RISE LONDONWIDE
YOUTH SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2007

 

Read and hear about the heats of the Rise Londonwide Slam Championship 2007

What a start for the 2007 Rise Londonwide Youth Slam Championships. The first three heats held at the Arts Theatre, Soho Theatre and Stratford Circus had audiences whipped into a frenzy.

Audiences at Rise Londonwide Youth Slam Champioship 2007Excitement grows! Audiences at Rise Londowide Youth Slam Championship 2007Judges show their approval!

Young people joined together from all over London, packing out the venues with a need to get their voices heard. They rapped, chanted, spat and sang with with passion and intensity about what it means to be a young Londoner today.

They dealt with some of the major issues facing young people -  not just in London but everywhere - and they  dealt with them with a maturity and authority way beyound their years. 

 Don't take our word for it - hear it for yourself.

Read about each of the three heats below

The Arts Theatre - 25 April 2007
The Soho Theatre - 30 April 2007
Stratford Circus - 3 May 2007 

 Joelle Taylor, coordinator of the Rise Youth Slam Championship 2007 says: - "Don't miss the opportunity to hear these young performers and show your support at the Semi Finals on Tuesday  5 and Wednesday 6 June."

Now Joelle is busy representing The Poetry Society in Zimbabwe! Click here to read about her exciting experiences in her new blog. 

 

The Semifinals took place at the Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queens Walk, More London, SE1 2AA. These are all free events

  

 

     

PRESENTED BY THE MAYOR OF LONDON
IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE POETRY SOCIETY

 

 


For more information:
phone 020 7420 9893
email jtaylor@poetrysociety.org.uk

 


 

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