Slam Team: (Ages 14-18)

Performance, Community, and Envisioning Change.

The Slam Team is one of two pathways for Deep’s Youth Leadership Team, alongside the Action Research Team. This group of dynamic youth artists collaborate with adult artist-allies to develop Savannah’s spoken word slam culture and to make Savannah a more just and equitable place.

Deep Center’s slam program offers an opportunity for local Savannah youth, ages 15-18 to dive into the world of competitive performance poetry. This team of up to TEN (10) young leaders, along with a Slam Coach and Assistant Teaching Artists, will work together to build original content for regional, national, and international youth spoken word events. As a part of the team, youth will experience professional development sessions led by esteemed practitioners and professionals, connect with well-known young leaders and performers from all around the world, and explore new ways of activating their voices as powerful agents of social change.

“At Deep, it is okay to be yourself. There, they have cultivated a space where youth and staff can embrace their individuality without being ostracized or shunned. I am so grateful for all the accepting personalities, and everyone’s willingness to cooperate in spite of our differences.”

   – Bashiah, SLAM + Block by Block participant

Slam Team artists compete regionally and nationally, and give voice around the nation to Savannah’s stories of identity, joy, injustice, belonging, and transformation.