WAN Academy: On The Spot Poetic Thoughts w/ Soul Stuf

WANA is a year long schedule of instructor-facilitated virtual writing classes.

Every month we are offering writing intensives facilitated by some of the most talented poets from all across the globe.

Each master class will focus on a different topic, but will leave you feeling empowered, enlightened, and elevated in your craft.

If you can't make it at the scheduled time, register anyway! You will also have access to the recordings and workshop material just in case you miss a class or wish to revisit a class you attended.

Does your mic work need work? Looking to gain more confidence and creativity when speaking candidly to an audience? Or just trying to find a way to break out of that creative slump and change the way you approach your work? Well, you've come to the right place.

In this workshop, seasoned spoken word poet and teaching artist Christian Perfas will guide you through his carefully crafted process of poetic improvisation and show you how to "freestyle with finesse." With his deep background in theatre, long form improv, and hip-hop, Christian meticulously and systematically breaks down the beast of "improv" and shows how utilizing a game-based mindset on stage can ease that enormous pressure we often put on ourselves as high-achieving artists. Join your fellow patrons of poetic play in a series of writing exercises, group work, and personalized constructive feedback and hopefully you too will leave with a bigger and better toolkit for making things up like a pro!

Who's This For?

• Actors
• Poets
• Writers
• Improvisers
• Storytellers
• Creatives
• Anyone interested in exploring a new way to create

Christian Perfas (also known by his stage moniker, Soul Stuf) is a spoken word poet and teaching artist originally born and raised in Upstate New York and currently based in The Greater Los Angeles Area. He has hosted, produced, and headlined in over 150 shows and programs, collaborating with the likes of The Poet's List, The Poetry Lab, Melrose Poetry Bureau, The Poetry Brothel, & The Los Angeles Poets' Society. He has also been featured on Voices In Power, All Def Poetry, Trap Poetry Jam, & Sofar Sounds and been invited to share poems at The Electric Forest, Comic Con International, The LA Times Festival of Books and The New York City Poetry Festival.
Soul Stuf is an alumni of the Spoken Literature Art Movement, Palms Up Academy, and The Community Literature Initiative (Season 8). He has taught writing and performance workshops for UCSB, The Los Angeles Public Library, The Poets List, WHAM Phoenix, and The Loud Mouth Poetry Jam in Visalia and is a youth mentor at the poetry nonprofit, Get Lit- Words Ignite!
In addition, Soul Stuf is a decorated slam poet, winning competitions in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, and Boston. He is a two time, Write Club Story Slam winner, a finalist in the iLLIST Slam Invitational, and the 2023 champion of the all Filipino, Katipunan Poetry Slam, sponsored by The Sunday Jump.
Lastly, Soul Stuf is a published author of Play: A Reclamation of Soul (released under World Stage Press) and even organized his own guerilla poetry tour on the west coast, spanning "10 cities, 20 shows, and 25 days on the road."

A Single Class Pass provides access to an individual class as well as its recording. All classes are free to active, paid monthly Write About Now Members on Facebook, Square or PayPal. For more info on how to become a member, visit www.wanpoetry.com.

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