Performing at The Rocks Pop up Space in Sydney!
Phil and Sarah will be performing a small, intimate show on behalf of WestWords and Word Travels that will be open to the public, but limited space. You must RSVP to info@wordtravels.info to attend. The show will be $15 donation entry. Find more info here.
Word Travels Rocks Pop Up
Level 2
40 Gloucester St.
Sydney, NSW
Newton Circus, Singapore.
Suggestion: If you are arriving in a new place, find local high school students
to take you out and about. They know the best places to eat, and don’t judge you
if you don’t want to go out to hip clubs and bars because you’re “jetlagged.”
They have to be home by curfew anyway.
March 16, 2012
Performing at the United World College School in Singapore!
Nothing like performing for a few hundred 7th graders last thing on a Friday afternoon to keep a performer on her toes. But honestly, it was a great time, and a delightful bunch of students. Much thanks to Caroline Meek for helping put it together!
Teaching a Professional Development Workshop in Sydney!
This performance and workshop is presented by WestWords and Word Travels and is open to the public for a limited amount of artists and educators. To sign up, you must RSVP to literature@blacktown.nsw.gov.au or 0437 269 682 by Wed. March 21. The event will take place at 4pm-6pm.
Blacktown Arts Centre
78 Flushcombe Rd.
Performing at the Lebanese Muslim Association in Sydney!
Phil and Sarah are participating in a big open to the public show featuring four other spoken word performers! Standard ticket $30 – Students $20 – Group of 4 for $100. Buy tickets here. Find out more info here. The show starts at 7pm.
LMA Hall
71 Wangee Rd
Lakemba
Performing at Carey Grammar School in Melbourne!
Project V.O.I.C.E. will be working with Carey drama students!
March 16, 2012
Speaking at the International Baccalaureate Asia Pacific Annual Conference.
It was a great honor to speak with teachers and educators from all over Asia and Australia. Hopefully Project V.O.I.C.E. will find a way to visit some of the wonderful schools that were represented this morning in the coming year! Much thanks to all the organizers who made this possible.
Carmel Winter Guard
I recently received this email from “Rosie Q.”:
“I am the director of the Carmel H.S. Winter Guard from Carmel, Indiana. We dance, spin flags, rifles, and sabres to recorded music. Last year we were the 2011 Scholastic World Class Champion at the WGI World Championships. Groups come from all over the world to compete. We saw your TED talk and fell in love with your work and decided to use your poetry for the 2012 production called “Word”. I am attaching a video link to our performance and would love you to take a look. The high school ladies have been working their tails off trying to perfect this show and make your words come to life. They are some of the hardest working, talented, strong young ladies you will ever meet! This video is from a competition from last weekend in Cincinnati where the girls placed 1st at this Regional. Our season is about to come to an end soon… we have about 3 weeks left of competitions with the WGI World Championships approaching on April 12-14th when we will conclude our season and defend our World Title.”
I have never seen a Winter Guard performance before, so I might not be the best judge, but this sure looked pretty darn impressive to me. It took me a little while to figure out that the girls were actually saying the words into microphones during the performance. I can’t believe how much concentration and practice that must take. Just remembering the words is usually a challenge enough for me. Having to run, dance, jump, and spin flags at the same time? Wowzers. Click the photo to watch their performance.
Performing at the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne!
Sarah and Phil will be performing at the Malthouse Theatre (in the Beckett Theatre) in association with Dumbo Feather! This will be the biggest open to the public show in Melbourne! The show is at 6:30pm. Check out more info and buy tickets in advance here!
Malthouse Theatre (in the Beckett Theatre)
113 Sturt Street,
Southbank, Victoria
