Luka Lesson
Luka Lesson
Luke Haralampou, aka Luka Lesson, is a spoken word and Hip-hop artist of Greek heritage from Australia. Over the past four years Luka has released two full length albums (Please Resist Me, 2012 + EXIT, 2014) one Greek + English language EP (Πέρασμα|Passage, 2013), and a powerful collection of poetry entitled ‘The Future Ancients’ (2013).
With four years of international touring, 14 Writers’ Festivals, 8 years of workshop experience and almost ten years of writing under his belt, Luka has written commissions and performed for the likes of The Nuyorican Poets’ Cafe (NYC), The National Gallery of Victoria (AUS), Trinity International Hip-hop Festival (USA), Greece’s pioneer Hip-hop group ‘Active Member’, South Africa’s ‘OneBlood Festival’ and China’s most celebrated living poet Xi Chuan in Beijing. He is also the Australian Poetry Slam Champion of 2011 and Melbourne Overload Poetry Festival Slam Champion of 2010.
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Academically Luka holds a first-class honours degree from Monash University and has taught side-by-side with Indigenous educators and staff at the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies. He has co-ordinated and spoken at symposia relating to cross-cultural awareness and recently completed a Masters of Sound Design (Poetry Performance) through the Victorian College of the Arts. As a workshop facilitator Luka has assisted thousands of people worldwide to write and perform their work, many for the first time
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A reading of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ - Translated by Richmond Lattimore, Book 2.
2 days ago
A reading of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ - Translated by Richmond Lattimore, Introduction & Book 1.
3 days ago
Australian doctors call for refugees to be released amid coronavirus fears
Australian doctors call for refugees to be released amid coronavirus fears
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Healthcare professionals have co-signed a letter to the home affairs minister calling for the immediate release of refugees and asylum seekers in dete...3 days ago
Tickets for my online show with Think Inc., Building Resilience: A Poet's Guide, are now ON SALE!
My ambition with this show is to arm as many people as possible with the tools they need to craft compelling stories; stories that rise above the half-truths and lazy rhetoric we're so used to hearing.
I'll be challenging you to question the status quo, and will set you on the path to peak resilience, helping your voice be heard in our chaotic world.
I can't wait to see you there! Grab your tickets at bit.ly/lesson-tickets 🎫
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4 days ago
This is why I joined Patreon.
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Support my creativity: www.patreon.com/lukalesson
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The system for creative people is broken. It’s time to ditch the old ways and let fans give creators the freedom and stability they need to do their...5 days ago
I'm excited to annouce that I am Think Inc's first guest on their Online Live Event Series, Outside The Box!
The event, titled Building Resilience: A Poet's Guide will be challenging you to question the status quo, and setting you on the path to peak resilience, helping your voice be heard in our chaotic world.
The show will be hosted live on Sunday 19 April.
Sign up now for tickets: bit.ly/thinklesson
Tickets go on sale: Thursday 9 AM AEDT, 11AM NZDT // Wednesday 3 PM PDT, 6 PM EDT.
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6 days ago
Fam. I know I'm one of the lucky ones, and I understand I've got my life, my wife and a roof over our heads.
But here's the deal: If you’re not a performing artist and you’re not sure what this all means for us, here’s the deal for me:
- An Odysseus VIP event at Sydney Biennale that Vyvienne Abla had worked super hard to make happen (which was meant to link us with possible investors) - cancelled.
- A poetry event I was curating which was set to fly in and pay a bunch of poets and rappers from Singapore, NZ, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne etc - cancelled.
- Multiple appearances at 4E Hip-hop Festival - cancelled or at least postponed.
- All Full-day residencies at different schools across Australia - cancelled
- Another full week of work (8 performances) in schools in early May - cancelled
- A weekend of workshops booked at NIDA in Sydney - cancelled.
- Rhodes Poetry Retreat in early October in Greece seriously under threat - most likely to be postponed or cancelled.
And that’s just a selection of what’s going on ☝🏽
I know so many of you are experiencing the same thing.
So please, do not feel obliged to help me before you look after yourselves or your communities.
At least this post will simply give you an idea of what the artists in your life are going through - please show them love and understanding.
Also, don’t feel like somehow I am more important than other organisations you might want to support at this time. I understand 100% and I am working towards doing the same once I’m secure.
But right now, I'm asking for those of you who can support to go to my Patreon page and become a patron of my work.
My community is my plan B.
I’m working hard on plans C, D, E & F - But I'm asking for a leg up to cross this immediate bridge.
To become a patron and get some nice gifts in the mail go to: www.patreon.com/lukalesson
Much love.
2 weeks ago
So this is what we’ve come to - Not only animals caught and put in cages for us to see, but people locked in at home watching wildlife through a screen.
Melbourne zoos are now live-streaming their penguins, lions and baby snow leopards
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Practising social distancing right now? Luckily for you, Melbourne’s zoos have decided to live stream their animals so you won’t miss out on a sec...2 weeks ago
