Adventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session, during which you'll circulate through a series of games, lessons, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range.
“The poets were total professionals and brought hot topics to life with their passion and energy. The students were mesmerized and totally engaged.” - Tracy Sullivan, Hugh Boyd Secondary The always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year, featuring a battle between heavyweights of the … Continued
This event will be taking place on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples. For 2020 We have a brand new location and day for the annual All Star Slam. This year we'll be at the fully accessible, Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library in … Continued
A night for all 16 High School Teams to perform introductory poems showcasing their talent and style. Plus a feature performance by Canadian Spoken Word Champion, Chris Tse. 6PM-8PM / VPL Central Branch / Alice MacKay Room / Free We fully acknowledge that all Hullabaloo and Verses Festival of Words … Continued
All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. The competition kicks off with our fist two bouts pitting 4 different teams against each other in each bout. Bout 1 will be in the Alice MacKay Room. Bout … Continued
All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. The competition continues with our last batch of bouts on day 1. 4 teams in each bout. It should be on fire! (metaphorically) Bout 3 will be in the … Continued
This event will be taking place on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples. 4 different workshops presented by World Class poets, Janice Joe Lee, Chris Tse, Patrick de belen and Johnny Trinh lead students through Adventures in Poetryland. Each workshop offers a unique perspective … Continued
All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. Day 2 begins with the first two afternoon bouts for our competing teams. Each team has had a chance to perform and now things get even more intense! Bout … Continued
All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples. These will be the last 2 bouts of preliminary competition. These bouts could very well determine which teams make it in to Finals! Each team has had a chance … Continued
This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. For the 2021 edition of Hullabaloo we keep some of the past and forge ahead with something new. Once again we will be having our Spoken Word Jamboree to kick off the festival. … Continued
This event will be originating from the Unceded Ancestral Lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Adventures in Poetryland is our annual workshop series led by our Festival Feature Performers. This year they are Apollo the Child and Nisha Patel. These workshop are open to all students participating … Continued