Spoken Fest 2024: Words. Music. Joy!

Kommune's Spoken Fest is Asia’s Largest Spokenword Festival. A festival of words, Spoken is where more than 15,000+ people come to discover what's new in the world of Culture and Art. It is a unique blend of storytelling performances, poetry, spoken word, theatre, music and immersive experiences. With 6 editions behind it, the festival has received love from audiences each passing year. It is festival for people who are not looking to ‘tune out but to tune in’

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Spoken is a star studded festival. In the past, it has witnessed performances by renowned international artists like Rudy Francisco, Shane Koyczan, Akua Naru, Nikita Gill, Alok V Menon and more, and countless Indian artists like Vir Das, Zakeer Khan, Prateek Kuhad, Oscar winning producer Guneet Monga, Visha & Rekha Bhardwaj, Imtiaz Ali, Varun Grover, Kalki Koechlin, Sumukhi Suresh, Nimrat Kaur etc

Rosie Garland, a poet from the UK, described it as the "best festival [she's] ever been to". Rudy Francisco described it as "The Coachella of Spoken Word". And Vishal Bharadwaj referred to the festival crowd "as one of the best audiences to perform for.”

For its 2024-2025 season, Spoken aims to bring its magic to 3 cities. Expanding beyond its Mumbai roots, SpokenFest is now debuting in Shillong and Bangalore. By embracing the diverse voices of three distinct regions, Spoken Fest is ready to bring to you the best in art, with the best artists to give the audience a unique and memorable experience.

Spoken Ethos

At our core the fest is a carefully curated and inclusive festival of creativity. Every Spoken is a unique Spoken in the talent it showcases and the stories it tells.. The fest adapts yearly to the community of creators it represents, and morphs to be a stage that is both aspirational and accessible.

Spoken Fests Key Tenets

Creativity

The festival exists to help everyone explore and unlock the creativity in themselves. Whether you choose to watch and get inspired or participate and learn or perform and showcase, the festival is for the creative in you.

Sustainability

Spoken is dedicated to creating a sustainable festival experience. We believe in leaving a positive impact, where every word spoken is as eco-friendly as the materials used. The festival works with Skrap to ensure it is are a zero waste festival and carbon positive festival.

Safety

Spoken strives to make storytelling and performing art spaces in India accessible to everyone. The festival embraces diversity and encourages participation of artists from all different kinds of linguistic groups, ethnicities, and cultures. It is committed to providing a safe environment for all participants of the festival and make it free from discrimination on any ground, and from harassment, including sexual harassment.

See you there!