Regina Word Up Poetry Slam ft Erin Cotton
When
- March 17, 2017 - Doors at: 7:30pm / Showtime: 8:00pm
Links
Admission is $10 + GST or PWYC (No one turned away.)
Doors at 7:30
Show around 8
All ages
+19 Cash Bar with Valid ID
A poetry slam is a dialogue between audience and performer. It is a competitive event wherein spoken word artists share their work in a high-spirited, fast-paced environment to an often uproarious crowd.
Slammers should come prepared with three original pieces of less than 3 minutes and 10 seconds each. No props, no nudity, no hate speech. Sign-up starts at the door at 7:30, with a maximum of 12 competing poets -- first come, first served!
Five judges will be chosen at random from the audience. Each judge will provide a score between 1-10 for each poem, of the five scores, the high and low will be dropped leaving a total score out of 30.
Audience members, come prepared with snapping fingers and a good pair of lungs.
If you are interested in performing, volunteering, sponsoring, supporting, collaborating or have ideas that may benefit Regina Word Up and the development of our spoken word communities, please contact Cat Abenstein at reginawordup@gmail.com
FEATURE ARTISTS:
ERIN COTTON'S poetry is a handwritten love letter filled with dirty jokes and queer politics. Previously she has performed in Cabaret Outre, the Big Gay Cabaret and Victoria Pride in the Word. She is a two time Victoria Slam champion and has competed at multiple national festivals. She has one too many poems about genitalia and is secretly a bit proud of it. Super queer and super weird, she'll bring all the absurdist sexual politics you can handle. She is touring in spring of 2017 with “Calling it Queer,” a show focused on acts of queer naming.
Regina Word Up is grateful for the support of our sponsors: City of Regina, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Canada Council for the Arts, Sask Culture, and Canadian Heritage
