Come and join the finalists of the BBC Words First talent development scheme for young spoken word artists as they perform their poems live to specially commissioned films by emerging animators.&nbsp;
The Poets are Annaliese Broughton, Billie Meredith, Charlie Staunton, Eve Atkinson, Indira Toussaint and Nana Yaa Adu.&nbsp;
The Animators are Adelina Court, Gabriela Bran, Dan Smedley, Jess Mountfield and Inez Skilling.&nbsp;
BBC Words First Animations are a Calling the Shots production for the BBC.
Discover what else is on at Contains Strong Language this year: <a title="" href="bbc.co.uk/containsstronglanguage" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bbc.co.uk/containsstronglanguage</a>&nbsp;
This event is part of a special programme commisioned by BBC Arts and Arts Council England&rsquo;s!
It's free to attend, but you'll need to book your space in advance.
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Contains Strong Language: Premiere of BBC Words First Animations