20th poesiefestival berlin: Book your seats now for the highlights Spoken Word Poetry and Raúl Paz concert
28.03.2019
Even before the programme for the 20th poesiefestival berlin is published, tickets are already going on sale for two high calibre events: Spoken Word meets Slam Poetry meets Hip Hop on 15 June with Sarah Kay, Francesca Beard, Yugen Blakrok und Julian Heun and the Raúl Paz concert on 20 June. Under the title of Finally Time For Language the Festival presents poetry from around the world in its most varied and different forms and in conjunction with art, theatre, performance, music, film and digital media. Advance ticket sales for all other events will start in May.
superpowerpoetry
Spoken Word meets Slam Poetry meets Hip Hop
Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, Kl. Parkett/Small Stage
Sat. 15 June | 8 pm
€ 12,34/16,88 (including presales fee)
‘superpowerpoetry’ are celebrated Spoken Word heroes from four different continents. Sarah Kay, the Spoken Word icon from New York, Francesca Beard, one of the most exciting emerging voices from the UK, the South African Yugen Blakrok, who enchants audiences with hip hop and trancelike sounds, and Julian Heun, three times German language Poetry Slam champion. On this evening they will be presenting their texts, rhymed or unrhymed, socially critical or intimate, full of humour or close to tears, uncompromising or tender – experiments in poetic magnetism to recharge the word batteries. Poetry: On.
The texts will be presented in their original languages, English and German.
Link to the event: https://bit.ly/2JV8Q2u
Raúl Paz: The Concert
Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg 10, Studio
Thurs. 20 June | 9.30 pm
€ 34,77 (including presales fee)
Raúl Paz – one of Cuba’s most exciting singer-songwriters will be presenting his latest album, ‘Vidas’, and playing a selection from his previous eleven successful albums. Raúl Paz is regarded as a musical revolutionary for the 21st Century and is part of what is known as “new Cuban music”. His musical style combines this with elements of hip hop, dub and rock into a fusion of Salsa, jazz and electropop. His lyrics sparkle with irony and fine wit, stories telling of life’s experiences full of love, separation, revolutionary drive and banality.
Link to the event: https://bit.ly/2TGquGC
Press photos for download: www.haus-fuer-poesie.org/en/press
For enquiries and information:
Haus für Poesie
Silvia Halfter
Media and PR
Tel: 030. 48 52 45 24
Email: presse@haus-fuer-poesie.org
The 20th poesiefestival berlin is a project of the Haus für Poesie in co-operation with the Academy of Arts. It is funded by the Capital City Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds) and the German Foreign Ministry, with the kind support of Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin. It is presented by taz, BÜCHERmagazin, tip, ASK HELMUT and Deutschlandfunk Kultur.
14 – 20 June 2019
20th poesiefestival berlin: Finally Time For Language
Academy of Arts
Hanseatenweg 10
10557 Berlin