The Echo Project
The Echo Project is an interactive and engaging experience for writers of all ages and experience levels. The aim is to connect poets with community leaders in order to inspire them to create a spoken word piece reflecting on the importance of community, what community means to them, and how we continue to grow as we move into the future. It includes an interactive dialogue session with the community leaders, a writing and performance workshop, and a performance at the Carver Center to create a professionally filmed video.
Event Schedule
Wednesday January 5th, 6-8 pm via Zoom
– Attendee Orientation and Community Leader Interview
– A welcome session outlining the project, followed by a breakout-room zoom interview where attendees will have a conversation with the community leaders, and create a first draft of their poem.
Thursday January 6th, 6-8 pm via Zoom
– Writing Workshop
– Attendees will take the inspiration from the day before to craft a poem. Led by San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea Vocab Sanderson and 2-time San Antonio Poetry Slam Champion Rooster Martinez, they will learn writing and editing skills to finalize their poem.
Friday January 7th, 6-8:30 pm at The Carver Center
– Performance Workshop
– Attendees will take their poem and start working on their performance. Learning from theatre professional Sanseria Murray and touring spoken word artist Chibbi Orduña, they will get the skills they need to craft a dynamic performance.
Saturday January 8th, 4-6 pm at The Carver Center
– Tech Rehearsal
– Attendees meet at The Carver Center to practice their pieces with lighting and camera tech.
Sunday January 9th, 2-6pm at The Carver Center
– Filming of performance
– Scheduled in blocks, attendees will perform their poem on stage at Jo Long Theater and be filmed for the creation of their final video. Performances do not need to be memorized; a teleprompter will be provided.
– A meal will be provided on this day.
For all in-person sessions, masks will be required when not performing. If you do not have a mask, masks will be provided as well as hand sanitizer.