I have been writing and performing poetry and music since the 1980’s both in Disability Arts and mainstream settings, mostly as a guitar playing singer songwriter using the stage name of Angryfish. From 1988 until 1992 I was the guitarist with Dan Dares Dog. I have also written a number of short plays notably “Truth Heals” written for a youth theatre group, which won a commendation in the Birmingham Theatre Arts Festival and the lead actress won best performance of the festival. I am currently booking performances of my one-man show called “All The Things We Could Have Been” which premiered in November 2010. In addition to my performance work I run creative writing for empowerment and recording workshops and have an HNC in professional music practice, supporting the operation of my own small studio and portable recording equipment.
I have been an activist for many years, I am a family man with a wife and two children, and prior to my arts career I was a full time athlete competing as a swimmer for Great Britain in three Paralympic Games.
TRAINING, COURSES & WORKSHOPS
from Angryfish Training Art & Empowerment
Permission To Speak - available to all - no experience required
Whether it is music based or simple spoken word this course is multiple participant based using group dynamics to build confidence and identity in each other and work toward the creation of original works. Each piece can then be recorded into a portable digital studio to build a collection and produce a compilation CD for each participant.
Our Sound - available to all - no experience required
This is a collective songwriting workshop course where a group will work together to write and produce a new song or songs, often relating to their identity as a group or as part of building an identity and empowering themselves both as individuals and as a whole.
Play Days - available to all - no experience required
This is a collective play workshop course where a group will work together create and deliver a new short performance, often relating to their identity as a group or as part of building an identity and empowering themselves both as individuals and as a whole.
Beat The Blues - Stress Avoidance & Management
This is similar to Permission To Speak but aimed specifically at working on avoiding or reducing stress. Used widely within employment scenarios to provide an outlet for some of the frustrations faced in today’s pressurised workplaces. These workshops will be safe places for participants to express and relieve their stress through creative thinking. The option for recording work will be an integral part of the course but people will have the choice whether they want to be included on any shared recording
See Our Souls - available to all - no experience required
The ultimate in personal statements - this course is multiple participant based using group dynamics to build confidence and identity in each other and work toward the creating, filming and producing and original short videos and DVDs to send to your friends, and to show who you are to people you want to influence, or up-load them to the internet or to our own Angryfish Video Blog Site
Equality Matters - available to all - no experience required
Social Model based group equality training delivering outcomes that will improve the capacity to recognise where and how change can take place and deliver greater empowerment to all. Suitable for all groups, improving self empowerment, confidence and capacity building and developing greater equitable service delivery change.
For more details on courses or having a bespoke course
built around your needs please contact:
Robin Surgeoner - Angryfish Training Art & Empowerment
email angryfish@angryfish.co.uk %u260E 07811 217 648 www.angryfish.co.uk