SA Poetry Slam 2018 – Kelly Cusack
Kelly Cusack, South Australian Poetry Slam finalist performing at the State Final Goodwood Theatre, Goodwood, 20th September 2018.
Other Stuff
Feast 2018 opportunity…
Writers SA is looking for several writers to read their work at the Feast 2018 ‘Queers Underground’ event on the 22nd of November.
Details here: https://www.feast.org.au/events/queers-underground/
If you’re interested, please send a short sample of your work and a bio or list of relevant experience to matthew@writerssa.org.au ASAP.
This is limited to writers under 30 years of age.
SBS casting opportunity for young spoken word artists…
An interesting opportunity to maybe get on SBS TV … see the info on the flyer below.
For more details and applications, go to: http://www.heesomcasting.com/sbscastingcall
Applications close Friday 28th September 2018
Australian Poetry Slam: SA Heat 4
Friday 7th September 2018
Woodcroft Community Centre Library
175 Bains Road, Morphett Vale, SA 5162
Sign in at 6:30pm for 7:00pm start
$6
The search is on to find Australia’s best spoken word poet! Speak, sing, howl, whisper or sing your original poem at the South Australian heats of the Australian Poetry Slam, an electric live event where the audience is the judge.
Contestants are given two minutes to speak, scream, howl, whisper or sing their original poem on stage at one of five heats scheduled to take place at different locations around metropolitan Adelaide during the August – September … ... Read more ...
RUMBLE SA Youth Slam ends on a high!
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Well that’s that! The inaugural Rumble SA Youth Slam program is over. Congratulations to all our finalists and all our poets along the way. Our very first Rumble SA Youth Slam winner is Audrey Mason-Hyde! Runner-up was Divya Jacob and Jill Saji came in third.
Thank you to everyone involved with The Rumble SA program. Thank you to Arts South Australia for the funding support as part of their Community Arts & Cultural Development program. Thank you to Writers SA and particularly Sarah Tooth for the ongoing support, City of Salisbury,
… ... Read more ... RUMBLE SA Final! Featuring Tomas Ford as Special Guest
Friday 15th June, 6:30 pm
Carclew House, 11 Jeffcott St, North Adelaide
Come along and check out the amazing new talent unearthed during the 4 heats of RUMBLE SA!!
$10 entry.
RUMBLE SA Slam showcase events
The Rumble SA is a new youth poetry slam initiative from Spoken Word SA, the organisation behind the SA leg of the National Poetry Slam and its immensely popular (and much more informal) sister event, the Summer Slam. In conjunction with Arts South Australia, The Rumble SA aims to mentor young poets (aged 26 and under) by expanding their knowledge of and strengthening their skills in the art of spoken word performance and slam poetry.
The Rumble SA represents a significant opportunity to empower young people to make themselves heard on a major stage and share with … ... Read more ...
RUMBLE SA Workshop #4 with Kultar “Koolta” Ahluwalia
Friday 11th May
5 PM – 9 PM
Base 10 Youth Centre
10 Main South Rd, Reynella, SA 5161
A FREE workshop for ages 26 and under. Presented by Spoken Word SA in partnership with Arts South Australia, Writers SA and the City of Onkaparinga.
A diverse skill set is needed to be an accomplished spoken word performer. They include compositional skills (adapting vocabulary and grammar to the medium, developing an authorial voice, choice of poetic style), performance skills (vocal technique and phrasing, creating a unique stage presence, timing, memorisation, dealing with mistakes) and professional skills (meeting deadlines, … ... Read more ...