FRUIT SALON – Readings & Art @ The Hoxton

Author and performer Demi Anter (known from the Glastonbury Festival, Electric Picnic and EdFringe) will be hosting a brand-new evening that combines the best of open-mic poetry, an interactive art salon and a unique community space – all set in the stylish conservatory at The Hoxton.

What to expect

Our event on 5 November features: a short performance by your host, open-mic slots, special games and prizes for the audience, as well as an art raffle featuring ceramics by Voli Studio, books by Cat Hepburn and other artists to be announced.

How does the open mic work? You can find further information via the booking link on Eventbrite.

The aim of FRUIT SALON is to create a fun, energetic and supportive event for writers of all experience levels and backgrounds across Berlin.

About your host

Demi Anter is an award-winning writer and performer whose work spans poetry, creative non-fiction, screenplays and plays. Her work has been published in the US, Europe and the UK by Magma, Cheerio and The Times (UK), and she has performed at venues including the Glastonbury Festival, the Bristol Old Vic and Poetry Ireland.

In her teaching, she focuses on the power of writing from personal experience and has run workshops for various institutions around the world, including the National Theatre (UK), the Irish Cultural Centre in London and JEV.

Her poetry collection *Small Machine*, which documents her five-and-a-half years in Berlin, was published by Write Bloody UK in 2022. Chanel Miller described it as “strikingly radiant and soothing”. Musa Okwonga called it “sensitive, haunting and beautifully vulnerable”.

Ticket price

• €6 (performer) + €10 (audience)
• Tickets are available here