CRUNCH ON FIRE
Bettina will be performing at CRUNCH: performances, spoken word, art exhibition & more.
Crunch is a group show with a focus on inclusivity, diversity, and acceptance, aiming to foster dialogue between art, artists and public.
Bettina will be performing at CRUNCH: performances, spoken word, art exhibition & more.
Crunch is a group show with a focus on inclusivity, diversity, and acceptance, aiming to foster dialogue between art, artists and public.
Myself and James A Smith will be performing poetry and sound waves generated by James on his guitar and I will be playing my electric ukulele as part of a performance evening by the fantastic Rude Mechanicals.
There will also be a NEW EXHIBITION at the gallery by Joanne Roberts: ‘Dancing For The Spring Goddess’ open until 31 March 2024
Joanne Roberts : Dancing for the Spring Goddess (ground floor)
At HUNDRED YEARS GALLERY, 13 Pearson Str. London E2 8JD
More words will reverberate around the walls of the Clocktower this Friday, 8th March 7-9pm when Bettina will be performing spoken words at an event for the International Women's Day to jubilate and celebrate this special day.
At the Clocktower Cafe Gallery, 9 Katharine St, Croydon CR9 1ET (in main building next to the Spread Eagle Pub).
The event is free and has also open mic sessions. For details see image below. Do come and join!
Bettina will be performing as part of The Noisy People's Improvising Orchestra at Women of the Whole World: Murmuration of Resolutions and Appeals. The exhibition by the Otolith group is organised by Anjalika Sagar, and hosted by free-jazz performer Maggie Nicols.
TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF AURELIA ART STUDIOS join Bettina alongside other spoken word artists at POW! curated by Lee Campbell Curates.
£5 entry (card payment only). Bring your own booze.
Bettina will perform at the special üF-Beat Fringe Music Club night as part of the Crouch End Literary Festival.
Bettina Schroeder will be playing with the London Improvisers Orchestra on Sunday at the Old Church in Stoke Newington.
Doors 20:00. Music at 20:30.
Tickets: £10/£5 cash or card on the door.
Venue details:
https://www.theoldchurch.org.uk/
Transport: Stoke Newington Overground
Buses: 73, 141, 341, 393, 476
This is it, the final SKRONK event! After a nearly glorious 8 years it's farewell. A gigantic thanks goes out to the amazing Rick Jensen, who runs these inspirational Tuesday nights with gusto, humour and his own talent as a musician. He made SKRONK a desirable home for musicians in London, the UK and improvisers further afield. We surely shall miss those nights!
Thanks also to the amazing New River Studios for hosting SKRONK.
FREE ENTRY
Bettina’s Ukulele and word-smithery are teaming up with the amazing local bassist Nathan Greywater on Sunday, 28th January some time between 5pm and 8pm.
At: AMP STUDIOS, Old Kent Road, SE15 1NL
Intoxextravaganza is a mechanism for musical eclecticism and non-music curios will be abounding. Plus food, DJs, VJ CHRIS ESSEX
Tickets will be £10 for each day, but a special weekend £15 pass is available on Eventbrite.
#Oooh_Festival / SKRONK / Psychiceyeclix Are Proudly Presenting:
#Oooh_CircuitBent : an International Gathering of Circuit Benders & those using bent gear in their performance.
Bettina is joining the two night dive into the fusion of disciplines on the imaginary line between tone and noise. With visiting and London-based performers interacting in small spontaneous, one-of ensembles and other combinations with touches of melodic instrumentation/voice.
Daytime Workshop: Noise Synth Building Workshop followed by a performance of the hand made circuits. 21st of January 2024, 3pm at New River Studios, London, N4 1DN. Performance 8pm.
FREE ENTRY
Special thanks to Illi Adato Sound Art, Psychiceyeclix and Rick Jensen for making this event happen.
Celebrating the 12th anniversary of Hundred Years Gallery with guest performers, live music, bar snacks, fine ales and wines, and random bursts of inexplicable activity...
Performances by : Rude Mechanicals (Cos & Miss Roberts), John Bisset & Ivor Kallin, Bettina Schroeder, Stephen Watts, Matt Atkins, Katie Harnett & Toshi Kobayashi, Cathy Flower, Jill Rock, Oishi (& guests), Marina Young, Gardyloo Spew, Mai Nguyen-Tri, Chris Gutkind, Monika Tobel, Mervyn Diese, Rachelle Allen-Sherwood, plus Grassy Noel's solstice message live via telecommunications satellite from Valencia and more…
A creative event for sharing and change around gender based violence and abuse. The event will include visual art, spoken word, open mic, poetry, performances.
Poet Roger Huddle and Bettina Schroeder will be doing a special spoken word performance, conducted simultaneously by Faradena Afifi and Olga Ksendzovska - a unique auditory experience not to be missed!
Tickets: £10/£5 cash or card on the door
Doors open 20:00 - Music at 20:30
Schroeder/Smith will be perfroming at SCALEDOWN #169 alongside Fun Sighs, Tim Holehouse, Hollor (Phil Hollins/David Bloor) & The Science Department
Free entry
With a last minute line up change Bettina Schroeder is joining the Noisy Women at Mopomoso / August at Vortex Jazz Club in Dalston, London.
Come along to a laid-back Sunday afternoon event with a fantastic line up of musicians:
Mark Browne, Adam Bohman, Noisy Women aka Maggie Nicols + Joanne Morrison + Bettina Schroeder + Olga Ksendzovska + Julian Woods & Riley MacKenzie.
Bettina Schroeder will be performing spoken word with over 30 other artists at Crunch mini at The Glitch in Waterloo. All are welcome to participate in any way creativity allows.
Bettina Schroeder will be performing spoken word alongside other exciting poets and wordsmiths.
The event is grounded in spoken and written language, and the many ways that it can be bent, moulded and represented. The centrepiece of the night will be the performances and publications table - however the brief is open and collaborations and ideas from artists are welcomed.
Fitzrovia Community Centre presents: FITZROVIA Fête.
At Foyle Street and between Cleveland and Ogle Street, London W1, UK. A street party as part of Pollocks Toy Museum’s legacy with live performances, free workshops, art exhibitions, arts & crafts, tea & cakes, drinks and hot food. Both the Community Centre and the King and Queen Pub will be participating.
Live performances by ‘The Valentino’s’, ‘Kings, Queens & Rascals’, ‘Be Heard Poets’ and other entertainments including spoken-word and music by ‘Schroeder/Smith’. There will also be a Pollock’s Toy Museum theatre show and Vintage Toy Roadshow (bring along your vintage toys).
An annual festival celebrating all things SKRONK, there will be open improv, noise, free jazz, dance/movement, experimental spoken word, electronics and more at New River Studios.
Watch a brilliant selection of artists and take part in the open mic if you wish.
My piece Graffiti will be played on Dexter Bentley’s Hello Goodbye Show presents One Minute Wonders on Resonance FM on 29th July between 12-1.30pm.
Tune in here: https://player.resonancefm.com/
"SEA MANTIS devours... " will be a fun packed evening with Blake/Song/Bowering, Bettina Schroeder & Gardyloo. Swing by if you are in the mood!
£8 entry
Experimental sounds at Arch1! Featuring:
SEA MANTIS: (Ed Shipsey, Andrew Ciccone, Adam Kinsey and Stephan Barrett). This promises to be its first public appearance since its only other confirmed sighting at SET in Dalston in December 2019. https://seamantis.bandcamp.com/
BETTINA SCHROEDER & GARDYLOO: A collaboration with Gardyloo who has roots in chaos noise and creates journeys though drones and experimentation. Album: https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/up-beat
CONAL BLAKE / REGAN BOWERING / LI SONG: Percussion and electronics trio based in London, they experiment with site-specific performance/ improvisations using snare drums, speakers, and found materials. Debut tape: https://infanttree.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-snare-drums-and-portable-speakers
Bettina Schroeder will be appearing as a special guest alongside talented female musicians and performers at Flying Free Cambridge.
The Noisy Women Present, (TNWP) in partnership with Realife Trust, Cambridge present the third of 3 collaborative, experimental, spontaneous performances by musicians and practitioners of improvisation, live video art, spontaneous dance, singing, field recordings and spoken word. They will celebrate open, inclusive creativity and diversity with an opportunity for the audience to participate if they wish.
TICKETS: £14, cash or card on the door. Concessions: Pay what you can.
Tickets include refreshments.
Event for poetry and spoken word performances - publication and sellers market - cross disciplinary language art.
Tickets: £5
Avant Garden hosts eclectic and accessible music and performance once a month. For our May gig, we are delighted to have:
Bettina Schroeder with James A Smith & raxil4. Also appearing are Rising of the Lights, CRUSH!!!
SKRONK: Live experimental music and performance & #Oooh_Festival Presents: #Oooh_London 2023 International Multidisciplinary Free-Improv Festival.
Free entry
#Oooh_Berlin 2023
International Free-Improv & Spontaneous Art Festival.
2 nights of a freely improvised contraptions with sound, movement, visuals and...?
We Meet Thursday Evening 7pm at PAS & Friday Evening 6pm at Cordillera
3 amazing & talented female artists bringing 3 unique perspectives on synth, electronic & alternative music- RETROPXSSY, ZHENG HAO, BETTINA SCHROEDER ft. XQUI and JAMES A SMITH. Tickets: £7 advance (10 door)
Bettina Schroeder is taking part at üF BEAT, an open mic with a difference, an evening of musical adventure, exploring creativity and taking music to the edges. A fusion of different styles - jazz, rock, pop, electronic, folk, classical...
Album release UP BEAT by Bettina Schroeder & Xqui on Wormhole World Records. UP Beat is a new collaboration between Xqui (music, production) and Bettina Schroeder (lyrics and vocals).
Accompanying videos by Schroeder/Smith (Yes, Yes, Yes / Colour Junkies, Orange Monkeys), Mal Robinson (Mayhem On The Roads / It’s Dark Outside), Ronald Denning (I Slip Into Your Brain, You Slip Into Mine) and Andrew Stys (I Slip Into Your Brain, You Slip Into Mine).
For this 3rd MULTIPOLYSCRIPTOSCRIBBLE poetry event a remarkable array of performers both, national and international, will be representing a huge diversity of spoken word, simultaneously heartfelt, enlightening, full of empathy and very entertaining.
Spoken Word performance at Auntie Freeze Edition 6 (poetry event and exhibition)