Spoken Word
What is Spoken Word?
Spoken Word: is a performance art that involves reciting poetry aloud.
What is Theater?
Theater: a building or outdoor area in which plays and other dramatic performances are given.
Who's famous for playing Mufasa?
Who is: James Earl Jones or Aaron Pierre
Who wrote the poem: Still I Rise?
Who is: Maya Angelou
What materials you need to write a poem
Where do actors perform?
What is: a stage
What TikTok star is famous for their role in a movie about food?
Who is: Kat Cenat
Who wrote a famous sonnet called: The Passionate Pilgrim?
Who is: William Shakespeare
What's the name of the terms using to describe two things while using like/as or describes two things creating a vivid image?
What is: Simile and Metaphor
What's the name of the term when you go unscripted while relating to the plot?
What is: Improv
Name a famous Latin/West African actor
Who is:
Latin: Lin-Manuel Miranda
West African: Winston Duke
Name a famous Latin/West African Poet
Who is:
Latin: Pablo Neruda
West African: Phillis Wheatley
During what time was spoken work popularized with Jazz music?
What is: the Harlem Renaissance
Why was theater created?
What is: to honor Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and fertility.
Who said this quote "There is no Black Panther without Denzel Washington!"
Who is: Chadwick Boseman
What poet inspired MLK Jr to write his "I Have A Dream" Speech?
Who is: Langston Hughes
What's the name of the event where poets compete for bragging rights?
What is: Poetry Slam
What's the name of the event where actors compete for recognition?
What is: Theater Festival
Who's the only Latin actor with EGOT Status?
Who is: Rita Moreno
(Emmy: The Rockford Files, Grammy: The Electric Company, Oscar: West Side Story, and Tony: The Ritz)
Who's the only famous West African poet who won an prestigious poetry award?
Who is: Ben Okri
(Booker Prize for The Famished Road)