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Speak up and stand out!
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Make a bigger impact on an audience using the voice, the word, and the
body.
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Work on your writing and performance skills with the close assistance of
five stellar guest artists.
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Hear your own work, see it recorded, and critique it in a community of
peers and mentors who share your passion for connecting the personal and
the political, the individual and the community.
- Exercise your burning desire to put your body and your voice on stage to communicate your passion.
This course is designed for students who are comfortable with both writing and performing. We'll be working through mentoring relationships and workshops that focus on improving these skills. This course is appropriate for graduate and undergraduate students as well as spoken word practitioners who are not enrolled in the university. There is no specific background from which spoken word artists come. You may be a literature major, chemistry major, sociology major, coffee maker, fishing boat crew, or congressman (okay, that's not so likely!), but you must feel the burning desire to put your body and your voice on stage to communicate your passion.
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Submit a brief resume and bio and attach a 200-word personal statement
describing your interest in this workshop; a writing sample - no more
than 10 pages - that demonstrates the type of material you perform and
would like to work with while in residence; a video (or audio, though
video is preferred) sample of your spoken word performance work. (Don't
stress out on this one! The venue is irrelevant - this is for planning
purposes only.)
- Send the materials listed in Step One and your completed Registration Form to the Summer Arts Registration Office by Monday, May 19, 2008.
Professor Kimberly Dark
CSU San Marcos
kimberly@kimberlydark.com
619-708-8115
Undergraduate: ENGLISH 422, 3 units
Graduate: ENGLISH 622, 3 units
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Alix Olson
Firebrand of modern feminism whose stage presence has stunned audiences across North America. (www.alixolson.com)
Firebrand of modern feminism whose stage presence has stunned audiences across North America. (www.alixolson.com)
Taylor Mali
Featured in the film Slam Nation, and considered one of the best slam strategists of all time. (www.taylormali.com)
Jack McCarthy
Seasoned storyteller, and sage of the slam scene who proves that diverse perspectives are alive and well in American spoken word performance. (www.standuppoet.net)
Violet Juno
Avant-garde arts educator who draws on her extensive performance experience to share strategies for fully fleshing out the ideas and beliefs underpinning your spoken word work using what is readily available to you: your voice, your body, and simple yet intriguing props. (reversicon.blogspot.com)
Sonya Renee
The most distinguished, accomplished, and recognizable female in the world of Slam Poetry. She is the voice of every woman, from the neglected to the powerful, from the downtrodden to the triumphed. (www.laymanlyric.com/sonya_renee)
The most distinguished, accomplished, and recognizable female in the world of Slam Poetry. She is the voice of every woman, from the neglected to the powerful, from the downtrodden to the triumphed. (www.laymanlyric.com/sonya_renee)
Kimberly Dark
An artistic activist whose tender and humorous prose and poetry reveal the hidden intersections of oppression, power, and hope in our lives. (www.kimberlydark.com)
