| VOLTAGE! FAQs WHAT IS VOLTAGE? A spoken word competition for teens only, ages 19-13. WHO COORDINATES VOLTAGE? Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives at University of Wisconsin-Madison. WHO CAN ENTER? Any teenager within the Southeastern Wisconsin area. WHAT'S AT STAKE? A position on Wisconsin's 2010 teen poetry team, which will compete (all expenses paid) at a national contest in Los Angeles next summer. HOW DO I WIN? Contestants will read, recite or perform two original poems. A panel of judges will assign scores based on content AND delivery. Are there any rules? Yes, just a few:
OKAY, HOW DO I ENTER?!? Contestants must sign-in between 5:30 pm and 6:15 p.m. There is no cost to enter |
VOLTAGE! TEEN SLAM 2009-2010 October 16 Congrats! Jordan Gaines of Dominican HS Adelajeh Rashad of Bradley Tech HS November 20 Congrats! Nakila Robinson of HS of the Arts Ashley Street of HS of the Arts Genesis of HS of the Arts December 18 Congrats! Marcelles Brown of HS of the Arts Davian Alston of HS of the Arts January 15 Congrats! Alexis Humphries of HS of the Arts Emmitt Williams of Reagan HS February 19 STATE FINALS: February 26 First and Second place performers from each monthly slam will advance to the State Finals to compete for the Wisconsin Brave New Voices team! ___________________________________ Centennial Hall of Milwaukee Public Library 733 N. Eighth Street (MCTS buses #10, 12, 23, 30, 31, 80, 137 & 143) 6:00 - 8:30 pm FREE & Open to the Public 6:00 Sign up begins (only 10 teens each month) 6:30 Slam (two rounds) 7:30 Open Mic (including a guest performance by national and local spoken word artists) |
| DO YOU HAVE IDEAS ON FIRE? Then ... we might just be looking for you! We're launching our 4th Annual search for the illest, coldest, hypest, realest, smoothest, hottest words from Milwaukee teens! Monthly slam competitions will take place monthly from September to February. Top performers will represent at the 2010 Brave New Voices International Teen Spoken Word Competition & Festival in Los Angeles! |
Voltage! Open mic and Slam series is a pre-collegiate
program of the University of Wisconsin's Office of
Multicultural Arts Initiatives, home of the First Wave Urban
Arts Scholarship Program. Click here for more information!
program of the University of Wisconsin's Office of
Multicultural Arts Initiatives, home of the First Wave Urban
Arts Scholarship Program. Click here for more information!
| For the complete calendar of events for the Voltage! Teen Series CLICK HERE |
