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The PLU Open Mic has been welcoming performers every Thursday since 2012, and takes place at the historic Culture Rapide bar, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.Taking part is simple: once you are at the bar, speak with one of the hosts (see below) who will sign you up. They will then call you to the stage when it is your time. Performances should last around 5 minutes. Every week we have a featured performer, this week we will have Nicole Rourke, see the bio below.
Sign-up opens at 8pm, we aim to start for 9pm.
We welcome all languages, all levels of experience and all artistic genres: from beginners to legends, poetry to performance art.
Rotating hosts!
Culture Rapide, 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020, PARIS.
See you soon!
Bio:
As an actor and playwright, Nicole has been a major figure in the Irish theatre and spoken-word arena for more than three decades. She has featured with many theatre companies including Theatreworks, Storytellers, Yew Tree and Tmu-Na; and her international appearances include those at the London and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals, Glasgow International, Craw Festival Berlin, Singapore Arts Festival, and Konfrontacje Teatraine Poland.
Rourke's one-woman play, Baggage, was a smash hit at the SoloSIRENS festival in Dublin in 2019, and went on to be adapted to film reaching a global audience and. Baggage has been performed throughout Ireland and will tour internationally in 2025. Her other notable success is Raven and the Crone, which premiered at The New Theatre for the First Fortnight Festival.
Rourke’s spoken-word projects mark a distinctive originality within the genre. Tea or Gin, Gristle and Meeting Karma powerfully explore themes of sexuality, trauma, and resilience in monologues of extraordinary wit and profundity. Her latest piece, The Lingerie Queen of Crumlin topped the bill at the James Joyce Centre Bloomsday celebrations in 2024.
Outside of her performance work, Nicole is a seasoned creative workshop facilitator and tutor. She is based in Dublin.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Culture-Rapide Cabaret-Populaire, 103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020 Paris, France,Paris, France