Tallaght
Talkatives
A rhythm and poetry slam about language and identity
LANGUAGE English
AGE all ages
WHEN 22nd February 2020, 5.30 pm
WHERE Civic Theatre, Main Auditorium
DURATION 90 minutes
“A RHYTHM AND POETRY SLAM
Think Hip-Hop cypher meets poetry slam.
Think Def Jam Poetry meets Rap battle.
WeareGriot bring you another night of Ireland’s best TALKATIVES!!!
8 hand-picked individuals will go head-to-head in a classic poetry SLAM style competition, all slam rules apply. (No music, no props, no reading, must be your own work!)
4 RAPPERS + 4 POETS will battle it out for a few rounds and be judged based on their flow, their content and their delivery.
3 Judges will be present that evening,
But the 4th Judge is YOU!! YES YOU. You will also have some input in the judging process!
The winner will leave with a cash prize of 200EURO!💰
GRAB A TICKET – ITS GONNA BE A MOTIVE; IT’S GONNA BE A VIBE; ITS GOING TO BE TENSE COMPETITION!!!
Talkatives is produced by WeareGriot, Poetry Performance/Production collective comprising of Dagogo Hart, Felicia Oreoluwa and Samuel Yakura.
HOW TO GET THERE:
Rua Red, the Civic and Tallaght Library are located in Belgard Square, Dublin 24, only seconds from the Tallaght Luas Stop.
BY BUS: 49, 54A, 65, 27, 75, 76, 76A, 77A
BY LUAS: Red Line to Tallaght