Saturday, March 13, 2010

Eighth Mad Open Mic: Captured Words date set: Oct 19

The 8th Mad Open Mic will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Now open for registration.

Cafe Concierto La Fidula
Calle Huertas 57, Madrid
(Metros Sevilla, Banco, Anton Martin)

This is a yearly and often twice yearly forum held in Madrid, Spain since 2008 for reading/speaking/performing one´s creative words in English. Come to present your own work or just to listen in. Open to the public. No entry fee. You pay (only) for what you consume.

Guidelines for Performers:
- Your presentation must be your own creative words; spoken or readspoken. It can be a story, poem, lyrics (but no music), creative essay...
- We will readspeak in cycles of 3 minutes each. Please clock your readings ahead of time.
- Presentations will be in English.
- Sign up by emailing: margiekanter@gmail.com by October 7, 2011.
- Put Open Mic in the Subject or Asunto of the email.
- Include a short sample of your work or give me an idea of what you are planning to readspeak to help in the planning.
- Late registrants will be included when possible.
- For updates check: www.elasunto.com/mkd.htm and click on the open mic icon.

Participaants of 8th Mad Open Mic:Captured Words:

1. Éboli de Mer - Parody
2. Violeta Brana-Lafourcade
3. Bryn Charles
4. Celia A. Knight -
5. Lance Tooks
6. Kathleen Hershner
7. Mudra Mukesh
8. Marjorie Kanter
9. Georgia Varjas
10. Jeff Wiseman
11. Charles almond
12. Dominic Anglim
13. Jose Recio
14. Laura hearfield
15. Janel Torkington
16. Chris Tasaka
17. Gyula Friewald
18. Alex Owen-Hill
19. John Dapolito
20. Sue Burke
21. Daniel Vicent



Announcing the Seventh Mad Open Mic: Captured Words.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011.
Cafe Concierto La Fidula
Calle Huertas 57, Madrid
(Metros Sevilla, Banco, Anton Martin)

Performing will begin at 9 pm.

To register and for further information, contact: margiekanter@gmail.com or www.elasunto.com/mkd.htm

Come to present your own work or just to listen in. Open to the public. No entry fee. You pay (only) for what you consume.

Guidelines for Performers:
- Your presentation must be your own creative words; spoken or readspoken. It can be a story, poem, lyrics (but no music), creative essay...
- We will readspeak in cycles of 3 minutes each depending upon how many we are. Please prepare your work in combinations of 3 minutes each to allow for flexibility in scheduling. If there is time, there will be a second cycle. Please clock your readings ahead of time.
- Sign up by emailing: margiekanter@gmail.com by February 15, 2011.
- Put Open Mic in the Subject or Asunto of the email.
- Include a short sample of your work or give me an idea of what you are planning to readspeak to help in the planning.
- Late registrants will be included when possible.
- Presentations will be in English.

Listed of registered partipants for the 7th Mad Open Mic as of February 14, 2011:

Anne Murray - poetry
Valeska Acuna - poetry
Sebastian Lopez - poetry
Marjorie Kanter - short literary piece(s)
Leopoldo Fornes - his words
Eboli de Mer -a thought in poetic prose
Sue Burke - opening of her science novel "Transplants"
Jose Luis Delgado Guitart - dream(s)
Violeta Brana - her words
John Dapolito - story
Jun Chen - extract from biography
Tom Fieselman - story
Matilde Fluixál - short narration
Jennifer Kearney - a child´s monologue
Maureen Moss - travel writing
Dominic Anglim - spoken word
Laura Hearfield - poetry
Peter Wessel - poetry
Nicola Hardy - story
Janel Torkington - slam outside a slam
Callum Mchardy - poetric rant spoken
Monica Alisse - essay in progress
Stephanie Gough - extract
Aaron Coleman - spoken word
Celia Knight - poetry
Daniel Vicent - poetry
Lance Tooks
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Old events below here:

Please note that due to the call for a General Strike thoughóut Spain,
The 6th Mad Open Mic:Captured Words to be held on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. This is the new date.
Come to readperform or just to listen in.
Now open for registration.
Registrants to date posted below.

Café Concierto La Fídula
Calle Huertas, 57 Madrid in the Barrio de las Letras
Metro: Anton Martin, Sevilla, Banco

Performing will begin at 9 pm.

To register and for further information, contact: margiekanter@gmail.com or www.elasunto.com/mkd.htm

Come to present your own work or just to listen in. Open to the public. No entry fee. You pay (only) for what you consume.

Guidelines for Performers:
- Your presentation must be your own creative words; spoken or readspoken. It can be a story, poem, lyrics (but no music), creative essay...
- We will readspeak in cycles of 3 minutes each depending upon how many we are. Please prepare your work in combinations of 3 minutes each to allow for flexibility in scheduling. If there is time, there will be a second cycle. Please clock your readings ahead of time.
- Sign up by emailing: margiekanter@gmail.com by September 22, 2010.
- Put Open Mic in the Subject or Asunto of the email.
- Include a short sample of your work or give me an idea of what you are planning to readspeak to help in the planning.
- Late registrants will be included when possible.
- Presentations will be in English.


List of registered participants as of September 29, 2010 for the 6th Open Mic:

Anne Sofie Allarp
Sue Burke
Anne Murray
Jennifer Deborah Walker
Éboli de Mer
Claire Jasinski
John Dapolito
Sebastian Lopez
Keith Williamson
Leopoldo Fornés-Bonavía Dolz
Violeta Brana
Laura Edgecumbe-Ansdell
Sabrina Hayeem-Ladani
Jonathan Teuma
Matilde Fluixá
Aaron Coleman
Noelle Williamson
Valeska Acuna
Marjorie Kanter
Michael Mirth
Monica Alisse
Evaristo Bellotti

PAST EVENTS---------------------------------------------------------------below here
The Fifth Mad Open Mic:
Registrants for 5th Open Mic as of April 9, 2010:

Marta Bernal of Bubok.com will tell us about publishing the Bubok way and after the readings will be available to chat with people.

1. Leopoldo Fornes
2. Jonathan Teuma
3. Sebastian Lopez
4. Simon Betterton
5. Dominic Anglim
6. Nivea de etruria y che,
7. Sue Burke
8. Sarah E. Rogers
9. Matilde Fluixá
10. John Dapolito
11. Danilo Jude
12. Violeta Brana
13. Keith Williamson
14. Marjorie Kanter
15. Laura Edgecumbe-Ansdell
16. Tom Miller
17. Aaron Coleman
18. Anne Murray
19. Kelly Crull
20. Jon Do aka K.C. aka Carlos “A”
21. Jose Luis Delgado Guitart