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Event Name:

Literary Death Match

Address:

158 Bleeker St.
New York, NY

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Event Date/Time:

Starts:	Thu Sep 13 2012 at 6:00 PM
Ends:	Thu Sep 13 2012 at 10:00 PM

Hosting Organization:

(le) poisson rouge

Contact Name:

Info Lpr

Contact Email Address:

info@lprnyc.com

Contact Phone Number:

2125053474

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Event Cost:

$10.00

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Event Description:

Literary Death Match, co-created by Todd Zuniga, marries the literary and performative aspects of Def Poetry Jam, rapier-witted quips of American Idol’s judging (without any meanness), and the ridiculousness and hilarity of Double Dare. Each episode of this competitive, humor-centric reading series features a thrilling mix of four famous and emerging authors (all representing a literary publication, press or concern — online, in print or live) who perform their most electric writing in seven minutes or less before a lively audience and a panel of three all-star judges. After each pair of readings, the judges — focused on literary merit, performance and intangibles — take turns spouting hilarious, off-the-wall commentary about each story, then select their favorite to advance to the finals. The two finalists then compete in the Literary Death Match finale, which trades in the show’s literary sensibility for an absurd and comical climax to determine who takes home the Literary Death Match crown. 6pm doors // 7pm show $10 advance $15 day of show