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Stage Poetry Workshop

Lavarunotyöpajan otsikkokuva, jossa lavarunotyöpajatekstin taustalla mikrofoni ja luokkahuone oranssiksi sävytettynä
The Stage Poetry Workshop explores the possibilities and principles of stage poetry: participants will search for their own voice both on paper and on stage. We’ll write poetry intended for performance and perform it. Exercises are carried out in a supportive atmosphere.

No prior experience of performance poetry is required, but the workshop offers inspiration even for more experienced writers. The content can be tailored extensively to suit the target group.

Overall, the focus of the workshop can be tailored to meet the client’s needs. For example, it can focus more on writing new pieces, refining existing texts, or even simply on performing poems that are already complete. The workshop can also be structured around a specific theme. In addition, the workshop can cover the use of a microphone and stage fright.

Technical requirements

A video projector and/or a flipchart or whiteboard. An HDMI cable to connect the video projector to a computer.

The workshop can also include practice in using a microphone, in which case a microphone and sound system are required, and preferably a microphone stand as well. A music stand is a useful bonus.

My poem: A presentation on Vaskitsa