Danny Strack Explained

Danny Strack
Caption:Poetry slam artist Danny Strack
Birth Date:3 January 1979
Birth Place:Austin, Texas
Occupation:Slam Poet, Writer
Nationality:American
Movement:Slam Poetry

Danny Strack is a performance poet and juggler, residing in Austin, TX.[1] He currently runs the Austin Poetry Slam,[2] a weekly show at the Spider House Ballroom[3] on Tuesday nights.[4] He has been a regular performer at the Austin Poetry Slam, as well as other Central Texas venues including The Hideout Theatre, Kickbutt Coffee, Expressions, Ruta Maya and Neo Soul since 2003.[5] He is a four-time member of the Austin Poetry Slam Team: 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and a multiple time coach.[6] In 2008,[7] the team advanced to Finals and placed 3rd overall at the National Poetry Slam in Madison, WI. He was next on the Austin Neo Soul Nationals team,[8] which placed first in the Group Poem Finals at the 2012 National Poetry Slam in Charlotte, NC.[9]

Danny has also been a feature poet on EXSE,[10] a showcase of Austin's best poets for Channel Austin and the Austin International Poetry Festival.[11] In 2013, Danny collaborated with Texas State Musician, Craig Hella Johnson, of Austin's Conspirare to produce "Fusion",[12] a workshop show that attempted to fuse spoken word poetry with choral song.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Get to know our spotlight feature, Danny Strack!. 19 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Austin Poetry Slammers Compete to Make National Team. 6 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Austin Poetry Slam. Lyndsey. Taylor. June 25, 2014 . 2015-01-20 . 2015-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120083616/http://impactnews.com/austin-metro/central-austin/austin-poetry-slam/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Inside The Austin Poetry Slam (VIDEO). December 22, 2014 . 2015-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120093938/http://www.readthehorn.com/lifestyle/austin/103164/inside_austin_slam_poetry_video . 2015-01-20 . dead .
  5. Web site: Competitor Profile: Danny Strack.
  6. Web site: Kevin Burke, the Founder of the Spoken Word Publishing House Timber Mouse Talks to SWR | the Spoken Word Review . 2015-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120111217/http://www.spokenwordreview.com/kevin-burke-the-founder-of-the-spoken-word-publishing-house-timber-mouse-talks-to-swr/ . 2015-01-20 . dead .
  7. Web site: NPS2008: Charlotte takes top prize at poetry slam finals | Dane101 . 2010-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235112/http://www.dane101.com/arts/2008/08/12/nps2008_charlotte_takes_top_prize_at_poetry_slam_finals . 2013-10-04 . dead .
  8. News: Witness Austin's two best slam poetry teams before they head off to Slam Nationals. Culturemap Austin . 30 July 2012 .
  9. Web site: Central Texas slam poets bring home multiple National Poetry Slam championships. 14 August 2012 .
  10. Web site: EXSE Spoken Word (Exsespokenword) on Myspace.
  11. Web site: Home . aipf.org.
  12. Web site: Slam poetry meets choir at Fusion, Conspirare's improvisational collaboration at the North Door. 26 April 2013 .
  13. Web site: NewMusicBox ยป Different Spaces: Erewhon and Fusion . www.newmusicbox.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818043419/http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/different-spaces-erewhon-and-fusion/ . 2013-08-18.
  14. Web site: Get your rhyme on.
  15. Web site: Fat and sassy: Tribeza, Brilliant. April 11, 2008. Michael. Barnes. 2010-05-05 . 2010-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100306154332/http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2008/04/11/fat_and_sassy_t.html . dead .
  16. Web site: Southwest Shootout - Regional Poetry Slam Finals - City of Albuquerque . 2010-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608011731/http://www.cabq.gov/kimo/events/southwest-shootout-regional-poetry-slam-finals . 2009-06-08 . dead .
  17. Web site: Hyde Park Theatre.
  18. Web site: Austin News, Events, Restaurants, Music - the Austin Chronicle.

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