The Bunker Spoken Word Series returns in 2021 bigger than ever, with a new hybrid competition that sees our best local performers go head-to-head with poets beamed in live from across the nation, all vying for victory and a huge $1000 cash prize.
Embracing this brave new world, The Bunker Spoken Word Series presents two heats and a Grand Final spanning the physical and digital worlds of spoken word.
HEAT #1 // LIVE POETS
This event will feature 10 poets performing live on stage at the Solbar Front Bar, with five finalists to be selected to progress to the Grand Final.
Date + Time: Tue 31 Aug, 7pm – 9pm
Location: Solbar - Front Bar, Ocean St, Maroochydore
Cost: $15 to compete. Free to attend.
HEAT #2 // STREAMED POETS
This event will feature 10 poets, streamed live via Zoom and projected onto the big screen at USC’s brand new performing arts space. Audiences are invited to enjoy a drink on the lawn while basking in the glow of our national competitors, five of whom will make it through to the Grand Final event. There will also be a guest performance from nationally recognised spoken word poet, playwright, educator and published author, Anisa Nandaula. Prospective competitors, check out these tips for a great Zoom performance.
Date + Time: Wed 1 Sep, 7pm – 9pm
Location: USC K1 Performance Studio, 90 Sippy Downs Dr, Sippy Downs
Cost: $15 to compete. Free to attend.
Register to compete on zoom, here
GRAND FINAL // LIVE VS. STREAMED
In a near dystopian display of big screen performance and live performance storytelling, the top five from each heat will compete in the Grand Final event at the Imperial Hotel Eumundi, competing for the title and a tidy sum of $1000 in prize money.
Featuring a guest performance from spoken word poet and performance artist Boy Renaissance, whose work explores gender, faith and sexuality with courage, honesty, electricity and a penny-drop presence.
Date + Time: Fri 3 Sep, 7.30pm – 10pm
Location: Imperial Hotel, 1 Etheridge St, Eumundi
Cost: General Admission $25 / Concession $15
TERMS + CONDITIONS
Read the full Terms + Conditions of entry into the Bunker Spoken Word Series here.
