OG 500 Poetry Slam
6:00 PM on Friday Aug. 24th, 2018
National Arts Centre - Fourth Stage, 1 Elgin St.
Price: $15
6:00 PM on Friday Aug. 24th, 2018
National Arts Centre - Fourth Stage, 1 Elgin St.
Price: $15
House of PainT Presents:
The OG500, (Ottawa Grand 500) Poetry Slam, is Ottawa's largest annual spoken word event, bringing poetry lovers and urban storytellers across the nation's capital togther to explore the spoken word and exchange in a live show of wit, verbal acrobatics and theatre.
As House of Paint's signature opening event for the past 6 years, the show has brought in headlining acts such as Maestro Fresh Wes, D'bi Young, The Recipe, Moe Clarke, Sarah MK and the legendary grandfather of Hiphop, Jalal Nuriddin of The Last Poets.
The competition consistently reaches capacity, mostly due to it's structure; 12 poets coming from all across Ontario and parts of Quebec compete in a three round poetry slam where the winner receives $500 cash. To make the engagement more exciting, all guests are invited to participate in the voting process, breaking the common practice of traditional poetry slams where 5 random judges select the winner of each round.
House of Paint is proud to include spoken word programming in its line up, and this year is honoured to have Canadian/Antigua spoken word bard Tanya Evanson as the feature artist.
Schedule
6-7pm - House of Paint ARTSHOW & MIXER
7-8pm First Round Slam
8-815pm Break
815-845pm Tanya Evanson feature
845-915pm Second Round Slam
915-940pm Final Round Slam
The OG500, (Ottawa Grand 500) Poetry Slam, is Ottawa's largest annual spoken word event, bringing poetry lovers and urban storytellers across the nation's capital togther to explore the spoken word and exchange in a live show of wit, verbal acrobatics and theatre.
As House of Paint's signature opening event for the past 6 years, the show has brought in headlining acts such as Maestro Fresh Wes, D'bi Young, The Recipe, Moe Clarke, Sarah MK and the legendary grandfather of Hiphop, Jalal Nuriddin of The Last Poets.
The competition consistently reaches capacity, mostly due to it's structure; 12 poets coming from all across Ontario and parts of Quebec compete in a three round poetry slam where the winner receives $500 cash. To make the engagement more exciting, all guests are invited to participate in the voting process, breaking the common practice of traditional poetry slams where 5 random judges select the winner of each round.
House of Paint is proud to include spoken word programming in its line up, and this year is honoured to have Canadian/Antigua spoken word bard Tanya Evanson as the feature artist.
Schedule
6-7pm - House of Paint ARTSHOW & MIXER
7-8pm First Round Slam
8-815pm Break
815-845pm Tanya Evanson feature
845-915pm Second Round Slam
915-940pm Final Round Slam