2018 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the rousing spoken-word performances that won first and second place in the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian state finals!
21 Sep 2018 Duration: 04:23
Filter by type
Browse by tags
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18Culture17world of the book17printmaking15WWI14literature14military13world of the book13war13Family history13architecture13illustration13Big ideas under the dome12performance12State Library Victoria12family history feast11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11children's books11Australian history11books11rare books9History of the book8creative fellows8creative fellows7Victorian history7Writing the war7family history7human rights7music7literature6education6library6Library collections6cultural history6Poetry Slam6library fellowships6artists' books6fellowships6digital technology6Foxcroft Lecture6social justice5poetry5Melbourne5WWII5Exhibition talks & tours5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5culture4performance4poetry slam4library fellowships4history4one object many stories4indigenous people4Library collections4foxcroft lecture4author in conversation4Redmond Barry Lecture4Redmond Barry lecture4author in conversation4journalism4artists and writers4Multicultural history4White Night3youth literature3Gusto!3culinary history3Don Grant Lecture3persian manuscripts3history of the book3Artists' books3food3gender issues3Ned Kelly3velvet iron ashes3genealogy3victorian history3Environment3exhibitions3storytelling3Making Public Histories3Collection insights3literacy3collections3velvet iron ashes2pop culture2library fellows2music2victoria gallery2books2Indigenous people2web2graphic design2social justice2India2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2foreign policy2sport2national security2world war one2australian literature2popular culture2spoken word2Journalism2victoria gallery2book printing2Ned Kelly2Gallipoli2Law2Indigenous Australians2rare books2State Library of Victoria2Exhibitions & tours2Fromelles2fellowship2health2art2food2design2interior design2
Browse our audio and video
for: performance
Sort by:
2017 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the impassioned spoken-word performances that won first and second place in the 2017 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian state finals!
22 Sep 2017 Duration: 04:34
2016 Australian Poetry Slam: Victorian winner & runner-up
Watch the winning poems by Arielle Cottingham and William Beale, contestants in the 2016 Australian Poetry Slam state finals.
23 Dec 2016 Duration: 03:50
Creative Conversations: Crossing enemy lines
Explore the lives of three German-Australians before, after and during WWII in this video featuring Berry Family fellow Minna Muhlen-Schulte.
24 Sep 2015 Duration: 34:20
2015 Australian Poetry Slam state final
See spoken word poets Abe Nouk and Ed Carlyon in action at the 2015 Australian Poetry Slam Victorian final.
11 Sep 2015 Duration: 04:03
White Night Melbourne 2015 under the dome
See how the Library's dome was transformed into an illuminated 360-degree artwork for White Night 2015.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 01:21
White Night Melbourne 2015 at the Library
Spot Alice and the Mad Hatter gracing the Library's facade during our White Night Melbourne 2015 illuminations.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 01:05
Antoine + Manuel on White Night 2015
French graphic design artists Antoine + Manuel introduce their White Night 2015 projection Eat me, featuring music by Sui Zhen.
21 Feb 2015 Duration: 09:11
Brendan Reed Dennis: Poetry Slam 2014 Victorian winner
Watch contestant Brendan Reed Dennis perform his winning poem, 'Peter Piper', in the Victorian final of the 2014 Poetry Slam.
19 Sep 2014 Duration: 2:14