Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 24 March
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
The Wheeler Centre and wheelercentre.com
176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
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At this gala event, an all-teen lineup will explore and experiment at the intersection of words and pictures. We’re bringing together Victoria’s best young storytellers and spoken word performers to lead us into a world of pure imagination.
Prepare for a night of sensory delights, as each performance is accompanied by a digital artwork splashed on the Wheeler Centre big screen. Reignite the embers of creativity and witness the combination of art and language bringing stories to life.
Presented by the Wheeler Centre and the National Gallery of Victoria
Unfortunately Fig Russon is no longer able to appear at this event.
Featuring
Red Brazil
I am a 13 year old boy from the Macedon Ranges. I play soccer and guitar and love the Beach Boys. I can’t say I like poetry because I have read all the books and the poets, because I haven’t read any. But what I like is how it can appeal to anyone regardless of experience. I like to have fun with my poems, with rhymes, different language and new topics.
Zuva Goverwa
Zuva is a passionate young creative, with a keen interest in music, writing and public speaking. Winner of the 2021 Plain English Speaking Award State Final, she is a strong believer in the power of young people to change the world - and ...
Finnan Hanney
Finnan is a sixteen-year-old born and raised in Melbourne. He is a VCE student, in to music, reading and sport. He was previously shortlisted for the Boroondara Literary Awards, and has a budding interest in fiction writing.
Mason Johns
Mason Johns is a year 11 student. He lives in Melbourne with his parents, a tabby cat, and a fluffy dog. When he's not at school, you might find him training with his athletics club, running with his dog, reading, reading about running or seeing his friends.
Charlie Mackenzie
Charlie Mackenzie is a 15 year old musical theatre performer, she also writes acoustic folk and rock music. Charlie is in love with 80’s music and grew up with artists like Queen, Stevie Wonder, Tears for Fears and Kate Bush however she takes much inspiration from modern artists like Phoebe Bridgers and ‘Djo’.
Her love of music followed her to Australia when she moved from Scotland in 2016, giving her a unique accent.‘The best way to describe music in my life is a gift. It affects me in ways it doesn’t affect people around me. Listening to Kate Bush on the way to school, I feel like I could live in the music. My mind is at ease, I see the colours that the music paints on my eyes and it fills me up. And then, the school bell rings. I am pulled back to reality. It’s strange, but magical’
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Lee Pennefather
Lee Peenfather is a 15-year-old writer and poet from Melbourne. In 2021, Lee became the overall state champion of the OutLoud Slam Poetry Competition with their poem “What Would You Say,” which explored their experience as a queer gender diverse teen. Lee has gone on to perform in multiple Wheeler Centre events, contributing their work to events such as the 2021 Teen Gala and the NGV “Queer Dreams” event in 2022. They participate enthusiastically in both dance and theatre outside and within school, fostering a love for the performing arts at a young age. A passionate advocate against social issues, Lee has been writing since they were young and feels very privileged to be able to express their creativity publicly.
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Eric Vien
Eric Vien is a Year 10 student in Melbourne and has an interest in expressing his thoughts through creative writing. He is the 2021 OutLoud Poetry Slam Champion in the Year 9 to 12 Category with his poem titled 'I love you'. Alongside this, he enjoys listening to music, shopping with his friends, fashion and calligraphy.
Avery Yu
Avery (they/them) is a year 9 student in Melbourne. They have a strong interest in writing and performance, and previously performed in the finals of the 2021 OutLoud Poetry Slam.
Sharon Zhang
Sharon Zhang is an Asian-Australian, Melbourne-based poet and author. Her work has been published by Asian American Writer's Workshop, Voiceworks, Rust + Moth, and elsewhere. She is a mentee at Adroit and an editor at Polyphony Lit. She is a 2022 Foyle Young Poet of the year and the author of chapbook Mother Bird (Fifth Wheel Press 2023). Find her on Instagram and Twitter @xs_zhang6, on her website http://www.sharonzhang.weebly.com, or guest-starring on the Truman Show.
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