The words and its voice with Alia Gabres (Feat. Bo Svoronos)
Tuesday, 10 June 2014. 4pm-end
At KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Jl Ngadinegaran MJ3/100, Yogyakarta
Free entry
„That spoken word artist is a cunning linguist“ (Anonymous)
(scroll down for Indonesian version)
KUNCI and FCACheartsJogja cordially invites you to a talk with Alia Gabres and Bo Svoronos on their active engagement with spoken word art practices. Deriving from poetry tradition, hip-hop culture, postmodern performance, jazz, and storytelling, spoken word art gains more and more pertinence in the global stage, particularly among youth. This is mainly attributed to its lively interaction between performers and audience, allowing immediate transmission of view and emotions through frank commentaries on issues shaping/burdening contemporary society.
This event is jointly organised by KUNCI and Footscray Community Arts Center Australia (http://footscrayarts.com/) as a part of FCACheartsJogja: A contemporary art exchange between people and place. FCACheartsJogja is part of the Australian Embassy –Jakarta’s Arts and Cultural Program 2014. From March through to November, there will be a range of activities across Indonesia including music, dance, sport, textiles, visual art exhibitions, literature exchanges and science and innovation seminars.
Alia Gabres
Writer, Poet & Storyteller
Alia Gabres is a Melbourne based Poet & Storyteller. She is Associate Producer in Arts Programming at FCAC and undertaking a Victorian College of the Arts Masters in Community and Cultural development, her main interest is in using arts practice as a site for knowledge generation and cultural transmission. She was part of the Global Poetics Tour 2011 with New York slam champions Mahogany Brown and others. The following year she featured as part of the Please Resist Me tour with National Slam Champion Luka Lesson and acclaimed Poet Joel Mckerrow. Alia was curator of the Spoken Word explorations series ‘Tell it like it is’ throughout 2011 and recently co-produced the sell out One Night Stanza Poetry evening with Sydney Writers Festival US guest Poets Anis Mojgani and Ken Arkind. She is currently recording her debut poetry and sounds album that is due for release in 2014.
Bo Svoronos
Artist, Creative Producer
Bo works for Footscray Community Arts Centre as Creative Producer; he is an independent producer and cultural practitioner having instigated a variety of festivals, tours and events. Bo holds a PhD in fine art that highlighted the complex nature of festival artistry, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and culture, intangible cultural heritage, festival contact zones and local government. Bo is Next Wave board member, former Chairman of WELL Theatre, former general board member of The Torch, a chef by trade and has an obscure arts practice he carries around in one of his many pockets.
(versi Indonesia)
KUNCI dan FCACheartsJogja mengundang anda untuk hadir dalam diskusi bersama Alia Gabres dan Bo Svoronos tentang aktivitas mereka dalam praktik seni tutur kata. Sebagai pertautan antara tradisi puisis, budaya hip-hop, pertujukan pascamodern, jazz dan penceritaan, seni tutur kata semakin mewarnai budaya global, terutama di kalangan anak muda. Ini disokong oleh karakternya yang interaktif dan segera di antara penampil dan penonton, di mana terjadi pertukaran pandangan dan perasaan secara langsung melai komentar-komentar lugas atas peristiwa-peristiwa sosial yang membentuk masyarakat kontemporer.
Acara ini diselenggarakan oleh KUNCI dan Footscray Community Arts Center Australia (http://footscrayarts.com/) sebagai bagian dari FCACheartsJogja: Pertukaran seni kontemporer antar orang dan tempat. FCACheartsJogja adalah bagian dari Program Seni Budaya Kedutaan Australia di Jakarta tahun 2014. Dari Maret – November, serangkaian aktivitas digelar di seuluruh Indonesia, termasuk musik, tari, olahraga, tekstil, pameran seni rupa, pertukaran sastra, dan seminar sains dan inovasi.
Alia Gabres
Penulis, Penyair, Penutur cerita
Alia Gabres adalah Penyair dan Penutur Cerita yang tinggal di Melbourne. Ia adalah Associate Producer di Program Kesenian di FCAC dan tengah belajar di Victorian College untuk Program Master Seni Komunitad dan Perkembangan Budaya, minat utamanya adalah dalam menggunakan praktik seni sebagai situs produksi pengetahuan dan transmisi budaya. Ia adalah bagian dari Global Poetics Tour 2011 bersama juara – juara slam with New York seperti Mahogany Brown dan lainnya. Tahun berikutnya ia ikut ambil bagian dalam tur Please Resist Me bersama Juara Slam Luka Lesson dan penyair Joel Mckerrow. Alia adalah kurator untuk eksplorasi Spoken Word bertajuk ‘Tell it like it is’ sepanjang 2011 dan baru-baru ini membantu produksi malam One Night Stanza Poetry bersama tamu Sydney Writers Festival US Penyair Anis Mojgani dan Ken Arkind. Baru-baru ini ia merekam almum puisi dan bunyinya yang akan dirilis tahun 2014.
Bo Svoronos
Seniman, Produser Kreatif
Bo bekerja di Footscray Community Arts Centre sebagai Produser Kreatif; ia adalah produser independen dan praktisi kultural yang menyelenggarakan berbagai festival, tur, dan peristiwa. Bo mendapat gelar PhD dalam seni rupa dengan mengangkat tema tentang kerumitan artistik penyelenggaraan festival, seni dan budaya Aboriginal dan Torres, pusaka budaya tak berwujud, festival sebagai zona kontak dan pemerintah lokal. Bo adalah anggotan dewan di Next Wave, mantan ketua WELL Theatre, mantang anggota dewan The Torch, seorang koki handal dan punya praktik kesenian unik yang selalu ia bawa-bawa di salah satu dari banyak kantongnya.