SpokenWord Monday 23rd Dec – poetic gift night

Posted on December 21, 2013 by David Barnes

Bring a poetic gift (poem/book/seashell/pigeon/etc) and we’ll mix them all up and everyone gets one at random.
Theme: Christmas.
Sign up 8pm-9.30pm
Poetics begin underground 8.30pm
Cheers,
David

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Spoken Word Paris December 9: The East!

Posted on December 14, 2013 by albertorigettini

Pictures by Sabine Dundure. Have a look a the full album here. Mary & Jack Kerouac, Reth & Nelson Mandela, Jonathan & The Professor Von Sgarulfen & Schopenauer & Etreme Ironing. Jacob & his XXXX, Ferdinand & his English Lessons, Felix and his German, Gab & Lucy, Anita & William Blake: “Bride Bride Burning Bright In The Terror Of The Night”.

Round II. Catherine opens at the piano, No, actually a man met on the street opened but we all (I hope) forgot what he was talking about, Megan, Alex & (Guess who’s back from Sweden)(Host of Spoken Word Stockholm…) Helen, Matt Bassett, Yan, Victor & Evan, Annie & her best friend, Boomie and the Fish, Jeanne closes at the piano. Round III. Moe & The Monkey of Loneliness, Rose, Doug Power & The Antichrist of Canada, David Sirois, Imani & her family strawberry mark, Alabaster, Liz Greenfield, Mukta & Anruta, Hannah, Tom & Nazim Hikmet. We were 33 on stage, many more in the audience. Come back next Monday. The theme is: Winter.

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A review of us from April

Posted on December 9, 2013 by David Barnes

Just stumbled across this review of SpokenWord Paris: here

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Spoken Word Paris December 2: Original or Copy.

Posted on December 7, 2013 by albertorigettini

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Original or Copy?

For answers and more pictures check the full album here. Pictures by Sabine Dundure. For more answers and more pictures come back next Monday. Theme: “The East”. Ciao!

 

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Come aboard the Alternat Saturday 30th Nov!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by David Barnes

Albert writes:
Come aboard the Alternat on 30th November for a night of locally-sourced and written theatre, followed by drinks and partying until late. Four fifteen-minute plays all on the theme of ‘Against our will comes wisdom’, with theatrical ad-breaks and an intermission.

More info here
Eight euros admission. Bar on board.

Montmartre Dionysia

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25th November: have you seen this man?

Posted on November 22, 2013 by David Barnes

Evan Knight Evan Knight has lived various lives. Professional wrestler, saxophonist, Nebraska poet and bicycle thief. Lately seen hanging around in the cellar of the Chat Noir bar in Paris, where according to one source he “typically reads one poem then buggers off.” Interpol expect to intercept him there on Monday, having lured him with the promise of being featured poet. Be warned – he may have radically changed his appearance since this photo was taken e.g. hairstyle. Police warn that he should not be approached unless actually present.

SpokenWord Monday 25th November
underground au Chat Noir, 76 rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud. Poetics begin at 8.30pm.
theme: Myths
featured poet: Evan Knight
target audience: poets, folk singers and fellow travellers
motto: Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for you.

 

Cheers all,
David

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Spoken Word Paris November 18: Plastic!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by albertorigettini

November 18 au Chat Noir. The Theme: Plastic. Our featured reader Robert Priest known also as “Dr Poetry” from his pile of ten books of poetry, two children’s novels, 3 children’s albums, 4 CDs of songs and poems sold everything and delighted the audience with a top class performance and wise aphorisms like: “Gravity forever!”. But it was a whole night of special guests: Vincent Bricks, Kathleen Spivack, The Wickedly Sisters! Plus Antonia Klimenko, Ferdinand, David Barnes, Chiara, Beatrice & John Dos Passos, Nina (& Evan at the Saxophone), Ret, Bibi Jacob, Yann, Felix, Hannah, Bruce, David Sirois, Carol, Ann and three heartbreaking songs by Jeanne, J.D and Flora. Here you have a photo-report of the night by Sabine Dundure. But watch the full album here.  Stay tuned, get faboulous and prepare yourself for next Monday theme: Myths!

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Spoken Word Paris November 4: 1980s!

Posted on November 8, 2013 by albertorigettini

Official Results of the Eighties Contest (For those who left before).

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The mysterious action figure from the 80’s was…

Paulie Pennino. Adrian’s brother. Rocky Balboa’s brother in law.

The winner is Patrick.

And here’s the prize: an haiku by the hottest poet in town alias David Sirois:

Walking the gravel path

beside this field of crickets –

I wish my steps made no sound.

 

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SpokenWord 28.10.13 – Grand Guignol

Posted on November 3, 2013 by David Barnes

Report by David, with aid from Melissa’s notes. Photos by Sabine.

Bob Hill was going grey from the neck up. Gaelle Molly (keyboard) sang the solution to you. Evan’s familiar ligtening filled his every molecule… he was a drop of ink in an unused pen. Godefroy was a mute child in grown-up clothes. Kevin’s horse-rider girlfriend stole the show. Antonia described when Death was a little boy. John conducted the audience – FACT! Featured reader Pansy Maurer-Alvarez (of Poets Live) danced with her shadow, wanted their first words back. (From her book “When the body says it’s leaving.”)

Dareka hailed the great ball of fire. Alberto was slapped repeatedly with a lobster. Gabriel’s flesh moved. Jerry Flemming recorded a spike in those who take themselves out of the world. Victor lingered on Lu Read’s pale blue eyes, calypso style. David Kerridge found a good wall for shooting people against. Pansy returned to take the treacle tart test.

Melissa was under the hat for Round Three. Sarah-the-heckler saw an audience of lambs. Felix wandered in the desert. Troy washed us with red liquor. Stephanie informed friends of changes in time. J.D. cast a cold winter shadow on the ground. David Sirois, prince of pigeons, recounted the greatest horror poem of the Twentieth Century – “The Tasteland.” Irina knew that story, but not the full text.

See you tomorrow at the Chat Noir for the 1980s. Following themes: mirrors, plastic, myths.
Cheers all,
David

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The Montmartre Dionysia is looking for playwrights!

Posted on October 29, 2013 by David Barnes

(Albert says the deadline for sending in a script is this Friday, I believe — David)

What is it: A night of locally-sourced plays which you get to write, direct,
and act in. In the ancient Greek tradition, it’ll even be a competition
with a prize for the winner.

Structure: Four 15 minute plays with an intermission in the middle. There’s
a theme, but each of the plays will be in a different genre.

In between the first and second play, as well as in between the third and
fourth, we’ll go all modern and have commercials, that is little plays that
last no longer than one minute. That could even be a song, or a dance…

After the plays: party!

Theme: “Against our will, comes wisdom”

When is it: Saturday the 30th of November, 9 pm.

I want in!: That’s the spirit. Send Albert an email at albertalla@gmail.com
and let him know what you’d like to do.

In a break from tradition, writers are the real bosses in this game. But you
can of course find yourself a director, who’ll handle actors and the such
(bloody actors!).

If you want to write a 15 minute play, tell us in what genre.

If you want to put together a commercial, just let us know an approximate
length.

Boom. That simple.

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