L-BEACH: Poetry Slam

Next chance for writing performers and performing writers – the Poetry Slam at L-BEACH #3

◀ Wechsel zur deutschen Ansicht.

L-BEACH Poetry Slam. What's that?

A poetry slam is a competition between ten chosen candidates live on stage. Each candidate

recites a text she has herself written – in the form

of a poem, a short story of even a song. The main thing is: be original, be creative, be you. Date: Festival Friday evening (April 20, 2012). Language: English

or German. Presenter: CayaTe (aka Tania Witte)

One example how a poetry slam performance could look like.

▶ German: Klick hier für ein deutsches Video

The topic.

There is only one rule which has to be kept: your text must deal with "music, girls, fun & holidays". Every candidate needs two separate texts to enter the slam. The first one for the first round, and the second for the final round.

The event in detail.

One by one, the ten chosen candidates have exactly three minutes to speak their piece on the L-THEATER stage. In the first round the jury (five random girls from the audience and some special guests) evaluate each performance. The three competitors with the highest score move into the last round. In the final round the audience is the jury and decides the winner. Once again, the participants have exactly three minutes to work their magic.

Performing for high stakes.

Those in question being primarily rapturous applause and the glory of winning, of course. ;)

Then of course there's the winner's prize – an L-BEACH #4 apartment for two people. The other two final candidates won't lose out, either!

Conditions of participation.

Possession of a LB#3 ticket with accommodation or at least a festival day-ticket for Friday. The "Poetry Slam 2012" is part of the L-BEACH program.

How do I apply?

The "L-BEACH Poetry Slam 2012" application is easy. Just send an e-mail to slam@l-beach.com with the following information:

▶ application text in German or English which you have yourself created – either in written form (maximum 3000 characters) or a three minute video on YouTube (only the YouTube link, no data file please!) // Note: The topic of the L-BEACH Poetry Slam "music, girls, fun & holidays" does not need to be the theme of your application
▶ literary career (only if you have one – we are not looking for professionals)

▶ the booking code of your L-BEACH #3 ticket

▶ a recent photo of yourself
▶ contact details (full name, address, phone no.)

Deadline: extended until April 18, 2012

FAQs

[ State: February 5, 2012 ]

» How are the candidates selected?
An odd number of L-BEACH organizers will take part in a secret vote if there are more than ten candidates.

» When will I know if I am among the ten candidates?
Each applicant will have received a reply by April 19, 2012.

» When and where will the Poetry Slam take place?
The Poetry Slam takes place on the Festival Friday evening. The exact time and place will be published early enough on our website and will be found in the festival booklet which every guest gets at check-in.

» Can I perform my application text?
Yes, as long as the text includes our topic "music, girls, fun & holidays".

» Is any auxiliary equipment permitted?
Your creativity is virtually endless. Any extra device – such as instruments, costumes or props – are welcome, as long as our team doesn't have to do any preparatory work. It is important that the scheduled timetable is kept, which means a long installation and then deinstallation is not allowed.

» Which language may I use?
You can choose between English and German.

» What happens if I talk longer than three minutes?
Our lovely and charming moderator will remove the microphone from your hand.

L-BEACH Design: Andrea Junker