SEASON 3 IS HERE! Come to our opener in our new home at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre! We are so happy to be in this LGBTQ+ historic and FULLY ACCESSIBLE space! Hot Damn is a travelling poetry slam competition that supports the LGBTQ+ voice. We do shows all over Ontario and in April, we invite the winners of each slam to compete for our top prize. A trip to Capturing Fire an international queer summit and slam in Washington DC.
You don't need to have slammed before, you can come join us, sign up for the open mic (open to all art forms 4 mins only) or compete in the two round slam. Find out more at www.queerslam.com about rules etc. Now meet our feature!
Over the years through poetry and effective communication Truth Is ... has dedicated much of their time and all of themself to the betterment of community. They have headlined in several conferences focused on social equity, gender equality, labour safety and youth motivation. They are co-director of not for profit arts organization Guelph Spoken Word and has also been the recipient of the Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards and Guelph's Top 40 under 40.
A great leader and powerful public speaker of our time was noted for using thunderclap rhythm with a distinctive voice, blending ecstasy and despair. That has also been used as a description for the Truth Is ...style. Their passion is only surpassed by a desire to explore & express the truth itself and this becomes obvious when their poetry is spoken.
Truth is ... is a multiple time individual slam champion, a 9x national spoken word team member; participating in well over 300 slams and they have graced the prestigious stage of the Annual 'When Sisters Speak' spoken word concerts 5x. In addition to slams and a long list of feature performances across North America Truth Is... has also opened up for Canadian Hip-Hop idol K-OS and legendary activist Angela Davis.
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