Hammer & Tongue Cambridge
This event on 9th December 2016 at 19:30 has past.
This event series is no longer running. It last took place on 2nd June 2017 at 19:30.
Open Mic Event
Contact: cambridge@hammerandtongue.com
Time for the next open round of the Cambridge Hammer & Tongue 2016-17 season... Spoken word artistry and competitive fervour. What more could you want?
This is your chance to become part of the spoken word slam brilliance that has graced this here fair city since 2009, in the warm and wonderful surroundings of fabulous venue Cambridge Junction. Sign up as one of the eight to compete for a place in the Regional Final next September, become a judge, or just dive in and soak up the atmosphere and talent on display.
Hosted by Fay Roberts, a Cambridge-based poet, musician, and unrepentant geek. http://www.fayroberts.co.uk
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Fancy Slamming?
The rules for H&T slams are as follows:
Slammers are chosen at random from the sign-up list to perform – spoken word only, no music, no props. Each competitor has 3 minutes from the time they start talking on the mic. After 10 seconds’ grace period, they start losing points (1 point for every 10 seconds!). At the end, they’re given points out of 10 by 5 judges chosen from the audience, while the top and bottom scores are removed to ensure fairness. The slammer gets a score out of 30, and the competition moves on.
The winner of that evening’s competition goes through to the Regional Final (the Cambridge one tends to be held in September), and the winner (and runner-up) of the Regional Final goes through to the National Final. The winner of the National Final gets crowned H&T National Slam Champion.
9th December 2016 at 19:30
Crowned Hammer & Tongue National Poetry slam champion in early 2016, Solomon O.B is a Musician, Emcee, and Spoken Word artist now residing in Bristol. He has featured on BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Radio 5 live as well as The Guardian online. Front man of the exciting Hip Hop & Funk collective that is Sounds of Harlowe, Solomon is now venturing out into the world of solo performance. Soon to release his debut solo EP 'The Writing is Real', he was also chosen as one of the final six of BBC 1xtra & Roundhouse London's Words First Campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN1lRlzTZVc8BKnfljIauyg
Maddie Godfrey is an Australian-bred writer currently living in London. Her work aims to encourage compassionate conversations about social issues.
Maddie has been internationally published, performed at the Sydney Opera House, featured at a festival held in a graveyard and performed a love poem about a burrito. She has also won poetry slams in Western Australia, Oxford, Cambridge, online and all over London. Off stage Maddie has organised a fortnightly spoken word event, co-written a stage show, hosted University workshops and established a multidisciplinary online community. https://www.maddiegodfrey.com
Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/143511502776765/
Price: £7.50. (£7.50 (Full Cost); £6 (Concessions); £4 (Slammers); more on the door)
Time: 7:30pm
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