National Poetry Slam 2012

More than 1,000 people from across the country will come to Charlotte in early August for the largest team performance poetry event in the world, the National Poetry Slam (NPS). Hosted by Blumenthal Performing Arts, SlamCharlotte and Poetry Slam Inc. (PSi), NPS 2012 will bring 72 teams from North America together from August 7-11 to compete for the national championship. Over the course of these five days, Blumenthal Performing Arts will use all of its campuses to host the 46 official bouts that… Show more make up nationals (40 Preliminary Bouts, 4 Semi-Finals, 1 Group Piece Finals and 1 NPS Finals), culminating with the National Poetry Slam Finals on Saturday, August 11 at the Knight Theater. For a full schedule of events including performance times and theaters click here. Part super bowl, part poetry summer camp, and part traveling exhibition, the National Poetry Slam has emerged as slam's highest profile showcase and is staged in a different city each year. While other PSi events have previously been hosted by Blumenthal and SlamCharlotte, this is the first time that Charlotte has hosted PSi's most popular competition, and just the second time that NPS has taken place in the Carolinas since NPS was launched in 1990. There are two ways to attend the events of NPS 2012 - Passes and Individual Tickets. Passes (All Access Passes and Student Passes) go on sale beginning Monday, April 2 and they provide the greatest value to fully experience everything that NPS 2012 has to offer. Individual Tickets for Competition Events go on sale beginning Wednesday, May 30. All Access Pass - Provides admission to all official NPS 2012 events as listed on nps2012charlotte.com including Day Events, Late-Night Events, Preliminary Bouts, Semi-Final Competition, Group Piece Finals and National Poetry Slam Finals. All Access Pass holders must be at the venue 30 minutes prior to each event to receive guaranteed admission. Student Pass - Provides same benefits as All Access Pass, but some events may be restricted to those under the age of 21, due to venue and/or content restrictions. A valid Student Id must be presented when picking up the Student Pass. Limit 1 Student Pass per Student Id. Get 25% Off All Access & Student Passes! - To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of poetry slam in 2011, NPS 2012 is offering the next great deal! Providing all of the benefits of the All Access Pass, you can now buy one All Access or Student Pass for 25% off! This offer will only run June 25th thru July 25th. You must have a valid Student Id to purchase a Student Pass. Adult language & content.
Location: Blumenthal Performing Arts
This event will take place at mulitple theaters. See below for more info.
Charlotte, NC

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