The Performance Series

Soundtracks & Stanzas

Britta Badour, Adria Kain, Scribe and Martin Gomes

The Performance Series

Soundtracks & Stanzas

Britta Badour, Adria Kain, Scribe and Martin Gomes

8:00pm

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Brigantine Room

90 mins

Whether it be poetry written for the page, the stage, the silver screen, the slam or the melody, every poet plays with words and language to beguile, explain and entertain. Meet a new generation of Black Canadian poets who are pushing the possibilities and challenging the rules of language and music.

Soundtracks & Stanzas is curated by Britta B., an award-winning artist, spoken word poet and performer.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Performance
Poetry

How to attend

Students and youth save up to 50% on passes.

Whether it be poetry written for the page, the stage, the silver screen, the slam or the melody, every poet plays with words and language to beguile, explain and entertain. Meet a new generation of Black Canadian poets who are pushing the possibilities and challenging the rules of language and music.

Soundtracks & Stanzas is curated by Britta B., an award-winning artist, spoken word poet and performer.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Performance
Poetry

Featured Authors

Britta Badour, better known as Britta B., is an award-winning artist, public speaker, and poet living in Toronto. She is the recipient of the Breakthrough Artist Award (Toronto Arts Foundation, 2021) and Lecturer of the Year (COCA, 2021). Britta holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Guelph and teaches spoken word performance at Seneca College. 

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After years of watering and replanting her own personal seeds of success, all while maintaining a level of mystery and reticence on the surface, Adria Kain is now ready to rise and flourish into full bloom. Using the art of storytelling, Adria draws from her own reality, sharing moments of raw and honest lived experiences through soul filled melodies and thought provoking lyricism. Re-emerging with a handful of new single releases, including the hits “Alone In Kenzo” & “Classic” featuring fellow artist Leila Dey, Adria strives to remain at the top of international music lists for “Artists You Need To Know”. She has been praised by The Fader, Complex, HYPEBAE and many more, pushing her to the surface and landing her opportunities to open for the likes of BJ The Chicago Kid, Miguel, Ari Lennox and Grammy award winning and platinum selling artist Questlove. Adria’s vocals have also been included on various projects, including PARTYNEXTDOOR’s self titled second album, on the single “Thirsty”, and Allen Rayman’s ROADHOUSE 01 album, on the singles “December” & “Faust Road”. Adria embarks on a new journey of personal growth with the release of her album WHEN FLOWERS BLOOM, a beautifully depicted story of love lost and self reclaimed.

Read more about Adria Kain

A lifetime immersed in the performing arts has made Joshua “Scribe” Watkis entirely devoted to the gift of storytelling. Through Spoken Word Poetry and Hip-Hop, he has taken thousands into his world to experience it as he does. The Scarborough born poet has performed on stages across Canada for a decade, appeared on CBC’s Poetic Licence and opened for the legendary Hip-Hop band ‘The Roots’. As a competitor he attended the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in 2014, 2015 and 2017, never missing a finals stage, winning the national championship in 2019. Scribe has authored two chapbooks, Tethered and Black Blossom/Harsh North, and was featured on the first ever Spoken Word Audiobook on Audible: Power In Poetry; Moods That Move. Scribe is an Arts Educator and event organizer; as well as a member of the Up From The Roots collective and the Rapper/Producer duo S.O.A.P (Scribe & Onglish Aren’t Perfect). His goal is not only to bring his audiences through his story, but to gift them with the courage to do what he calls the “bravest act on Earth.”. To share their own stories, in their words, out loud.

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Martin Gomes recently obtained a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts at York University where he studied music. Ringleader of his Band “JuiceBox” with whom he won the TIFF: Battle of the Scores competition in 2020. Beatboxer, musician, chorister, model, writer and poet, he got hella characteristics to choose from. His goal is to develop a space where him and his homies can survive, thrive and live their lives at their pace.

Read more about Martin Gomes

8:00pm

Thursday, September 21

Brigantine Room

90 mins

How to attend

Students and youth save up to 50% on passes.

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