How We Survive: A Feminist Poetry Show

How We Survive: A Feminist Poetry Show
Lift Women’s Voices. Burn The Patriarchy Down.

How We Survive is a feminist spoken word performance featuring internationally acclaimed poets Olivia Hall and Carrie Rudzinski. This two woman show presents a powerful and honest narrative on what is to be a woman living and surviving in 2017.

Returning to Wellington for three nights, How We Survive powerfully addresses social issues ranging from rape culture to body image to Hermione as a feminist role model. After four sold-out performances in 2016, How We Survive returns with new poems, carrying a switchblade and a hallelujah in the same breath. Hailing from New Zealand and America respectively, Hall and Rudzinski blend their voices into a powerful one and a half hour performance promising to heal, nurture, and spark discussion. Come experience just how we survive: together.

A special writing workshop will be offered on Saturday June 24th at Fringe Bar from 3:30pm to 5pm. This poetry workshop will provide the tools to write honest, introspective poems and is open to beginners and advanced writers alike.

$20 waged / $10 unwaged.

Limited spaces, to reserve your spot please email howwesurvive2017@gmail.com.

Carrie Rudzinski ranked 4th in the world at the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam and has performed her work across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India and in almost all 50 of the United States. A published author, her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and Bustle. Carrie is currently the 2017 Programme Coordinator for the Michael King Writer’s Centre’s Poetry Project and a lecturer at Manukau Institute of Technology's Faculty of Creative Arts teaching creative writing and performing arts.

Olivia Hall is the 2015 Matariki Slam Champion, the 2017 Wellington Fringe Slam
Champion and placed third at the 2015 New Zealand National Slam Finals in Hamilton.

Performing poetry since 2013, Olivia is one of the organisers for Wellington's acclaimed poetry organisation, Poetry in Motion, and recently completed her Honours degree in Sociology at Victoria University of Wellington.

What: How We Survive featuring Olivia Hall and Carrie Rudzinski
Where: Cavern Club, 22 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington
When: Friday June 23rd, Saturday June 24th, and Sunday June 25th
Time: Doors 7PM / Show 7:30PM
Price: $15 / $10 Student (18+ only)
Facebook Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1947607898859554/
Eventfinda Link: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/how-we-survive-wellingtonedition/wellington

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