Krystal S. Lowe is a Bermuda-born, Wales-based poet, short story writer and screenwriter whose work explores themes of intersectional identity, mental health, wellbeing, and empowerment.
Recently, Krystal has written ‘Rewild’ commissioned by Green Man Trust; ‘Daughters of the Sea’ commissioned by Ffilm Cymru, BBC Arts, BBC Cymru, and Arts Council Wales; ‘Somehow’ commissioned by Music Theatre Wales; ‘Complexity of Skin’ commissioned by the Space for BBC’s Culture in Quarantine, and her children’s story ‘Whimsy’ funded by Arts Council Wales. Visit https://krystalslowe.com/ for more information.
Cymru Ni | Our Wales Workshop Outline
Exploring and Sharing Our Voice: Autobiographical Writing for Young People
This creative workshop will allow young people to write and perform their own stories.
After some icebreakers and introduction games, the young people will share moments in their lives that were most memorable. In groups, they can share their stories using photos, props, or words alone. Following this oral sharing, the young people will be given time to write their stories down to make 100-word works of flash nonfiction. Throughout their writing time they will receive a series of simple prompts to encourage them to pull out every detail of their story.
Once their works are written they will be split into small groups to explore how they can perform their work for others – exploring tools for emphasising aspects of a story with their bodies and voices and how to ensure an audience is held until the end. At the end of the session, those students who wish, will perform their autobiographical works before the class.
