classic slam
The three-day Classic Slam is the largest Classic Poetry Slam in the world and includes hundreds of young poets from schools throughout California. Young poets come together to perform Classic poems and original Spoken Word Response pieces, live, for a panel of judges.
QUARTER AND SEMIFINALS
April 21st & 22nd10am & 2pm
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2511 Wilshire BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90057
MIDDLE SCHOOL SLAM
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The 2023 Classic Slam is taking place at LATC (Los Angeles Theater Center) on April 20 & 21, with Classic Slam Finals taking place at the Theatre at the ACE Hotel on Saturday April 22.
Roughly 50 teams compete in the Classic Slam quarterfinals each day. The top 8 teams from each day will go on to compete in the semifinals at the end of the day. The last four teams will compete at finals, and one will be champion!