This spring edition of the Words and Music Show will feature spoken word performances by Roen Higgins, Erin Moure, and Lucia De Luca, the three winners of the inaugural (2022) Spoken Word Prize awarded by the Quebec Writers Federation. Other featured artists on the programme include poets Misha Solomon and Hannah Karpinski, and singer-songwriter, member of the band Bluebird, Dan Beasy.
The show will be hosted by poet, trumpeter, and community worker, Jason “Blackbird” Selman.
Collaborations, Performances | Dan Beasy, Erin Moure, Hannah Karpinski, Jason Selman, Lucia De Luca, Misha Solomon, Quebec Writers Federation, Roen Higgins, spoken word, Spoken Word Prize, The Words and Music Show
ATWATER POETRY PROJECT PERFORMING THE APP ARCHIVE Guest curated by KATHERINE MCLEOD and KLARA DU PLESSIS featuring the sounds of poets from the APP archive Monday, February 20, 2023 Adair Auditorium, Atwater Library & Computer Centre 4023 Tupper Street, Montreal, Quebec Doors open: 6:30 p.m. | Show: 7 p.m. In English FREE! No registration required […]
We’re thrilled to announce that the next Words & Music Show will feature the book and album launch for Dark Sky Preserves, a collaboration between Ian Ferrier, Louise Campbell and Sarah Beth Goncarova.
Launch, Performances | Dina Cindric, Elizabeth Lima, Ian Ferrier, Jason Camlot, Jason Selman, John Stuart, launch, Louise Campbell, Montreal, Quebec Writers Federation, Rachel McCrum, Sarah Beth Goncarova, SpokenWeb, The Words and Music Show
Join 10 poets from Concordia’s Graduate Poetry Workshop as they share their latest work. Thank you to Spoken Web and Stephanie Bolster for their assistance in the hosting and creation of this event.
Performances | Belgo, Concordia, Galerie Hugues Charbonneau, Poetry Reading, Students
In an exciting world premiere, the eight finalists for the inaugural Quebec Writers’ Federation Spoken Word Prize will offer short performances showcasing their talents. The prize is open to all forms of spoken word performance, from storytelling to sound poetry, hip hop, and dub. Presented by the Quebec Writers’ Federation and Concordia’s SpokenWeb project, the event will be hosted by poet and SpokenWeb director Jason Camlot.
Performances | 4th Space, Caitlin Murphy, Concordia University, Debbie Braide, Erin Moure, Jason Camlot, Joanne Pelletier, Liana Cusmano, Lucia De Luca, performance, poetry, Prize, Quebec Writers Fund, QWF, Raissa Simone, Roen Higgins, spoken word, SpokenWeb
In this special edition of The Words & Music Show, QWF Fresh Pages Award-winner Ceta Gabriel assembles a brilliant roster of established, emerging, and re-emerging artists performing around the theme: Choosing Joy.
Performances | BTFC Afro Beats Group, Caribbean Food Factory, Ceta Gabriel, Deanna Williams, Dj Zip, Fresh Pages, Jamila "jaidanse", Jason Blackbord Selman, Kaleel John, Kemba Mitchell, Kiid Crook, Loreena G, Svens Télémaque, The Words and Music Show, Todd Smith, Whittley Deleveaux, Wired on Words Productions
During the residency at Studio303, du Plessis will collaborate with poets and interdisciplinary artists Kama La Mackerel and Alexei Perry Cox to produce a performance that will observe themes of place, identity formation, and grief surrounding binaries and borders.
Performances | Alexei Perry Cox, Deep Curation, Kama La Mackerel, Klara du Plessis, Montreal, performance, poetry
During the residency at Studio303, du Plessis will collaborate with poets and interdisciplinary artists Kama La Mackerel and Alexei Perry Cox to produce a performance that will observe themes of place, identity formation, and grief surrounding binaries and borders.
Performances | Alexei Perry Cox, Deep Curation, Kama La Mackerel, Klara du Plessis, Montreal, performance, poetry
The Atwater Poetry Project, in partnership with the Blue Metropolis Festival and SpokenWeb, are pleased to welcome dub poetry legend CLIFTON JOSEPH for a special spoken word presentation, our first live event since March 2020.
A founder of the Canadian tradition of dub poetry, a political performance poetry genre of Caribbean roots, and 1/3 of the influential group DE DUB POETS with Lillian Allen and Devon Haughton, Joseph will perform work from throughout his forty-year career before joining APP curator Faith Paré in conversation.
Performances | Atwater Poetry Project, Blue Metropolis, CLIFTON JOSEPH, dub poetry, Faith Paré, Montreal, performance, poetry, SpokenWeb
SpokenWeb community partner, The Words and Music Show, will gather to revisit the past two years of online shows by listening to Jason Camlot’s recent podcast “The Show Goes On: Words and Music in a Pandemic”.