On November 16th Hip-Hop based charity 5th Element NI will have their official opening for their new Hip-Hop Social Hub in Belfast. To celebrate the launch they are throwing a Hip-Hop House Party from 12pm - 5pm at The Rankins Building on Great Victoria Street, Belfast.
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Reverberations, a six part series produced by Alan Meaney, will return to RTÉ for Series 2 on Thursday 7th November at 8.00pm. Six of Ireland’s foremost female poets and spoken word artists speak about their work, and perform a poem inspired by a particular soundscape in a unique location.
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From Derry to Dublin and Cork to Galway there are Spoken Word Events happening all over the country this month. Here are just some to look forward to.
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The revival of the spoken word and storytelling genre has become a popular artform across Ireland. Take a look at some storytelling events coming up this month across the country.
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Boundless & Bare presents BND Magazine ISSUE 2 launching on 22nd November in The Complex, Dublin. The event will include spoken word performances by Beau Williams, Melissa Ridge, and comedy by Therese Cahill with more soon to be confirmed. Tickets are €12 and include admission to the event and a copy of BND ISSUE 2. They can be purchased on Eventbrite.
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Now in its 13th year, The All Ireland Poetry Slam Final is scheduled to take place in Sinatra's Bar at The Arlington Hotel in Dublin on Friday the 8th November. After a series of Heats, Ireland's four provinces have produced three finalists who will represent their region, one of whom will be crowned the 2019 All Ireland Slam Poetry Champion.
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The Dublin Story Slam have announced that as of this month they will be part of The Warren, an exciting brand new Podcast Network and home to a diverse line up of podcasts that focus on everything from audio drama to insects, cartoonists to science. Read the The Dublin Story Slam Podcast Review by Adam Lawler from Vol. 1 Issue 1.
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Speaking to BND of the change, event runner Paul Casey said:
”There's still so much to do for poetry, precisely because poetry has always given, and will always carry the potential to deliver so much into our lives that other art forms cannot…”
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It’s a special kind of gut punch, when the scene loses one of its guiding hands. It enters in an indiscriminate stab and twists viscerally, pricking a bit more every time you remember yet another vital structure, built with care by someone who was committed to moving the scene forward, now abandoned. Lewis Kenny has built a lot of structures.
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Spoken word is a fluid genre that combines elements of poetry and storytelling wrapped up in sincere and thought-provoking topics spun from real life experiences, and there isn’t a more natural storyteller than Koyczan, a master at spinning hurt and heartache into poetic gold.
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“It all started with an open mic”, says Anna Jordan founder of Modwords. Like so many spoken word events before have originated, in the back of a bar. Based in Waterford, Modwords has run for three years now and has increased in size with each year.
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In collaboration with collectives WeAreGriot, Modwords, and Angry Mom Collective this spoken word national tour will produce four shows in Dublin, Waterford, Cork, and Galway. There will be opportunities in Waterford, Cork, and Galway to perform in an Open-Mic segment. Details and line-up below!
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“The word “wholesome” is bandied about too much, but this night can’t be described as anything else. Throughout the evening MC and organiser Heather Hodges welcomes each comedian to the stage and makes sure to plug the next dates they’re performing. It’s a simple gesture, but one that asserts Open Michelle as a funnel through which to filter the best comedic talent in the city, to hold up some of the funniest people, and the whole affair was strikingly lovely”
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