In 2002, Barbara Adler was the youngest performer to win a spot on the acclaimed Vancouver Poetry Slam team, at the age of 18. Now a four-time member, Barbara has been involved in a number of performances involving youth, including The Vancouver International Children’s Festival (2003,2004), The Vancouver East Cultural Center’s Youth Festival (2002, 2004), The Vancouver International Folk Festival (2004, 2006), and the UNESCO Conference for Sustainability and Youth (2005). She has performed and presented workshops at high schools and elementary schools all over British Columbia , and has toured internationally both with The Fugitives, and as a solo spoken-word artist. This Spring she finished a major and minor in Art and Culture Studies and Fine and Performing Arts at Simon Fraser University.

“(Adler) writes smart, funny, and often deeply moving poetry around questions of history, identity, and self-image” - Alex Varty, The Georgia Straight

Visit Barbara’s Website
www.myspace.com/barbaraadler