Slam Poetry Exhibition - CB vs. Plzen - Horka vana

Name: Slam Poetry Exhibition - CB vs. Plzen - Horka vana
Start: 2026-08-28T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Horká vana

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 · 19:00

Horká vana, České Budějovice 1

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No costumes, no props - just your own text or improvisation. And an audience that decides the winner.

Contestants take the stage one by one, ready to battle for victory in a competition where the audience serves as the jury. They can charm, make you laugh, or move you - or mercilessly boo at the slightest hint of mediocrity.

Performing:
- Vasek from Ase - runner-up 2021 and 2022, European runner-up 2024
- Katuna - slam poet hardened by motherhood and growing up in the Hana region
- Luka Leonardi - bronze medalist Czech Championship 2021, passionate performer with cutting punchlines
- Kac - finalist Czech Championship 2025, flag-bearer of the Ceske Budejovice slam poetry scene

Hosted and emceed by:
- Anatol Svahilec - Czech Champion 2014, genre mascot, godfather of Czech slam poetry

Line-up

Anatol Svahilec

Vašek z Aše
Katuna
Luka Leonardi
Kač

About: Vašek z Aše

Václav Ponikelský, known as Vašek z Aše, stands at the top of the Czech slam scene - a bronze medalist from the 2023 European Championship and two-time national vice-champion who builds his full-evening show entirely from original texts and live delivery.

vice-champion of the Czech Republic in slam poetry (2021 and 2022)

bronze medal at the European Championship in slam poetry 2023

What's new

2025-08
Vašek from Aš performed at the Slam Poetry Show at the Municipal Swimming Pool in Jindřichův Hradec (August 9, 2025).
2025-10
A solo performance by Vašek from Aš is planned at the Exil Theatre in Pardubice (October 16, 2025).
2025-11
In November 2025, Vašek from Aš will perform at the Poezie, vole fest festival at Cross Club in Prague and at the Poetry Day in Havlíčkův Brod.

Tour

PrahaPlzeňOstravaBrnoPardubiceJindřichův HradecHavlíčkův BrodLiberec

Tracks

Pohádkaone of the most famous texts, published in 2021

Čekáníslam text from 2022

Cvak cvakearly text, published in 2020

Youtuber, tak to ber!popular text from 2023

iSlam version 2076543_787#&@text from the MČR 2023 final

About: Anatol Svahilec

Anatol Svahilec, born Václav Šindelář, is a Czech slam poet who won the Czech national slam poetry championship in 2014. He has performed across multiple continents - in Germany, Belgium, Estonia, Ghana and Quebec - and in June 2019 recited in front of a quarter-million people at the Letná plain demonstration in Prague. He has published three slam collections: *Emu mele maso*, *Přece se to nevyhodí* and *Motorové sáně*. Alongside performing, he is active as a Wikipedian and political activist.

Slam Poetry Exhibition - CB vs. Plzen - Horka vana

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