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| Spoken Word Festival |
“Last year the festival won the first-ever Awesome Sh*t Club, a local dragon’s den where the judges pool funding for the winner,” explains Carol-lynne Michaels, festival administrator. “This year we wanted to crowdsource the funding again, but expand our reach, so we launched a campaign on IndieGoGo.”
Using the crowd-funding online platform allows the festival to connect directly with fans of spoken word – even if they live across the country or around the world. The best part is that all those who donate will get an exclusive link to the live stream of the final show, On the Edge.
“On the Edge is really the culmination of the festival,” says Missie Peters, festival director. “The ensemble will work all week to create a full show of brand new and collaborative poetry and now we’re able to share that with people no matter where they live.”
The second annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival brings together twelve emerging spoken word artists from across Canada create and perform innovative and inspiring spoken word. In addition to performances by the festival ensemble, the festival features Victoria’s own Dave Morris, Poet of Honour Chris Masson and a public workshop.
Victoria Spoken Word Festival - Feb 21-26, 2012
Thursday, February 23: Tongues of Fire presents The Instant Slam, 7:30pm Solstice Cafe $5
Friday, February 24: Awesome Shit Showcase with Dave Morris, 8pm Intrepid Theatre $10
Saturday, February 25: On the Edge, with Poet of Honour Chris Masson, 8pm Intrepid Theatre $10
Sunday, February 26: Public Workshop, with Chris Masson, 1-4pm Intrepid Theatre $25
All tickets are available at the door, first come, first serve. For more information on the festival and the participating poets visit http://www.victoriaspokenwordfestival.com/.
Check out the IndieGoGo campaign online: www.indiegogo.com/victoriaspokenwordfestival.
