Saturday, 21st September, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm
Goodwood Theatre & Studios
166 Goodwood Road, Goodwood, SA 5034
Five exhilarating heats leave us with ten state finalists, ready to take the stage and battle it out to become our 2024 State Champion and earn a spot at the Sydney Opera House for the national final. Congratulations to finalists Aranzta Barcia, Avalanche, Ben Adams, John Legg, John Willison, Kami, Matcho, Mei Szetu, Susan Brame and Zoe Koulakis.
The stakes are high! Our State Finalists win cash prizes and a trip to Sydney, with the chance to become the next APS Champion. It could earn them prizes worth $20,000, including publication and gigs from Byron to Bali and beyond.
Crowds will flock with cheers and hoots. Judges, chosen from the audience, will decide the fate of our poets and determine who makes it to the next stage. Be there to watch, to enjoy, to support your poets, and maybe even to have a say in who gets through to the next stage!
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Special Guest artist – TAIAHA
Straight out of Aldinga, South Australia, carrying strong Maori heritage, this versatile Hiphop artist mixes his childhood soul and reggae favourites into his own style of vocalism. TAIAHA transcends the genres that are so important to culture and industry and breaks them down to their most basic form; frequency and language. The meaning of the words and the feeling of the music. TAIAHA was drawn to music from a young age and has been influenced by both Hiphop artists, and the artists that Hiphop has sampled. Singers such as Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Nina Simone and Tracey Chapman come to mind. Writing music, freestyling and busking was a big part of TAIAHA’s life from the age of 10. The creativity never slowed however and you may know him from such events as Art of Rhyme or arts and events company Om Charm Fellowship.
Follow TAIAHA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taiahamusic/ and bandcamp: https://taiaha.bandcamp.com
Photography for the SA State Final proudly supported by Matilda Bookshop.
