Victoria Spoken Word Festival 2014

Not Your Grandma's Poetry is proud to present the fourth annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival happening March 4-9, 2014 at Intrepid Theatre and Metro Theatre in Victoria, BC.

The festival is six days of poetic innovation, collaboration and inspiration with more than 20 poets from across North America including Poet of Honour punk accordion poet Barbara Adler of Ten Thousand Wolves, "stand-up poet" Mighty Mike McGee and Vancouver's purveyor of weird RC Weslowski. The festival features an ensemble of more than a dozen poets who will perform new work each night.

For more information about shows and poets visit www.victoriaspokenwordfestival.com.

Tickets on sale at http://ticketrocket.org/victoria-spoken-word-festival-2/. 

Stories by the Glass - November 2013

Stories by the Glass was the annual fundraiser for the Victoria Spoken Word Festival 2014. 

The show featured local theatre favourites Ian Case, director of Giggling Iguana, Dave Morris, master improviser and storyteller, and David Radford, director and actor at Launch Pad Prods on stage, telling impromptu stories while they shared drinks. The show was at Intrepid Theatre, a major partner of this year's festival.

The Victoria Spoken Word Festival runs March 4-9, 2014. 

Victoria Spoken Word Festival 2013

The 2013 Victoria Spoken Word Festival 'Objects in Space' was fantastic - from amazing performances by local artists such as the 2 Dope Boys, to an intimate evening with international spoken word artist Mighty Mike McGee, to three sold-out performances by the festival ensemble including their final group collaboration piece directed by Dave Morris.

Thank you to all the participating poets, volunteers, billets and local sponsors for making the 3rd Annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival such a success!

Poster Design: Ed Spence

Website: http://www.victoriaspokenwordfestival.com/
Facebook Event: www.facebook.com/events/143612735794504/ 

Support Our IndieGoGo

We're poised to decide the festival ensemble members for the third annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival. This developmental festival has been an amazing experience every year for our visiting emerging poets and our wonderful Victoria audience.

But we need your help to make it a reality again this year. We need to raise $2,000 by Dec 16th to make sure we have the funds to produce this amazing event. So we're running an IndieGoGo campaign.

Last year we raised $1,100 on IndieGoGo - this year the festival is adding new events, such as a special performance of Anthropocalypse by Poet of Honour Johnny McRae, and we need your help.

DONATE NOW
Donors get all kinds of inside stuff, like our limited edition t-shirts and poet trading cards.

SPECIAL CONTEST
Donate now to be entered into a draw to receive a private, personal poetry reading by Poet of Honour Johnny McRae. The next 7 donors will be entered into the draw. That's a 1/7 chance of getting Johnny all to yourself!

Thank you so much for your support, we can't do this without you.

Check out the campaign on IndieGoGo: http://www.indiegogo.com/vswf2013

Missie Peters, Artistic Director

Persona Poetry Workshop Dec 1

Spoken word poets often right from a personal point of view, but there is power in taking on a persona (see Vancouver's Chris Gilpin).

This one-day workshop will focus on how to write from the perspective of someone outside of yourself, how to protray a character and all the fun ways to play with persona on stage.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/466711820027750 


PERSONA POETRY
Saturday, December 1, 12-4pm
Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard
Workshop cost: $50
To register email notyourgrandmaspoetry@gmail.com

This is for experienced spoken word artists, beginners in spoken word are encouraged to take Missie's six-week course.

Those interested in the intersection of spoken word and theatre are encouraged to check out the Victoria Spoken Word Festival on Feb 27- March 3, 2013.

Spoken Word Class w/ Missie Peters

Spoken word is meant to be heard, not read.

Learn how to take your poetry from the page to the stage in this 6-week class with M-Award-winning poet and two-time Victoria Slam Champion Missie Peters.

Tuesdays, Sept 18-Oct 30
Intrepid Theatre, 1609 Blanshard

Registration is only $125. To register email: notyourgrandmaspoetry@gmail.com

For more info visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/479211488756116/

Where's My Flying Car?! Tour

Missie Peters is taking her brand-new, second solo show, ‘Where’s My Flying Car?!’ on tour across Western Canada this summer.

‘Flying Car’ is a futuristic romp through the eyes of an array of fascinating characters, including a robotic grocery store cashier, a cyborg dancer and an archaeologist digging for computer parts. 

The show combines spoken word, comedy and theatre into a compelling critique with “an emotional resonance… that even Spock couldn’t deny” John Threfall – Culture Vulture.

“I am a huge science fiction geek,” says Missie Peters. “So I’ve always been fascinated by the future. In addition to having fun with classic sci-fi tropes, this show explores why our visions of the future hardly ever match up with our reality. Also, I wear a silver onsie.”

Where’s My Flying Car?! Tour Dates
July 26 – Calgary @ Aubrey Saloon
August 5 – Saskatoon @ Lyda’s Pub
August 7 – Edmonton @ Breath in Poetry
August 12 – Nelson @ Nelson Slam
August 24-Sept 2 – Victoria @ Singe Festival
September 4-16 – Vancouver @ Vancouver International Fringe Festival

Find out more, including downloadable media kit on the tour website: www.missiepeters.com/tour