On Sale Monday October 5th
Shane has announced that he will be conducting a 3 part Writers Workshop beginning in early November. The classes will be once a week for 3 weeks with the following themes:
Week 1: The Workshop
Week 2: Let's Share
Week 3: Q & A
There will be 4 sessions available in November with a limit of 30 students per session to keep them intimate and allow for more discussion.
More info and tickets on sale at https://shanekoyczan.com/workshop
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, POET AND AUTHOR RETURNS TO THE ROAD
NEW ALBUM DEBRIS WITH SHORT STORY LONG OUT NOW
WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO “FOR MANY” HERE
GET DEBRIS HERE
“Shane Koyczan is at the heart of a Category Five creative hurricane” The Vancouver Sun
“a symbol of hope …Canada’s best known spoken word poet” CBC The National
“heartbreaking but ultimately uplifting” Huffington Post
“dazzling wordplay” The Globe And Mail
“haunting and beautiful” Pop Matters
“unapologetically taps…
“A spoken-word Superstar”
The Globe and Mail
SYDNEY FACTORY THEATRE FRIDAY 20 MAY
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MELBOURNE THE FORUM SUNDAY 22 MAY
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TICKETS ON SALE MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY 9am
Shane Koyczan is a recognised author and spoken word artist. He has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice…
Read moreINTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SPOKEN WORD ARTIST, POET AND AUTHOR
RETURNS WITH THE SHORT STORY LONG
NEW ALBUM ‘DEBRIS’ OUT TODAY VIA WWW.SHANEKOYCZAN.COM
WATCH AND SHARE THE VIDEO “FOR MANY” HERE
GET "DEBRIS" HERE
After recently returning from a sold out coast to coast Canadian tour in support of his album and graphic novel Silence Is A Song I Know All The Words To, Shane Koyczan has now teamed up with his band The Short Story Long for the project’s highly anticipated third full-length release, Debris…
Read moreHealthcare is a notoriously difficult industry to be creative in – but if game changers and mavericks like Shane Koyczan and Ilya Naishuller, worked within the constraints of their industries, would we have the brilliant work they’ve delivered to us today?
June 23 @ Jazz Cafe, London
The mercurial and world renowned author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan is appearing live in London at the famous Jazz Cafe, this summer on 23rd June. His last show at the 100 club sold out well ahead of time, so be sure to get your ticket for this international critically acclaimed artist quickly.
Tuesday 23rd June 2015 – Jazz Cafe London
Shane Koyczan plus guests
Doors 7pm, £15 adv – Tickets & venue information, click here
Shane Koyczan performs for Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity: https://www.canneslions.com.
Watch: http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2664897081
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It’s almost show time! Q’s new fulltime host Shadrach Kabango, better known as Shad, will take to the stage at Toronto’s Glenn Gould Studio on Monday, April 20. In a two-hour special recorded before a sold-out theatre, Shad will unveil several changes we’ve been working on behind the scenes.
The show will be live streamed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET at CBC.ca/q. It will air on CBC Radio One at 10 a.m. (10:30 NT)…
Read moreShane Koyczan’s childrens book, To This Day, has been listed in the 2015 Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices List. CCBC Choices is a best-of-the-year list created annually by the librarians of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center and published by the Friends of the CCBC Inc. CCBC Choices 2015 is a fully annotated listing of 259 books published in 2014 for birth through high school and recommended by the CCBC professional staff.
March 23 – Nelson, BC @ Capitol Theatre SOLD OUT
March 24 – Courtenay, BC @ Sid Williams Theatre SOLD OUT
March 25 – Nanaimo, BC @ Port Theatre
March 27 – Victoria, BC @ Alix Goolden Hall SOLD OUT
March 28 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre SOLD OUT
March 30 – Cranbrook, BC @ Key City Theatre
April 1 – Calgary, AB @ Theatre Junction Grand SOLD OUT
April 2 – Edmonton, AB @ Royal Alberta Museum Theatre SOLD OUT
April 3 – Saskatoon, SK @ Broadway Theatre SOLD OUT
April 4 – Regina, SK @ University…
Lyrics by Shane Koyczan
Music by Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long
Music produced by Corwin Fox and Shane Koyczan
Directed by Johnny Jansen and Amazing Factory Productions
Animated by Johnny Jansen
Edited by Johnny Jansen
Art by Gareth Gaudin and Janine Johnston
Special thanks to,
Comox Valley All Sorts Choir
Desmog Canada: http://desmog.ca/
David Suzuki Foundation & The Blue Dot Tour – JOIN THE MOVEMENT
YouTube: https://youtu.be/An4a-_NjilY
Today, the internationally renowned spoken word artist, poet and author Shane Koyczan shares a new video for "Heaven, Or Whatever". Directed by Stuart Gillies, the video features CR Avery, Dexter Ver Der Schyff, Melissa Illing, RC Weslowski, Ruth Mason-Paull and more and is from the recently released album Silence Is A Song I Know All The Words To.
“As a kid I was a terrible Catholic… as an adult I’m an okay atheist. I’ve seen religion do good. I’ve known people who were able to turn their entire lives…
Read moreInnovative murals and provocative posters confront the issue of bullying, in preparation forThe World Premier production of STICKBOY
A revolutionary new opera
Composed by Neil Weisensel • Libretto by Shane Koyczan
Vancouver, BC ~ Four of Vancouver’s most prominent mural artists are provoking thought and discussion on the issues of bullying with powerful outdoor paintings on construction hoardings and exterior walls of buildings in Vancouver. The murals are part of an awareness campaign leading up to…
Read moreA Really Awesome Guy Got Tired Of Being Bullied By Trolls. So He Made This. Well Played.
Kids who are bullying victims are more than twice as likely to have suicidal thoughts and more than two and a half times as likely to attempt suicide as kids who aren’t. Suicide is the third-biggest killer of young people in the United States. Girls are at higher risk.
Check it out on Upworthy, HERE
B.C. poet opens the creative floodgates with new album, books, opera and special live appearances
By Francois Marchand, Vancouver Sun September 26, 2014
B.C. poet Shane Koyczan is at the heart of a Category Five creative hurricane.
Not only is he putting the finishing touches to the libretto for Stickboy, the Vancouver Opera production based on his 2008 book of the same name, but Koyczan has also just released his latest album and companion book of poetry entitled Silence Is A Song I Know All The…
Read moreInternationally renowned spoken word artist, poet & author releases
new album + graphic novel today
spring 2015 national tour dates now announced
To This Day book out September 30, 2015
Recorded with Cayne McKenzie (We Are The City) and Hannah Epperson and mixed by Aidan Knight, Silence Is A Song I Know All The Words To is the latest chapter in the story of internationally acclaimed artist Shane Koyczan. It is available today along with the companion piece graphic novel of the same name.
Also out…
Read moreA new art exhibition is coming to the Ayden Gallery, featuring work inspired by Shane’s novel in verse, ‘Stickboy’. This show is in association with Vancouver Opera and will feature some incredible artistic talent whose work will focus on the subject of bullying.
Shane will be in attendance on opening night, October 17th.
Suzuki to be joined by star-studded lineup including:
Neil Young, Shane Koyczan, Jim Cuddy, Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw from Metric,
Feist and many others
Visit www.bluedot.ca today for tour dates, line-ups, tickets and vip experience packages.
READ: stickboy/synopsis
The To This Day App has been reviewed by Jeff Merron at Macworld.
“In short, it’s a must-download for parents and teachers, one that could spark many useful conversations—and, at the very least, provide some solace and inspiration to millions of kids.”