Funding is provided by the US Embassy Budapest (Government of the United States), the International Visegrad Fund and Trafó House of Contemporary Arts.
The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.
Program
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Tue 27 November 2018 – CONFERENCE DAY
16:00 Slam Masters’ Public Talk @ Anker’t Budapest
16:00 Workshop held by Hungarian slammer, former national champion: “Kristóf Horváth”
17:00 Bob Holman’s lecture on one of his main projects, “The Oral Tradition”.
18:00 Marc Smith’s master class about the genre of his invention
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/327091874769057/
19:30 The Grand Slam Debate @ Anker’t Budapest
An interactive dialogue about the developments of the genre, led by Marc Smith on one side and Bob Holman on the other. For the first time in the history of slam poetry, the two slam gurus can publicly discuss their sometimes conflicting views of slam poetry, reflecting on its origins, definition problems, commercialisation tendencies, institutionalised models, successes and downfalls.
Hosts: Horváth Kristóf “Színész Bob” (H) & Márk “Saiid” Süveg (H)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/327091874769057/
20:00 “Shelter for everyone” Földalatti Slam Poetry Klub @ Menta Terasz
We are inviting the slammers and guests to our monthly club – this month’s topic is forced evictions and governmental attacks against the homeless – Join us after the debate!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1272413976244183/
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Wed 28 November 2018 – DAY OF THE SEMI-FINALS
17:00 Semi-finals of the European Poetry Slam Championship @ Anker’t Budapest
First rounds of the competition involving all European slam champions. Judges are selected mainly from the US delegation, from EU slam affiliates and one member from the audience. Judge President: Bob Holman.
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/274350969878400/
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Thurs 29 November 2018 – PERFORMANCE DAY
19:00 Showcase by Hungarian slammers
20:00 „Bridging Barriers” Live Showcase @ Trafó
Final performance production of an intensive, 3-day workshop session, worked out by seven Eastern and Central European slam poets (from Serbia, Macedonia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary) and Chicago’s Speak Easy Ensemble 2018, led by Marc Kelly Smith, displaying how different languages and cultures may be creatively brought together, with purpose and harmony, to produce fruitful and intriguing works of art, with dynamic interaction and audience engagement.
21:00 American Slam Showcase and other LIVE performances @ Trafó
Highlight performer: Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa – 2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/171547683792742/
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Fri 30 November 2018 – DAY OF THE FINALS
19:00 Finals of the European Slam Championship @ Trafó
Final rounds of the competition. Judges are selected mainly from the US delegation, from EU slam affiliates and one member from the audience. Judge President: Bob Holman.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/566252053816462/
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Sat 1 December 2018
Post-Gathering @ Mika Tivadar Mulató
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Venues:
Anker’t – Paulay Ede Utca 33, 1061 Budapest
Trafó House Of Contemporary Arts – Liliom Utca 41, 1094 Budapest
Mika Tivadar Mulató – Kazinczy u. 47, 1075
Slam Poetry Magyarország Egyesület (Slam Poetry Hungary Association)
Partners, Sponsors & Support:
International Visegrad Fund https://www.visegradfund.org/
US Embassy Budapest Hungary – Funding provided by the United States Government https://hu.usembassy.gov/hu/
Trafó House of Contemporary Arts http://trafo.hu/
Anker’t Budapest https://www.facebook.com/ankertbar/
Tilos Cultural Foundation https://tilos.hu/
Slovak Institute Budapest https://www.mzv.sk/web/sibudapest-hu
Austrian Institute Budapest https://www.bmeia.gv.at
Finnagora Hungary http://www.finnagora.hu
Citizens Association „Poezin” (Serbia) http://www.slamstudio.org/
Association of Citizens – Theater Workshop Prilep (Macedonia) http://teatarskiraboti.wixsite.com/prilep
Public Organization Artistic Council Dialogue (Ukraine) http://dialogue.lviv.ua/
literarnyklub.sk Civil Association (Slovakia) http://www.literarnyklub.sk/
Detour Production z.s. (Czech Republic) http://www.slampoetry.cz/
CultureAction Foundation (Poland) http://fundacja-fka.pl/
The online stream is supported by StreamOn.hu.
European Poetry Slam Champions:
Austria: Katharina Wenty
Belgium:Nathan Jonniaux aka REQ
Croatia: Stilda Roguljić
Cyprus: Constantinos Papageorgiou
Czech Republic: Filip Koryta aka Dr Filipitch
Estonia: Silver Sepp
Finland: Jonna Nummela aka Nihkee Akka
Hungary: Péter Molnár
Iceland: Jón Magnús Arnarsson
Ireland: Nuala Leonard
Italy: Luca Bernardini, Paride Rama
Lithuania: Aistė Šivytė
Macedonia: Marija Grubor
Norway: Sofie Frost
Poland: Aleksandra Kanar
Serbia: Nenad Ignjatović
Slovakia: Samčo Brat ďážďoviek (Sammie the brother of worms)
Slovenia: Neža Prah Seničar
Spain: Adriana Bertran
Sweden: Mattias Hammarström
Ukraine: Dmytro Lazutkin
Bridging Barriers Workshop & Performance:
Chicago’s Speak Easy Ensemble: Marc Kelly Smith, Nate Smith, Bailey Castle, Joel Chmara, Eli Bensusan
Mr Zurg & Yopo (France)
Goran Zivkovic (Serbia)
Elena Prendjova (Macedonia)
Tomas Straka (Slovakia)
Anna Kalfas aka Rudka Zydel (Poland)
Vaclav Sindelar aka Anatol Svahilec (Czech)
Pavlo Korobchuk (Ukraine)
Marton Simon (Hungary)
US Team:
Bob Holman
Mwende “FreeQuency” Katwiwa (2018 Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion)
Chicago’s Speak Easy Ensemble 2018:
Marc Kelly Smith
Nate Smith
Bailey Castle
Joel Chmara
Eli Bensusan
Funding is provided by the US Embassy Budapest (Government of the United States), the International Visegrad Fund and Trafó House of Contemporary Arts.
The project is co-financed by the Governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.