Produced by Contact and Broken Rose Performing Arts, Flow! is a revolutionary open stage event that will see dancers in close conversation with poets. From its roots in the USA, slam poetry has become a cultural phenomenon, touching the hearts and minds of those involved in the hip-hop genre, as well as that of modern literature. Over the years, the lines between this form of performance and other arts have begun to blur. Flow! takes this a step further, allowing the spoken word to entwine itself with the human body. This event sees a succession of freestyle duets, teaming up poets and dancers to showcase their art forms collaboratively. Each pair will lock, pop, spit and rhyme their way through a spontaneous set.

For details of how to apply to take part in the event as a poet, mc or dancer, please donwload the brief below.

Photo by Joel Chester Fildes, courtesy of Contact, Manchester www.contactmcr.com

Photo by Joel Chester Fildes, courtesy of Contact, Manchester www.contactmcr.com