Spoken Word Youth Choir
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The Spoken Word Youth Choir (SWYC) of Edmonton
, Canada
, is a professional spoken word performance choir, directed by Gail Sidonie Sobat
. SWYC had its world premiere at Axis Cafe in Edmonton
on September 21, 2007, as part of The Roar Spoken Word Festival. The group has also performed at the following:
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, is a professional spoken word performance choir, directed by Gail Sidonie Sobat
Gail Sidonie Sobat
Gail Sidonie Sobat is a Canadian writer, educator, singer and performer. She is the founder and coordinator of YouthWrite a camp for kids who love to write…just about anything! and a non-profit society. She is also the director of the Spoken Word Youth Choir...
. SWYC had its world premiere at Axis Cafe in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
on September 21, 2007, as part of The Roar Spoken Word Festival. The group has also performed at the following:
- International Spoken Word FestivalCalgary International Spoken Word FestivalThe Calgary Spoken Word Festival is a Canadian festival which promotes spoken word. Spoken word draws heavily on the oral tradition and encompasses such genres as jazz, dub, hip-hop, folk, slam and storytelling poets or poetry...
, Calgary, March 2010. - WordsWorth 2009, Bragg Creek, July 2009.
- Steeps Tea House, Edmonton, June 2009.
- Edmonton Restorative Justice Network, Edmonton City Hall, April 2009.
- Edmonton Poetry Festival, Audrey’s Books, Edmonton, March 2009.
- CANWRITE – Canadian Authors Association National Conference, Edmonton, AB, July 2008.
- Creative Cities ConferenceCreative CitiesNot to be confused with:*Creative city, an urban planning concept.*Creative City, an urban development project in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.*Creative Cities Network, a project under the patronage of UNESCO. ...
, Edmonton, AB, Fall 2007. - Edmonton Cultural Capital Gala, Edmonton, AB, Fall 2007.