Intermedia 1220 Final Portfolio

With my final project I wanted to present the exclusive nature of a "poetry scene" to a broader audience who may not be expecting to hear poetry. The idea is not to shock the audience but rather to create a more "present" sense of the subculture that is slam poetry/spoken word without the audience specifically searching for it.
Rather than having poets stand on a street corner and deliver their poetry I decided to present the poetry in the very sense that exists within a place like Omaha, very much available yet "hidden" or exclusive. Overall, I think the performance went well, I would be interested to see how this same performance would develop in areas other than the space we worked in. The reactions that we received varied, some people simply observed, made comments of appreciation, curiosity or annoyance,or even seemed to ignore the situation altogether. The tension that was felt when I participated was high, there was an unspoken desire for the people who passed by to listen although that was not always the response that was received and I found that to be interesting.