Kae Tempest

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/kae-tempest

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the artistic disciplines?Spoken word performer, poet, recording artist, novelist, and playwright
2. What is the educational background?Attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology
3. What kinds of art does Kae Tempest create?Kae Tempest writes poems, sings songs, writes books, and makes plays. They use words and music to tell stories.
4. How did Kae Tempest learn to perform?When Kae was sixteen, they were accepted into the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. There they studied many different arts.

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Mercury Music Prize: An annual award for the best album released in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
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