{"id":12708,"date":"2025-06-10T17:35:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/?post_type=event&#038;p=12708"},"modified":"2025-06-16T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:12:58","slug":"acts-of-imagination","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/event\/acts-of-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"Acts of Imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:424px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12711 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner-1024x512.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acts of Imagination: The Power of Art to Create a Better World<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>We will be powered by words and imagination.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join poets, authors and activists to imagine a future where we have renewed our relationship with nature and, perhaps, overcome the ecological crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by&nbsp;<strong>Amber Massie-Blomfield<\/strong>\u2019s book exploring the power of art to change the world, a fascinating group of voices, alongside yours, will imagine the reforesting that needs to take place \u2013 in our cities and riverside communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Peppered through the afternoon, Apples and Snakes poets\u00a0<strong>Bhumika Billa,\u00a0Eileen Gbagbo,\u00a0Adjei Sun<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Anneliese Amoah<\/strong>\u00a0perform poems connecting us with nature and wider climate issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive event will gather around a long-table, centre-stage at OT, and as a finale take a walk and share our ideas with the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apples and Snakes supports the development of extraordinary poets, hear the freshest new voices and be inspired to see how your voice and ideas can help create change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is part of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/richmondartsandideas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Richmond Arts &amp; Ideas Festival 2025<\/a>&nbsp;(13-29 June), exploring the theme Cultural Reforesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pay what you can<\/strong>&nbsp;and join us on Sunday 15 June!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangetreetheatre.co.uk\/whats-on\/poetry-as-reconnection-a-creative-writing-workshop-with-poet-laurie-bolgier\/\">B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/orangetreetheatre.co.uk\/whats-on\/poetry-as-reconnection-a-creative-writing-workshop-with-poet-laurie-bolgier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ook now&nbsp;for the accompanying workshop with Laurie Bolger<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block-event-meta\">\n\t\t<!-- <p>ACF Fields - Only Admin can see<\/p> -->\n\t\t<div class=\"meta-section\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Event Dates<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-info events_list_item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-dates\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"when\">Sunday 15 Jun, 2-4pm<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <p class=\"where\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Orange Tree Theatre\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"address\">1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <span class=\"tickets\">Tickets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <span class=\"tickets-count\">Pay what you can\/ from \u00a33<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"tickets_link button\" href=\"https:\/\/orangetreetheatre.co.uk\/whats-on\/acts-of-imagination-the-power-of-art-to-create-a-better-world\/#20250615\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\">Book online<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Duration<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"meta-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"age\">2 hours<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Amber Massie-Blonfield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amber Massie-Blomfield<\/strong>&nbsp;is a theatre producer, arts consultant and writer, working at the meeting point of climate &amp; culture. Formerly Executive Director of Complicit\u00e9 and Camden People\u2019s Theatre, she has worked for clients including Actors Touring Company, tiata fahodzi, Barbican, Pro Helvetia, English PEN, Free Word Centre and China Plate. Her first book,&nbsp;<em>Twenty Theatres to See Before You Die<\/em>, was shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize and recipient of the Society of Authors\u2019 Michael Meyer Award, and her second book,&nbsp;<em>Acts of Resistance<\/em>, published in 2024, received the Gladstone Library\u2019s Political Writer-in-Residence Award and an Arts Council England Project Grant. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, and as an activist, she has been involved with Writers Rebel and Extinction Rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ambermassieblomfield.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.ambermassieblomfield.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/150140561.v2.pressablecdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/BritishCouncil_Logo_Indigo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20373\" style=\"width:241px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival is supported by the British Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join poets, authors and activists to imagine a future where we have renewed our relationship with nature and, perhaps, overcome the ecological crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12711,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_surecart_dashboard_logo_width":"180px","_surecart_dashboard_show_logo":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_orders":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_invoices":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_subscriptions":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_downloads":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_billing":true,"_surecart_dashboard_navigation_account":true,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"disable","_kad_post_title":"hide","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"event-category":[121],"event_location":[133],"class_list":["post-12708","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-category-in-person","event_location-in-person"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"event-category":[{"value":121,"label":"In Person"}],"event_location":[{"value":133,"label":"In Person"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AoI-Banner-1024x512.png",1024,512,true],"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/12708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/12708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12743,"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/12708\/revisions\/12743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event-category?post=12708"},{"taxonomy":"event_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/applesandsnakes.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_location?post=12708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}