The Day Words Festival

Type:: Talk
Date:: Saturday 8 March 2008
Time:: 11.30 AM to 6.09 PM
Venue:: Coles Room, Macquarie Street Wing, and Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing
Cost:: $25 for Masterclass, $22 for Spoken Word and Words with Linda Jaivin events, $15 SLU35 members

Note: This is a past event and is shown here for archival purposes only.

Poetry Slam Masterclass with Miles Merrill & the Preacherman

11.30 am to 1.30 pm, Coles Room, Macquarie Street Wing

Two of Australia’s most talented spoken word artists, Miles Merrill and Philip Norton (aka Preacherman), will unearth your inner poet during a two-hour workshop focusing on the art of writing and performing slam poetry.

Spoken Word: A performing art

1.45 pm – 2.45 pm, Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing

Top Australian performers pull the letters out of poetry and explore the heart and soul of creating words for the stage. Featuring Sydney’s favourite poet, Tug Dumbly, international performance artist Wednesday Kennedy Australian Poetry Slam 07 winner Marc Testart. Chaired by Regina Botros.

Words with Linda Jaivin

3 pm – 3.45 pm, Dixson Room, Mitchell Wing

Linda Jaivin is an international bestseller (Eat Me) with a penchant for neo punk poets!

In association with The Night Words Festival

The Sydney Opera House Studio and Word Travels presents The Night Words Festival, 6–8 March, featuring Australia’s top spoken word talent and special guests Kev Carmody, Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Ozi Batla (The Herd) – plus the winners of the Australian Poetry Slam 07.

www.sydneyoperahouse.com

www.myspace.com/thenightwordsfestival

Presented by State Library of NSW SL U35 Club