SLAM 101-104

SLAM 101-103 : Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Lincoln Center’s “Meet the Artist” Program -- collaboratively created a series of interactive spoken word pieces about different genres of poetry: SLAM 101: The shows performed at the Walter Reade Theater and the Bruno Walter theater at Lincoln Center before touring schools in the NYC area and Arts Centers across the country.

Slam 102: Verbal Velocity” Three brilliant poets take on the challenge of exploring brand-new genres of poetry. Slam 101 brought students the List Poem, the Declarative Poem, and the Persona Poem. Slam 102 introduces new poetry forms including the Ekphrastic Poem, the Personification Poem, and the Narrative Poem. Students will again witness and participate in the hippest performing arts scene in New York City today, the Open Mic Poetry Slam. Students and teachers become judges for a live competition between a talented and dynamic poet-performance team directed by Cecilia Rubino and featuring masterful poets Darian Dauchan, Erik Maldonado, and Shanelle Gabriel as D.J. Taka spins the beat.

SLAM103: Historical Remix 
The Bruno Walter Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York NY - the third in a trilogy of pieces commissioned by Lincoln Center’s Meet the Artist Series which explores different genres of poetry. History is not linear: it is constant, it is simultaneous. Directed by Cecilia Rubino, the Slam team of Shanelle Gabriel, Darian Dauchan, Erik Maldonado, and DJ Jenna Hoff return with new works and new poetry styles inspired by historical events and influential people from all over the world. Encounter an apostrophe poem about the Great Pyramids or an open letter poem about Mother Teresa and connect it to other events happening thousands of miles away at the same time. Students engage in writing activities between rounds and take the stage to discover moments that inspire them. 

SLAM 104: Eco-Poets Enviro-Slammin’: New Victory @ 42nd Street.

Directed by Cecilia Rubino, with the Slam team of Shanelle Gabriel, Darian Dauchan, Erik Maldonado.