How We Survive Productions

PANNZ Trailer for Hysterical - a poetry theatre show by Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall

Filmed at BATS Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand by Steve Morrison.

Trailer for Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall's poetry theatre show "Hysterical." Footage filmed at BATS Theatre in Wellington, NZ and Meteor Theatre in Hamilton, NZ.

Filmed at BATS Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand by Steve Morrison

Filmed at BATS Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand by Steve Morrison

Carrie Rudzinski knows what it means to be searingly honest, using her poetry to explore who she is, what she's lived through and what she believes in. In this powerful and emotional performance, Carrie shares two of her poems, and walks us through an exercise to find that searingly honest place within ourselves. Carrie Rudzinski is a renowned poet, performance artist, filmmaker, teacher and feminist. Born in Illinois, USA, Rudzinski has performed in 6 countries as well as nearly every state in the USA. In 2016 Rudzinski was the performance director for Rising Voices of Youth Poetry Trust, a spoken word poetry development programme for youth in New Zealand. Since 2013 she has been the national coordinator for the New Zealand Poetry Slam. She currently works as the programme coordinator for ‘The Young Writers Programme' at the Michael King Writer’s Centre, and is a Creative Writing and Performance Lecturer at the Manukau Institute of Technology. In 2019, she won the Pussy Riot award at the Auckland Fringe Festival for her performance in Long Distance Phone Calls and performed at a Pussy Riot show. Rudzinski has published four collections of poetry: A History of Silence, The Endless Return Home, The Shotgun Speaks, and The Blood Mouth. Her work has also been published in numerous anthologies. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Once again the phenomenal Olivia Hall wows the Genesis Slam Grand Final, this time with a powerful poem about panic attacks and the anxiety she faces daily, which helped to cement her crown as the 2019 Genesis Grand Slam Champion. Olivia Hall Insta/twitter - @livs_hall Genesis Poetry Slam Facebook/twitter - @GenesisSlam Muddy Feet Twitter/insta/facebook - @muddyfeetpoetry Muddy Feet Poetry is now on Patreon. If you like what we do please support us so we can bring more loveliness in the world. https://patreon.com/user?u=13826360&u... … New Videos Every Tuesday! Lets Get Muddy Together...

Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall performing in Wellington, New Zealand August 2016 in their performance "How We Survive: A Feminist Poetry Show." Booking: howwesurvive2017@gmail.com Carrie Rudzinski @shutterdove Olivia Hall @livs_hall

Poem written and performed by Carrie Rudzinski and Olivia Hall. "Obsessed / Consumed /Crazed" is an excerpt from How We Survive, a feminist poetry show. Performed on September 27th 2019 at BATS Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand. Filmed by Steve Morrison.