Hammer & Tongue Cambridge ft Vanessa Kisuule
This event on 5th May 2017 at 19:30 has past.
This event series is no longer running. It last took place on 2nd June 2017 at 19:30.
Open Mic Event
Contact: cambridge@hammerandtongue.com
Time for the next open round of the Cambridge Hammer & Tongue 2016-17 season... Spoken word artistry and competitive fervour. What more could you want?
This is your chance to become part of the spoken word slam brilliance that has graced this here fair city since 2009, in the warm and wonderful surroundings of fabulous venue Cambridge Junction. Sign up as one of the eight to compete for a place in the Regional Final next September, become a judge, or just dive in and soak up the atmosphere and talent on display.
Hosted by Fay Roberts, a Cambridge-based poet, musician, and unrepentant geek.
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Fancy Slamming?
The rules for H&T slams are as follows:
Slammers are chosen at random from the sign-up list to perform – spoken word only, no music, no props. Each competitor has 3 minutes from the time they start talking on the mic. After 10 seconds’ grace period, they start losing points (1 point for every 10 seconds!). At the end, they’re given points out of 10 by 5 judges chosen from the audience, while the top and bottom scores are removed to ensure fairness. The slammer gets a score out of 30, and the competition moves on.
The winner of that evening’s competition goes through to the Regional Final (the Cambridge one tends to be held in September), and the winner (and runner-up) of the Regional Final goes through to the National Final. The winner of the National Final gets crowned H&T National Slam Champion.
5th May 2017 at 19:30
Eight poets compete for a place in the Regional Final.
Vanessa Kisuule is a writer, performer, burlesque artist and general empress of blag based in Bristol. She has won over ten slam titles including The Roundhouse Slam 2014, Hammer and Tongue National Slam 2014 and the Nuoryican Poetry Slam. She has been featured on the BBC, The Guardian, Sky TV, Don't Flop and TEDx. She has performed across the country and internationally. Her debut poetry collection 'Joyriding The Storm' was published in 2014.
http://www.vanessakisuule.com
Tina Sederholm is a sporadic idealist, reluctant feminist and recovering perfectionist. A multiple poetry slam winner, she has taken three one-woman shows to the Edinburgh Fringe, which all received 4 and 5 star reviews. http://www.tinasederholm.com
Tickets from: http://bit.ly/htcjmay17
Facebook event here: http://bit.ly/htcmay17fb
Price: £7.50. (£7.50 (Full Cost); £6 (Concessions); £4 (Slammers); more on the door)
Time: 7:30pm
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