devotional traditions from around the world. Laugh. Make noise. Be enchanted.
Pete “the Temp” Bearder is an award-winning spoken word poet, author and comic. His work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service, and Newsnight. Emmy the Harp is a classically trained harpist with a lifelong dedication to her craft. Her collaborations include duets and bands ranging from prog-rock to afrobeat.
This project is supported by the Creative Freelance Grant of the West of England Combined Authority.
Jun 022021
Very excited to be facilitating this even for The Psychedelic Society We will be offering practical techniques to engineer flow states through dynamic yoga, meditation and laughter yoga. This is a profound, silly and revitalizing adventure in joy. This is a collaboration with Martha Allitt (a fantastic yoga teacher) at PRSC. This has grown out of my work as a mental resilience trainer with Tough Cookie, as well as a performing artist. If you cant afford it, get in touch as we have some discount tickets.
Apr 082021
This is next week and you can register herehttps://prsc.org.uk/event/technologies_of_reenchantment/Learn practical skills to craft satire. Geek out on ancient traditions.
A creative workshop from award-winning author and comic Pete “the Temp” Bearder
How can we communicate heavy issues in a way that brings people in? This workshop is for writers of all abilities and genres who want to develop ninja skills to enchant, provoke and persuade.
Pete (the Temp) Bearder is a spoken word poet, comic and musician whose work has been featured on BBC Radio 4, The World Service and Newsnight. He is the former National Poetry Slam Champion and has performed around the world with organisations such as The British Council. His first collection ‘Numbered Boxes’ was published by Burning Eye Books in 2017, and in 2018 he was awarded The Golden Hammer Award for services to spoken word. This year he released a new book about performance poetics with Out-Spoken Press: ‘Stage Invasion: Poetry, Renewal and the Spoken Word Renaissance’.
Mar 182021
Boris the bumbling chuffwomble is drunk and breaking the law again. His hair is unkempt. His behaviour is unpredictable. His income is undeclared.
“a wonderous rabble-rouser supreme, who rocked Shindig Festival. Fun to leave you nourished and refreshed”
(Director of Shindig Festival)
This time everyone’s invited to the party and nobody needs to obey the rules! Downing Street Party is a guided dance-off, led by the PM himself. Dancers will be awarded honours on account of their dress, their moves, and flagrant acts of immorality. Watch Boris encounter undiscovered illegitimate children. Be part of the carnival of preposterousness. Don’t take ANY photos!
Boris (a sound-alike, as well as a look-alike act) has appeared at comedy gigs, festivals, and protests across the land. Boris has even featured in the Guardian. The act comes with a solar-powered sound system on a cycle trailer. This is slapstick rumbunctious silliness for all the family and dancers of any political persuasion.
The sound-system lends amplification to the Premiere, and comes with a satirical playlist. Music can be turned off or down and the show can work day or night. The trailer is solar-powered, has disco lights, microphone and doesn’t require hard standing.
For more information contact
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