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MAJSTROVSTVÁ EURÓPY V SLAM POETRY KOŠICE 2024 / EUROPEAN SLAM POETRY CHAMPIONSHIP KOŠICE 2024
EUROPEAN SLAM POETRY CHAMPIONSHIP KOŠICE 2024 / EUROPEAN SLAM POETRY CHAMPIONSHIP KOŠICE 2024
Event by: Kino Úsmev, Tabačka Kulturfabrik, Kníhkupectvo Artforum Košice, Slam poetry SK, Slam poetry CZ
Location: St. Elisabeth's Cathedral, Hlavné námestie 3, Staré Mesto
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About event
European Slam Poetry Championships Košice 2024 🎤🏆
🇸🇰:
At the European Championships in Košice, slammers from 32 countries will compete for the title of European Champion, 1000 euros and the opportunity to perform at the Championships of the world in Mexico. 🌎
The European Championship will have three main events:
● 12.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: Best of Slovak showcase with Czech guests, where the best Slovak slammers from a wide range of communities and cities will be presented. The event will have English subtitles and is primarily intended for an international audience.
The evening is moderated by Tomáš Straka (SK).
● 13.12. Kasárne/Kulturpark: Semi-finals, where the ten best European slammers who will advance to the finals will be decided in two rounds. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
The evening will be hosted by Mara (SK) and Vašek z Aše (CZ).
● 14.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: The finals of the European Championship, where the ten best slammers will meet in the competition for the title. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
Diana Renner (SK) and Anatol Svahilec (CZ) will host.
Semifinals and finals will also be available online for the audience. outside Košice. The texts will be translated into English and Slovak in cooperation with the FACE publishing house and Ján Gavur.
The evaluation will be done by a mixed jury, where three members will be randomly selected from the audience and three members will be selected from professional circles:
Expert jury
• Robert “Bob” Hýsek (CZ): important Czech translator and promoter of slam poetry. He also led straw seminars at Olomouc University. He was the guarantor of several grants for Slam Poetry SK and Slam Poetry CZ.
• Mgr. Lenka Šafránová, Phd (SK): university teacher, poet and author for children who worked at UNIPO and UPJŠ. She also placed slam poetry in her seminar on contemporary Slovak literature.
• Péter Molnár (HU): champion of Hungary in slam poetry for 2018 and champion of Europe in the same year. Péter Molnár worked at the Central European University (CEU) and is a world-class slammer. He is involved in literature and pro-democratic activism.
In addition to the main event, two side events will also take place:
11.12. Kino Úsmev: Discussion with the expert jury and the head of the world slam, Philip Meersman. The discussion will be interpreted into Slovak.
13.12. Kino Úsmev: Round table of organizers and artists from all over Europe with Košice and Slovak cultural organizations.
Silvia Hroncová took over the patronage of the event.
The event was supported by public funds :
The main partner is and was supported from public resources by the Art Support Fund,
This event was supported by a financial contribution from the LITA Fund,
This event was supported by the City of Košice,
This event was supported by: Support Fund TVORBA.
Partners:
Tabačka Kulturfabrik, K13, Kino Úsmev, Artforum Košice, Face – forum for alternative culture and education.
Media partners:
Current affairs, Radio FM, magazine Vertigo.
🇬🇧:
European Slam Poetry Championship Košice 2024
Slam poets from 32 countries will compete for the title of European champion, 1000 Euros and the opportunity to perform at the World Championships in Mexico. The European Championships will have three main events, namely:
● 12.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: Best of Slovak showcase with Czech guests featuring the best Slovak slammers from a wide range of communities and cities. The event will have English subtitles and is primarily intended for an international audience.
The evening will be hosted by Tomáš Straka (SK).
● 13.12. Kasárne kulturpark: Semi-finals, where the top ten European slammers will be decided in two rounds to advance to the finals. The evening will have both English and Slovak subtitles.
The evening will be hosted by Mara (SK) and Vašek z Aše (CZ).
● 14.12. . Tabačka Kulturfabrik: The final of the European Championship where the ten best slammers will meet in the competition for the title. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
Hosted by Diana Renner (SK) and Anatol Svahilec (CZ).
The semi-finals and finals will also be available online for audiences outside of Košice. The texts will be translated into English and Slovak in cooperation with the FACE publishing house and Ján Gavura.
The evaluation will be done by a mixed jury in which three members will be randomly selected from the audience and three members are selected from professional circles:
Expert Jury
- Robert "Bob" Hysek (CZ): prominent Czech translator and promoter of slam poetry. He also conducted slam seminars at the University of Olomouc. He has been a guarantor of several grants for Slam Poetry SK and Slam Poetry CZ.
- Mgr. Lenka Šafránová, (SK) Phd: university teacher, poet and children's author who worked at UNIPO and UPJŠ. She has also placed Slam Poetry in her seminar on contemporary Slovak literature.
- Péter Molnár (HU): Hungarian slam poetry champion in 2018 and European champion in the same year. Péter Molnár worked at the Central European University (CEU), he is a world-class slam poet. He is involved in literature and pro-democracy activism.
In addition to the main event, there will be two side events, namely:
11.12. KINO ÚSMEV: a discussion with an expert jury and the head of the world slam, Philip Meersman. The discussion will be translated into Slovak.
13.12. KINO ÚSMEV: a round table of organizers and artists from all over Europe with Kosice and Slovak cultural organizations.
Silvia Hroncová took over the patronage of the event.
Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council which is the main partner of the project.
This project obtained financial support from the LITA Fund.
This event was supported by the City of Košice.
This event was supported by Podporný fond TVORBA.
Partners:
Tabacka Kulturfabrik , K13, Kino Úsmev, Artforum Košice, Face – forum for alternative culture and education.
Media Partners:
Actuality, Radio FM, magazine Vertigo.
🇸🇰:
At the European Championships in Košice, slammers from 32 countries will compete for the title of European Champion, 1000 euros and the opportunity to perform at the Championships of the world in Mexico. 🌎
The European Championship will have three main events:
● 12.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: Best of Slovak showcase with Czech guests, where the best Slovak slammers from a wide range of communities and cities will be presented. The event will have English subtitles and is primarily intended for an international audience.
The evening is moderated by Tomáš Straka (SK).
● 13.12. Kasárne/Kulturpark: Semi-finals, where the ten best European slammers who will advance to the finals will be decided in two rounds. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
The evening will be hosted by Mara (SK) and Vašek z Aše (CZ).
● 14.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: The finals of the European Championship, where the ten best slammers will meet in the competition for the title. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
Diana Renner (SK) and Anatol Svahilec (CZ) will host.
Semifinals and finals will also be available online for the audience. outside Košice. The texts will be translated into English and Slovak in cooperation with the FACE publishing house and Ján Gavur.
The evaluation will be done by a mixed jury, where three members will be randomly selected from the audience and three members will be selected from professional circles:
Expert jury
• Robert “Bob” Hýsek (CZ): important Czech translator and promoter of slam poetry. He also led straw seminars at Olomouc University. He was the guarantor of several grants for Slam Poetry SK and Slam Poetry CZ.
• Mgr. Lenka Šafránová, Phd (SK): university teacher, poet and author for children who worked at UNIPO and UPJŠ. She also placed slam poetry in her seminar on contemporary Slovak literature.
• Péter Molnár (HU): champion of Hungary in slam poetry for 2018 and champion of Europe in the same year. Péter Molnár worked at the Central European University (CEU) and is a world-class slammer. He is involved in literature and pro-democratic activism.
In addition to the main event, two side events will also take place:
11.12. Kino Úsmev: Discussion with the expert jury and the head of the world slam, Philip Meersman. The discussion will be interpreted into Slovak.
13.12. Kino Úsmev: Round table of organizers and artists from all over Europe with Košice and Slovak cultural organizations.
Silvia Hroncová took over the patronage of the event.
The event was supported by public funds :
The main partner is and was supported from public resources by the Art Support Fund,
This event was supported by a financial contribution from the LITA Fund,
This event was supported by the City of Košice,
This event was supported by: Support Fund TVORBA.
Partners:
Tabačka Kulturfabrik, K13, Kino Úsmev, Artforum Košice, Face – forum for alternative culture and education.
Media partners:
Current affairs, Radio FM, magazine Vertigo.
🇬🇧:
European Slam Poetry Championship Košice 2024
Slam poets from 32 countries will compete for the title of European champion, 1000 Euros and the opportunity to perform at the World Championships in Mexico. The European Championships will have three main events, namely:
● 12.12. Tabačka Kulturfabrik: Best of Slovak showcase with Czech guests featuring the best Slovak slammers from a wide range of communities and cities. The event will have English subtitles and is primarily intended for an international audience.
The evening will be hosted by Tomáš Straka (SK).
● 13.12. Kasárne kulturpark: Semi-finals, where the top ten European slammers will be decided in two rounds to advance to the finals. The evening will have both English and Slovak subtitles.
The evening will be hosted by Mara (SK) and Vašek z Aše (CZ).
● 14.12. . Tabačka Kulturfabrik: The final of the European Championship where the ten best slammers will meet in the competition for the title. The evening will have English and Slovak subtitles.
Hosted by Diana Renner (SK) and Anatol Svahilec (CZ).
The semi-finals and finals will also be available online for audiences outside of Košice. The texts will be translated into English and Slovak in cooperation with the FACE publishing house and Ján Gavura.
The evaluation will be done by a mixed jury in which three members will be randomly selected from the audience and three members are selected from professional circles:
Expert Jury
- Robert "Bob" Hysek (CZ): prominent Czech translator and promoter of slam poetry. He also conducted slam seminars at the University of Olomouc. He has been a guarantor of several grants for Slam Poetry SK and Slam Poetry CZ.
- Mgr. Lenka Šafránová, (SK) Phd: university teacher, poet and children's author who worked at UNIPO and UPJŠ. She has also placed Slam Poetry in her seminar on contemporary Slovak literature.
- Péter Molnár (HU): Hungarian slam poetry champion in 2018 and European champion in the same year. Péter Molnár worked at the Central European University (CEU), he is a world-class slam poet. He is involved in literature and pro-democracy activism.
In addition to the main event, there will be two side events, namely:
11.12. KINO ÚSMEV: a discussion with an expert jury and the head of the world slam, Philip Meersman. The discussion will be translated into Slovak.
13.12. KINO ÚSMEV: a round table of organizers and artists from all over Europe with Kosice and Slovak cultural organizations.
Silvia Hroncová took over the patronage of the event.
Supported using public funding by Slovak Arts Council which is the main partner of the project.
This project obtained financial support from the LITA Fund.
This event was supported by the City of Košice.
This event was supported by Podporný fond TVORBA.
Partners:
Tabacka Kulturfabrik , K13, Kino Úsmev, Artforum Košice, Face – forum for alternative culture and education.
Media Partners:
Actuality, Radio FM, magazine Vertigo.