Fall 2022
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
4:30pm, via Zoom
Slavic Slam: An Evening of Poetry and Performance
We were delighted to give out the following awards for the performances:
Best Delivery (Heritage)– Russian: Helen Hopersky
Honorable Mentions: Arina Valitova, Alexander Levitis, Alex Warden, Ivan Nikolaev
Best Delivery (Heritage)– Polish: Monika Brenko, Robert Sac
Best Delivery (Non-Heritage)– Russian: Mikaela Zalepa
Best Delivery (Non-Heritage)– Polish: Zain Taqvi
Best Phonetics (Non-Heritage)– Russian: John Thatcher
Best Phonetics (Non-Heritage)– Polish: Zain Taqvi, Emily Howlett
Best Live Performance: Marcus Cook
Honorable Mention: Jairah Sengco
Best Operatic Performance (Baritone): Alexander Warden
Best Memorized: Jennifer Raskoshin, Alexander Warden, Helen Hopersky
Best Production Value: Mikaela Zalepa
Honorable Mention: Anabelle Accetta-Beman
Most Creatively Bizzarre: Anabelle Accetta-Beman
Honorable Mentions: Jairah Sengco, Helen Hopersky
Best Musical Performance– Russian: Serafima Maldonado
Honorable Mention: Alexander Warden
Best Musical Performance– Polish: Robert Sac
Best Musical Performance– Ukrainian: Yury Lauterbach
Most Sarcastic: Zakery Kirsh-Dziki, Magdalena Piasecki, Emily Orzechowksi
Most Emotionally Intense: Serafima Maldonado
Honorable Mentions: Valery Lyssyakevich, Alissa Skakalskaya, Olivia Drazhek
Most Expressive: Julia Sorkin, Liza Ter-Saakov
Ambitious Choice: Ellis Gordon, Lev Sudol, Bektur Totoshev
Courageous Readers: Emily Gill, Marie Parkin Daniel Popov
Audience Choice– Polish: Robert Sac
Audience Choice– Russian: Helen Hopersky
Once again, huge thanks to all of the participants and attendees. We look forward to seeing your submissions at the next Slavic Slam!
