John Berkavitch

John Berkavitch is one of the most respected voices in the UK spoken-word scene. He’s a former UK Slam Poetry Champion, an internationally acclaimed Storyteller, an accomplished Breakdancer, Digital Artist and Animator. 

Berkavitch has toured poetry and spoken-word across Europe and Asia as well as having pieces commissioned by theatres and companies including The Roundhouse, The National Forest, Apples and Snakes, The Southbank and Saddler’s Wells. His work has been featured on Sky Arts, Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, Radio 4 and Radio 6.

He has worked as an artist in education for over two decades. His unique approach to learning and collaboration with a focus on transferable skills has served as an inspiration to thousands of hard-to-reach and disenfranchised young people across the UK.