{"id":926,"date":"2017-07-11T17:33:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T17:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/?page_id=926"},"modified":"2017-08-01T23:10:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T23:10:16","slug":"performance-poetry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/performance-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Performance Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:20px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:48%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px; width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iChfvYzd38M?rel=0?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>I write on a range of topics such as romantic love, gender equality, domestic violence, forgiveness, race-based discrimination, refugee rights and decolonizing mindsets.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:48%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube fusion-aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px; width:100%;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0z1t7y2ZRJs?rel=0?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>A spoken word piece about grief, love, pain, life, and death. This poem is dedicated to the memory of Sam McNulty aka ChapOne. Vocal accompaniment by Chris McNulty. Shot and edited by Arterium Angled.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:30.6666%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none fusion-slider-sc-cover\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"1\" data-slideshow_speed=\"7000\" style=\"max-width:321px;height:450px;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/we-run-with-yellow.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"702\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/we-run-with-blue.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"702\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/wr-run-with-pink.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"702\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:65.3333%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>WE RUN WITH WOLVES<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>I curate \u2018We Run With Wolves\u2019 (WRWW) night championing diverse female voices, particularly from women of colour and other marginalized voices in our community. Poets come together to create a warm, open and inclusive space for all to be inspired by these shared narratives. The space we emerge from is also queer and trans positive.<\/p>\n<p>WRWW nights has been packing out The Toff in Town consistently, with audiences hungry for unapologetic brave voices from multi-dimensional perspectives, featuring some of Australia\u2019s most dynamic performance poets including Arielle Cottingham, Fleassy Malay, Michelle Dabrowksi, Noelani Chotes, Tariro Mavondo, Emilie Zoe Baker, Amal Ibrahim, Sukhjit Singh, Janam Kaur(Candice Monique), Soreti Kadir and many others.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:80px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 20px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Poetry<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-recent-posts fusion-recent-posts-1 avada-container layout-default layout-columns-3\"><section class=\"fusion-columns columns fusion-columns-3 columns-3\"><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\">admin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2017-07-29T22:03:24+00:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/read-the-signs\/\">Read the Signs<\/a><\/h4><p>it stopped feeling right I know you heard it my bones and locking hips in silt and clay I know you did but you took it anyway\u2026 My body is not your dumping ground not [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\">admin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2017-08-01T23:16:03+00:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/airport\/\">Airport<\/a><\/h4><p>he walked into that departure hall like he was on a red carpet\u2026 a bush trail\u2026 an exotic shoreline in the Madagascar \u2026 he seemed lost in his own world seemed so out of this [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><article class=\"post fusion-column column col col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4\"><div class=\"recent-posts-content\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/author\/admin\/\" title=\"Posts by admin\" rel=\"author\">admin<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2017-08-01T23:17:57+00:00<\/span><h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/amnesia\/\">Amnesia<\/a><\/h4><p>you became a total stranger when I was a teenager somewhere between burgeoning chest, hairy legs awkward curiosity about the boys and the bees you were someone who always seemed to be able to stand [...]<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/section><\/div><div class=\"fusion-aligncenter\"><style>.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-1{border-radius:2px 2px 2px 2px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/poetry\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Read More Poetry<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 20px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2>Performances<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>I&#8217;ve performed on stages both locally and abroad. Some of these include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twice featured at Bowery Poetry Club, NYC<\/li>\n<li>Silver Room, Chicago<\/li>\n<li>Somar Bar, Oakland<\/li>\n<li>Bali International Readers and Writers Festival<\/li>\n<li>Soul Food Tour with Luka Lesson, Omar Musa and Emilie Zoey Baker<\/li>\n<li>Viva Victoria Festival, Federation Square<\/li>\n<li>New Year&#8217;s Eve Celebration, Federation Square<\/li>\n<li>Centre for Poetics and Justice, The Arts Centre<\/li>\n<li>Featured at Mother Tongue, Melbourne, Australia<\/li>\n<li>Featured at Voices in the Attic, Melbourne, Australia<\/li>\n<li>25th Asia Pacific Annual International Baccalaureate Conference, Melbourne Exhibition<\/li>\n<li>Molly Hadfield Social Justice Oration, Preston Council<\/li>\n<li>Australian Embassy, Bali<\/li>\n<li>Youth Against Racism Forum, Centre for Multicultural Youth<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;We Welcome Refugees&#8217; event, Maribyrnong Town Hall<\/li>\n<li>Dandenong Correctional Facilities<\/li>\n<li>Contemporary Pacific Arts festival<\/li>\n<li>International Women&#8217;s Day, Darebin City Council<\/li>\n<li>Evening with Julian Burnside, Space2B<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Living Expo at Federation Square<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For bookings of performance poetry or poetry workshops, <a href=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">please contact me<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:80px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-zoomin\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" alt=\"PRESENTATION SKILLS\" title=\"PRESENTATION SKILLS\" src=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PRESENTATION-SKILLS4.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PRESENTATION-SKILLS4-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PRESENTATION-SKILLS4-400x534.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PRESENTATION-SKILLS4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=926"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1214,"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/926\/revisions\/1214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sahidaapsara.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}