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Brave New Voices
Brave New Voices (BNV) is a youth spoken word festival created by the nonprofit organization Youth Speaks in 1998. Its conception was inspired by the inaugural Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in San Francisco, California, which was the first poetry slam dedicated to youth in the world. In the years since, Brave New Voices has grown to represent young writers from the ages of 13 to 19, and it is the largest ongoing spoken word festival in the world.
BNV's main event is the International Youth Poetry Slam, where as many as 50 teams, each composed of 4-6 youths, compete for title of best poetry slam team in the world. The final teams are judged by a jury composed of artistic personalities such as illusionist and television host Penn Jillette, poets Mayda Del Valle and Beau Sia, musician Talib Kweli and actress Sanaa Lathan.
In 2008 and 2010, the final rounds of the Brave New Voices Poetry Slam aired on HBO.
James Kass, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and others had worked with Stan Lathan for several years to make sure that young people were booked on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Before Russell Simmons and Lathan launched Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, they tried it out in San Francisco, finding appreciative audiences and new talents there. Kass, Bamuthi and others pitched the idea of the Brave New Voices series to Hollywood, and Lathan agreed to make it happen. He brought it to HBO, where young poets could tell their stories without fear of censorship.
Youth Speaks had collaborated with HBO's Def Poetry in previous years, but their 2008 docuseries was their first direct partnership with HBO and the Simmons Lathan Media Group. HBO additionally provided corporate support for the 2008 and 2010 Brave New Voices Festivals.
Brave New Voices is a program of Youth Speaks in San Francisco. The pedagogy of Brave New Voices was designed by Hodari Davis, who produced the festival alongside Joan Osato for over a decade. The festival is produced by alumni of the Brave New Voices community, referred to as Future Corps, every year in a different city around the United States.
The festival has happened annually since 1997, and first began as a 2-3 day experience for 5 teams. Since then it has grown to an annual competition featuring as many as 50 teams from the United States and around the world. BNV has been held in a number of different cities, including San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, San Jose, Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Oakland, and Atlanta.
During the Brave New Voices Festival, smaller events have been held that are open to all festival participants. There are many different types of competitions and events including Speak Green, MC Olympics, the Individual Poetry Slam, Queeriosity, and Life is Living. The winners and stand-out performers from these events are often highlighted during the festival, featured in social media and on YouTube, and have been given other performance opportunities outside of the festival.
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Brave New Voices
Brave New Voices (BNV) is a youth spoken word festival created by the nonprofit organization Youth Speaks in 1998. Its conception was inspired by the inaugural Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in San Francisco, California, which was the first poetry slam dedicated to youth in the world. In the years since, Brave New Voices has grown to represent young writers from the ages of 13 to 19, and it is the largest ongoing spoken word festival in the world.
BNV's main event is the International Youth Poetry Slam, where as many as 50 teams, each composed of 4-6 youths, compete for title of best poetry slam team in the world. The final teams are judged by a jury composed of artistic personalities such as illusionist and television host Penn Jillette, poets Mayda Del Valle and Beau Sia, musician Talib Kweli and actress Sanaa Lathan.
In 2008 and 2010, the final rounds of the Brave New Voices Poetry Slam aired on HBO.
James Kass, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and others had worked with Stan Lathan for several years to make sure that young people were booked on HBO's Def Poetry Jam. Before Russell Simmons and Lathan launched Def Poetry Jam on Broadway, they tried it out in San Francisco, finding appreciative audiences and new talents there. Kass, Bamuthi and others pitched the idea of the Brave New Voices series to Hollywood, and Lathan agreed to make it happen. He brought it to HBO, where young poets could tell their stories without fear of censorship.
Youth Speaks had collaborated with HBO's Def Poetry in previous years, but their 2008 docuseries was their first direct partnership with HBO and the Simmons Lathan Media Group. HBO additionally provided corporate support for the 2008 and 2010 Brave New Voices Festivals.
Brave New Voices is a program of Youth Speaks in San Francisco. The pedagogy of Brave New Voices was designed by Hodari Davis, who produced the festival alongside Joan Osato for over a decade. The festival is produced by alumni of the Brave New Voices community, referred to as Future Corps, every year in a different city around the United States.
The festival has happened annually since 1997, and first began as a 2-3 day experience for 5 teams. Since then it has grown to an annual competition featuring as many as 50 teams from the United States and around the world. BNV has been held in a number of different cities, including San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Houston, San Jose, Chicago, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Oakland, and Atlanta.
During the Brave New Voices Festival, smaller events have been held that are open to all festival participants. There are many different types of competitions and events including Speak Green, MC Olympics, the Individual Poetry Slam, Queeriosity, and Life is Living. The winners and stand-out performers from these events are often highlighted during the festival, featured in social media and on YouTube, and have been given other performance opportunities outside of the festival.