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EDmonds STORYTELLERS: Spoken Word Showcase

 

Join other Edmonds College students in our spoken word showcase on April 17 at 4 p.m. at the Black Box Theatre. Five workshops will precede the event to help you develop your story, create your voice, and prepare to present to an audience. If you are uncomfortable with live performance, other options exist, such as digital recording art, visual art, or performing in your first language.

Workshops and Performance Dates

Ebo BartonStaff, faculty, and fellow students will work with you in a series of workshops to help you prepare for the April 17 performance. In the final workshop on April 10, you will work with the renowned Ebo Barton, a mixed Black and Filipino, transgender and non-binary, queer spoken-word artist.

  • Workshop #1  (Woodway 202)
    Feb. 20, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Workshop #2  (Woodway 202)
    Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Workshop #3 (Location TBD)
    March 6, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
  • Workshop #4 (Black Box Theatre)
    March 13, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
  • Ebo Barton Workshop (Black Box Theatre)
    April 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 
  • Performance (Black Box Theater) 
    April 17 at 4 p.m.

About Spoken Word

Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone’s story is meaningful, offering the world new insights into life. What is your story? What can your story teach us? Poetry is a powerful tool humans have to carry their stories to many ears over many years. Put poetry and rhythm together, and you have “spoken word.”

The spoken word has been a creative medium used by various people, including the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation, and figures such as Martin Luther King Jr.’s style of oration. This medium is also an essential part of African American oral tradition, and it reaches us across time through jazz, spirituals, and hip-hop. It is a powerful mode of storytelling that is part of American culture, and often, the topics have themes of justice. Oral storytelling is also a global and human practice. 

Sign Up or Learn More

Are you ready to share your story with the Edmonds College community? 

Sign up for spoken word

For more information or to sign up, contact nina.kunimoto@edmonds.edu.
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