8 international appearances. 5 shows. 5 albums. 2 books. Multiple awards.Going bald
That’s the combined product of just over ten years of Spoken Word performance from home-grown popular poet, Iain EWOK Robinson.
As a both a poetry Slam champion and battle rapper EWOK enjoys improvised performances. Join him at the Seabrookes Theatre for one night on Thursday 25 September, where he will tie together ten years of professional performance poetry into an hour of live entertainment and Spoken Word spectacle. Expect old classics and fresh material, including his soon-to-be-poetic-hit-single “Patrick Lambie”.
With an international track record from Stockholm to Medellin, he has made a success out of speaking an authentically Durban type of “word”.
“I’m not trying to be conservative. I just think we need to think about what we’re selling to the kids…”
From his first recital as a second year student at UND in 2002 to his featured slot as Poetry Africa’s 2012 Dennis Brutus Memorial poet, EWOK has made performance poetry his craft.
As both a theatre professional and an artist strongly influenced by Hip Hop culture, he has developed a style that is a unique blend of both in an effort to access as many stages as possible with his urge to be “heard above the herd”.
Coming from an educational and an activist family, his perspective is shaped largely by both, and his work flows between a variety of topics.
His lyrical influences are as diverse as his subject matter, from Tim Rice’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” to Cypress Hill’s “Black Sunday”.
“Heynolakka.”
From sagging his pants to his social stance, his accent to his articulation, EWOK pulls in all the pieces so all the people can pull-in and publicly puzzle together.
On Thursday the 25th of September, for one night only, he’s bringing it home. Come and bear witness to an evening of straight Spoken Word from this prolific pen-pushing son of the “Poison City”.
Tickets cost R70 at the box office which is open from 6:30pm . Show starts 7:30pm. There’s limited seating, so booking is essential. Book through Going Places (Ailsa) – 083 2502690
Bring some extra cash to take home his book “Pimp My Poetry” for only R100.
