The Moth StorySLAM: Busted, Rich Mix
Members of the public compete to tell the best comic stories in the next instalment of this cult event
The Moth StorySLAM: Busted, Rich Mix
Since arriving in London, the New York open-mic storytelling phenomenon has gained a pretty sizeable following. This means that tickets have a tendency to sell out with alarming speed so make sure to get yours while you can.
Stories are everywhere. From the young child who desperately begs to be told a story at bedtime, to the grandparent who tells and retells favourite narratives from a life already lived, the need for stories is an urgent one, present in everyone - all ages, all cultures, both tellers and listeners. This is what The Moth StorySLAM has tapped into, and which audiences flock to – like moths to a flame.
This not-for-profit organisation goes deeper than appealing to our natural nosiness. We all have stories that we tell ourselves, stories that make up our identities. We narrativise our lives in an attempt to gain access to ourselves. To tell a story is to learn by finding patterns and poetics in the otherwise arbitrary events of one’s life. On the receiving end, stories have an intense power to engage the empathy of the listener, breaking down all manner of barriers.
At The Moth StorySLAM, storyteller hopefuls (who've prepared a tale based on the theme of the month) will put their names in The Moth hat. Names are picked and, one by one, storytellers take the stage. Each teller has just five minutes, and those tellers are scored by teams of judges selected from the audience. Storytellers have no page in front of them. They are, true to the open mic format, ordinary people who have had something extraordinary, or hilariously ordinary, happen to them, given a chance to share it with a diverse audience in their own voice.
The theme for the next StorySLAM is Money, so expect stories about cheapskates and big spenders, misers and millionaires. Pawn shops, spending sprees, eBay deals, and piggy bank funds. Selling your blood or buying a round for the whole bar.
At the next Moth GrandSLAM Championship, StorySLAM champs compete to find a definitive winner, so at those events the storytelling tends to be a bit more finessed.
The Moth Mainstage is another event, thrown in partnership with the London Podcast Festival, which features five true, personal stories by luminaries in the arts and sciences.
If you haven’t already spent years yearning to see The Moth live from this side of The Pond, you can get a taster by listening to their podcast. Our favourite Moth story is entitled Life on a Möbius Strip , told by a young astrophysicist who finds wild parallels in her research and personal life.
ON SALE RIGHT NOW:
No Moth events are on sale right now
FUTURE EVENTS
Nine to Five
Tuesday 29 November
7.30pm
Tickets on sale 17 November, 3pm.
Risk
Monday 19 December
7.30pm
Tickets on sale 15 December, 3pm.
Click here to see other great talks in London.
Stories are everywhere. From the young child who desperately begs to be told a story at bedtime, to the grandparent who tells and retells favourite narratives from a life already lived, the need for stories is an urgent one, present in everyone - all ages, all cultures, both tellers and listeners. This is what The Moth StorySLAM has tapped into, and which audiences flock to – like moths to a flame.
This not-for-profit organisation goes deeper than appealing to our natural nosiness. We all have stories that we tell ourselves, stories that make up our identities. We narrativise our lives in an attempt to gain access to ourselves. To tell a story is to learn by finding patterns and poetics in the otherwise arbitrary events of one’s life. On the receiving end, stories have an intense power to engage the empathy of the listener, breaking down all manner of barriers.
At The Moth StorySLAM, storyteller hopefuls (who've prepared a tale based on the theme of the month) will put their names in The Moth hat. Names are picked and, one by one, storytellers take the stage. Each teller has just five minutes, and those tellers are scored by teams of judges selected from the audience. Storytellers have no page in front of them. They are, true to the open mic format, ordinary people who have had something extraordinary, or hilariously ordinary, happen to them, given a chance to share it with a diverse audience in their own voice.
The theme for the next StorySLAM is Money, so expect stories about cheapskates and big spenders, misers and millionaires. Pawn shops, spending sprees, eBay deals, and piggy bank funds. Selling your blood or buying a round for the whole bar.
At the next Moth GrandSLAM Championship, StorySLAM champs compete to find a definitive winner, so at those events the storytelling tends to be a bit more finessed.
The Moth Mainstage is another event, thrown in partnership with the London Podcast Festival, which features five true, personal stories by luminaries in the arts and sciences.
If you haven’t already spent years yearning to see The Moth live from this side of The Pond, you can get a taster by listening to their podcast. Our favourite Moth story is entitled Life on a Möbius Strip , told by a young astrophysicist who finds wild parallels in her research and personal life.
ON SALE RIGHT NOW:
No Moth events are on sale right now
FUTURE EVENTS
Nine to Five
Tuesday 29 November
7.30pm
Tickets on sale 17 November, 3pm.
Risk
Monday 19 December
7.30pm
Tickets on sale 15 December, 3pm.
Click here to see other great talks in London.
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| What | The Moth StorySLAM: Busted, Rich Mix |
| Where | Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Old Street (underground) |
| When |
On 13 Sep 16, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM |
| Price | £9 or thereabouts |
| Website | Click here to read more via The Moth |