Slam #100

Rumor has it there are still people who don't know what a slam is. Some even think it's some kind of new food supplement… We're rushing to fix that: a slam is everything and anything: loud and quiet, serious and funny, political and completely pointless. Anyone can be a poet at a slam, and a poem can be anything. Here, poetry cuts off its label and speaks exactly what it thinks: sometimes beautifully, sometimes uncomfortably, sometimes just playing with our neurons… If you haven't been yet, what are you waiting for? It's time to come! And if you have – you know exactly why it's always worth coming back. Actually, we're forgetting Kauno menininkų namai as our permanent slam base for a while – they're undergoing renovations, and the slam certainly won't wait for the walls to dry! So, we invite you to celebrate our anniversary nowhere else but at the Ąžuolyno biblioteka. This time, we're pulling words off the shelves and letting our tongues wag properly – after all, a hundred times doesn't happen every day! And since the occasion is special, we invite you to choose your outfit accordingly: dress up, pull out what you're saving for grandma's jubilee, and let's celebrate the hundredth slam together! See you on November 24th at 6:00 PM in the Ąžuolyno biblioteka gallery. And yes, slam is consumed as a food supplement – not as a meal replacement! SLAM RULES: – you must read your own text, – the performance cannot exceed 3 minutes, – you cannot wear costumes, use sound effects, or bring assistants. More important than the rules: expressive reading! If the mirror was bored, the audience will be too. Shout your creation into the Mic, make the pigeons outside the window laugh, throw your cheat sheet to the wind, and then step onto the stage! SLAM PROCESS: there are three rounds. Poets are judged by a jury composed of randomly selected audience members. Performances are evaluated on a ten-point scale. Everyone performs in the first round, and the participants with the highest scores perform in the second and third rounds. Registration is updated after every slam. Events are free, but your presence is not anonymous: our photographers will definitely capture your smile or shadow. The shots will travel to the social and other communication worlds of Kauno menininkų namai.