We empower Australians to tell their stories. ___________________________________________________ LATEST NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYDNEY WRITERS' FESTIVAL Word Travels hits the Sydney Writer's Festival! We are on fire with seven smoking hot events in the program this year. And better yet, most of them are FREE! Troubadours and Minstrels FREE - SOLD OUT 
Greeted by your troubadour who instructs you ‘to follow the music’, four minstrels lead the audience to alcoves, underpasses and secret corners; which become the backdrop for spoken-word performances. Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 May, 12-1 pm, feat. Scott Sandwich /: Jade Oldfield / Catherina Behan / hosted by Candy Royalle The Rocks Square Sunday 26 May, 12-1 pm, feat. Anis Mojgani (USA) / Eleanor Jackson / CJ Bowerbird / Jo Sri / hosted by Miles Merrill The Rocks Square This is a free event, however bookings are essential! Book now at tandm.eventbrite.com.au Mouth to Mic FREE International spoken wordsmiths Kate Tempest and Anis Mojgani join Australian Poetry Slam Champion CJ Bowerbird trading samples of powerful poetry before discussing the whys and hows of their craft with Miles Merrill. Friday 24 May 4.00pm-5.00pm Philharmonia Studio, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay 
Festival Club Friday - Spoken Four Join us in the Festival Club, featuring Sydney’s most exhilarating new and established writers alongside various personalities and musicians, all taking their turn at entertaining you with their stories. Tickets $10 on the door. 7-8.30 pm: Spoken Four Four of the best wordsmiths from around Australia and the world pour their passion into the mic and ignite the audience's imagination. One of the most popular festival events, this year featuring CJ Bowerbird (Canberra), Eleanor Jackson (Brisbane), Anis Mojgani (USA), and Kate Tempest (UK), hosted by Word Travels’ Creative Director Miles Merrill. Friday 24 May from 7.00pm Pier 2/3 Club Stage, Pier 2/3, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay The Rumble Youth Slam FREE Rap, poetry, story, monologue . . . Whatever you do with words. No props. No music. Just a mic in the spotlight. Young poets from Western Sydney battle it out with eloquence and wit representing their communities while competing for audience love and a grand prize. Featuring DJ/Poet Scott Sandwich, Jo Sri and Miles Merrill. Pesented with Word Travels and supported by the University of Western Sydney, Arts NSW and Parramatta City Council. Saturday 25 May 1.00pm-2.00pm Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, Corner of Church and Market Streets, Parramatta 
Kate Tempest and Anis Mojgani FREE Performance poets Kate Tempest and Anis Mojgani are both described as ‘fierce’ and ‘genius’ - a potent combination. Londoner Kate is a published playwright, poet and respected recording artist. American spoken word poet, visual artist and musician Anis has been characterised a ‘geek genius’ with ‘fiercely hopeful word arias’. Here in Sydney, their worlds and words collide. Chair: Miles Merrill. Presented with Word Travels and supported by the University of Western Sydney and Parramatta City Council. Saturday 25 May 2.30pm-3.30pm Riverside Theatres, Parramatta, Corner of Church and Market Streets, Parramatta ANIS MOJGANI: SHAKE THE DUST KATE TEMPEST: SIDE A Q-Poetics FREE What are you waiting for? Q-poets come to you who queue. Wordsmiths travel through the lines delivering literary relief to dedicated festival-goers hanging out for the next big session. Featuring CJ Bowerbird, Jo Sri, Eleanor Jackson, Scott Sandwich, Skye Loneragan and more! Presented with Word Travels. Created by Skye Loneragan. This free event will take place at the Walsh Bay Precinct for the duration of the Festival. Kate Tempest and Anis Mojgani FREE Performance poets Kate Tempest and Anis Mojgani are both described as ‘fierce’ and ‘genius’ - a potent combination. Londoner Kate is a published playwright, poet and respected recording artist. American spoken word poet, visual artist and musician Anis has been characterised a ‘geek genius’ with ‘fiercely hopeful word arias’. Here in Sydney, their worlds and words collide. Chair: Miles Merrill. Presented with Word Travels. Supported by Belgiovane Williams Mackay. Sunday 26 May 2.30pm-3.30pm Sydney Dance Lounge, Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL Auckland Writers' Festival Not satisfied with conquering the Sydney Writers' Festival, Word Travels also hits kiwi shores with a series of workshops and events at the Auckland Writers' Festival worth writing home about. WORKSHOP: MILES MERRILL, WRITE TO SPEAK Can you deliver a speech without a prop, aka Powerpoint? Does your audience nod off? This workshop uses one of poetry’s defining characteristics - saying more with less - to get you delivering a speech with punch. Write To Speak looks at using live story-telling to get your message across. You’ll explore many aspects of performing and writing from holding a microphone to tightening your text. Limited to 20 participants. Supported by the Australia Council for the Arts. Date: 18 & 19 May 2013 Time: 01:00 p.m. - 02:30 p.m. Venue: GOODMAN FIELDER ROOM, LEVEL 4, AOTEA CENTRE Category: POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD, WORKSHOPS Price: $45 WORDS OUT LOUD Poets Miles Merrill, Courtney Meredith, Ken Arkind and Carrie Rudzinski perform their work, introduced by Michelle Bolton. Date: Friday 17 May 2013 Time: 04:00 p.m. - 05:45 p.m. Venue: LIMELIGHT ROOM, AOTEA CENTRE Category: FREE EVENTS, POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD Price: FREE POETRY IDOL Poetry Idol is our rambunctious, sell-out slam in which 10 poets - from fledglings to the old hands - go head-to-head for the Festival Champion crown, and $500, under the guidance of Hot Pink Poet Penny Ashton. Judges include international performers Miles Merrill and Ken Arkind, alongside our own Selina Tusitala Marsh. Want to perform? Click here for details on how to to book an audition before 6 May. Date: Saturday 18 May 2013 Time: 07:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Venue: LOWER NZI ROOM, AOTEA CENTRE Category: POETRY AND SPOKEN WORD, SPECIAL EVENTS Price: $15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read about past events in our archives.... |
