{"id":2410,"date":"2012-02-22T14:49:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T22:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=2410"},"modified":"2012-03-01T14:46:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T22:46:45","slug":"two-festivals-celebrate-words-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/02\/22\/two-festivals-celebrate-words-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Two festivals celebrate words, ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Performers warm up in last year's Victoria Spoken Word Festival (photo David Bukach).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People in Victoria are talking this month. With both the Victoria Spoken Word Festival and the Ideawave conference happening on the same week, Victorians are being exposed to a variety of artists and critical thinkers with something to say.
\nThe second annual Victoria Spoken Word Festival is one of the few opportunities for young Canadian poets to grow past the slam poetry scene. The festival starts with three days of artist-only workshops where they will explore a wide variety of performance styles. The performers assemble a show in that time which will become the substance of the festival. The festival\u2019s material is often edgy, taking non-mainstream viewpoints of sex, politics, family, and life with emphasis that this is \u201cnot your grandma\u2019s poetry,\u201d according to organizers.
\n\u201cThe workshops really got us out of our comfort zone right from the start,\u201d says Vancouver performer Johnny McRae, returning for the second year. \u201cThe energy there, in such a creative space where we have spent the last three days, really affected people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the third Ideawave conference is an opportunity to hear the ideas of great thinkers in an engaging setting. Speakers, who range from scientists to improvisational performers, touch on topics from growing young farmers to hacking biology. The two-day conference will feature 50 different talks and each speaker has 10 minutes to give the audience a snapshot of their ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no limitations on subject matter,\u201d explains organizer Kris Constable, \u201cif someone asks me if it\u2019s business ideas I say, \u2018Yes,\u2019 if someone asks me if it\u2019s ideas that change the world I say, \u2018Yes.\u2019 It\u2019s a very diverse range.\u201d
\nConstable says his mission is to engage critical thinkers with the community in hopes of making innovation more affordable and accessible.<\/p>\n

Victoria Spoken Word Festival<\/strong>
\nFebruary 23
\nSolstice Caf\u00e9 (529 Pandora Ave.)
\nFebruary 24-26
\nIntrepid Theater (1609 Blanshard St.)
\n victoriaspokenwordfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Ideawave<\/strong>
\nFebruary 25-26
\nAmbrosia Conference & Event Centre (638 Fisgard Street)
\n ideawave.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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