Fest Forward: Hip-Hop Unbound - April 3-15, 2006
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Whoa nelly! OK, so this little hip hop dance company I work with is participating in a festival that NYU is putting on. It's getting press in the Village Voice and had got a lot of good shows lined up. For more info go here Wednesday April 5th & Friday April 7th @ 7pm:FEST FORWARD: Hip-Hop Unbound presents:DECADANCE THEATRE & FULL CIRCLENYU Skirball Center566 LaGuardia Pl. (Washington Sq South)New York, NY 10012$25 general, $15 NYU faculty, $7 students
I WILL be performing with Decadance Theatre (in a DJ capacity only, sorry ladies)A two-part evening of women and hip-hop dance from New York City. Decadancetheatre is made of up young women from the U.S., Colombia, and Japan, who acquired the common language of hip-hop's urban folk culture in the clubs and on the streets of the cities where they grew up. Led by artistic director, Jennifer Weber, "her leading dancers bring . . . the feminine mystique to hip-hop." (Village Voice)
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April 3rd -15th, 2006: NYU???s Skirball Center presents a festival of music, theater, dance, video, fashion, politics and ideas celebrating and re-examining thirty years of Hip-Hop as a cultural force.April 3 - 15:
Monday, April 3: The Making of "Planet Rock"
Tuesday, April 4: Human Beatbox Workshop
Wednesday, April 5: Decadancetheatre + Full Circle
Thursday, April 6: Popping & Locking Workshop
Thursday, April 6: An Evening with Jorge "Fabel" Pabon
Friday, April 7: Decadancetheatre + Full Circle
Saturday, April 8: Turntablism Workshop
Saturday, April 8: The Future of Hip-Hop
Monday, April 10: Executive Decisions: 30 Years of Powerful Women in Hip-Hop
Tuesday, April 11: Ameriville: A Staged Reading by Universes
Wednesday, April 12: Art of Rhyme/Spoken Word
Thursday, April 13: Deep*NYC
Saturday, April 15: The Coup
Fest Forward Hip-Hop Unbound includes performances by The Coup, Rob Swift, Universes, Popmaster Fabel, DJ Excess, Full Circle Productions, DJ IXL, Dujeous, Decadancetheatre, Bi-TriP, workshops that let you get up-close and personal with dancers, beatboxers, spoken word artists and DJs, and a three-part discussion series that takes a look back at the road paved by pioneers and a look forward at a culture that some feel has yet to realize its greatest potential, which is produced by Jason King and co-sponsored by the Tisch School of the Arts.
Fest Forward Hip-Hop Unbound takes a deeper look into this constantly transforming culture.
VENUE:
The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
New York University
566 LaGuardia Place
(Between Washington Sq. South and 3rd St.
New York, NY 10012
http://hiphopunbound.com/visitor_info.php
TRAINS:
A, B, C, D, E, F, V to West 4th. 1 to Christopher St. N or R to 8th St. 6 to Astor Place.
PURCHASE TICKETS:
Online at www.HipHopUnbound.com. The Shagan Box Office at Skirball Center 566 LaGuardia Place NYC. (Tuesday-Saturday between 12 -6 pm plus two hours prior to performances.) Ticket Central 416 West 42nd St. between 9th & 10th. (Daily from 12 - 8 pm.)
SPECIAL TOOLS OF WAR OFFER for REDUCED ADMISSION!
Mention or use the code HHTO when purchasing tickets for $15 and get in for only $10
Use the code HHTW when buying $25 tickets and get in for only $15!
Monday, April 3: The Making of "Planet Rock"
7 pm. "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force, is arguably the most classic recording in Hip-Hop history. For the first time in a live setting, ???The Making of ???Planet Rock?????? will bring together members of the creative team behind the song - producers, engineers, record company executives and special guests - to reflect on the making of the record, more than 20 years after its release. Speakers include Tom Silverman, Arthur Baker, Fab Five Freddy, Monica Lynch, John Robie and special guests. Moderated by pioneering author David Toop. Tickets: $15 general public; $10 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.
Tuesday, April 4: Human Beatbox Workshop
7 pm. Kid Lucky (Beatboxer Entertainment) presents NU VOICES, a 14-piece human beatbox orchestra. From vocal scratching to scatting to Tuvan throat singing, the all-star vocal band will demonstrate mouth-watering original improvisations, combined with urban dance remixes you know and love by such artists as Mary J Blige, P Diddy, Dr. Dre, KLF, Soul II Soul and even Metallica. Produced by Rika Iino (Sozo Media). $7 general admission.
Wednesday, April 5: Decadancetheatre + Full Circle
7 pm. A two-part evening of women and Hip-Hop dance from New York City. Decadancetheatre is made of up young women from the U.S., Columbia, and Japan, who acquired the common language of Hip-Hop???s urban folk culture in the clubs and on the streets of the cities where they grew up. Led by artistic director, Jennifer Weber, ???her leading dancers bring . . . the feminine mystique to Hip-Hop.??? (Village Voice) Full Circle Productions is a Hip-Hop collective of women and men that brings the positive image of women in full command of the Hip-Hop culture. Their recent works include Soular Power???d (New Victory Theater) and the current, Innaviews (Dance Theatre Workshop). Also performing on Friday, April 7. Tickets: $25 general public; $15 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.[/b]
Thursday, April 6: Popping & Locking Workshop
3 pm. Jorge ???Pop Master Fabel??? Pabon, co-founder of Tools of War and Sr. VP of the Rock Steady Crew leads students through the foundations of Popping and Locking. Fabel teaches in the Experimental Theatre wing of NYU???s Tisch School of the Arts. $7 general admission.
Thursday, April 6: An Evening with Jorge "Fabel" Pabon
7 pm. Fabel will begin his 3 part program with portions of "The Great Hip Hop Swindle" lecture where he delves into the circumstances that have led to the fragmentation of Hip Hop culture as it stands today, offering solutions on how people can revive the culture and attempt to restore it to it's original state. Following the lecture, for the first time in NYC, a premiere screening of segments from the documentary-in-progress that Fabel is producing with 1970's B-boy legend, Johnny "Zip" Rodriguez. "Apache Line: From Gangs to Hip-Hop" documents the foundations of uprocking, b-boying and aerosol art (graffiti) as it emerged from the gang era of the mid-1970s in Spanish Harlem. Scenes include interviews with Afrika Bambaataa, T-KID, Papo Love, B-Boy Zip and more. Following the screening, dance legends meet the new jacks as members of The Rock Steady Crew: Fabel, B-Boy Fever One, Smerk and Renegade plus original Brooklyn uprocker, Papo Love meet KR3TS. The evening will end with a panel feat. members of the dance community. Director: Jorge "Fabel" Pabon. Producer: Thomas O. Kriegsmann. Associate Producer: Christie Z-Pabon. Tickets: $15 general public; $10 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.
Friday, April 7: Decadancetheatre + Full Circle
7 pm. A two-part evening of women and Hip-Hop dance from New York City. Decadancetheatre is made of up young women from the U.S., Columbia, and Japan, who acquired the common language of Hip-Hop???s urban folk culture in the clubs and on the streets of the cities where they grew up. Led by artistic director, Jennifer Weber, ???her leading dancers bring . . . the feminine mystique to Hip-Hop.??? (Village Voice) Full Circle Productions is a Hip-Hop collective of women and men that brings the positive image of women in full command of the Hip-Hop culture. Their recent works include Soular Power???d (New Victory Theater) and the current, Innaviews (Dance Theatre Workshop). Tickets: $25 general public; $15 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.[/b]
Saturday, April 8: Turntablism Workshop
2 pm. Hosted by filmmaker and turntablism guru John Carluccio (Battle Sounds) and DJs Excess and IXL, this performance workshop will take you through the history and the techniques of turntablism. Their ground-breaking collaboration, Hop-Fu: Hip-Hop Meets Kung Fu will unveil film sound track and scratch techniques like you???ve never seen and heard before. Produced by Rika Iino (Sozo Media). $7 general admission.
Saturday, April 8: The Future of Hip-Hop
7 pm. We've given some of the sharpest critical minds in music five minutes each to offer three wishes for the next three years of Hip-Hop. Destined to be a controversial evening, the panel includes luminaries: Ta-Nehisi Coates (Time, Village Voice), Jaylah Burrell (Pop Matters), Richard Goldstein (former Voice editor), Margo Jefferson (Pulitzer Prize-winner, New York Times), Bakari Kitwana (Why White Kids Love Hip-Hop), Sacha Jenkins (Ego Trip co-founder) and Cristina Veran (Village Voice, Hip-Hop Divas). Tickets: $15 general public; $10 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.
Monday, April 10: Executive Decisions: 30 Years of Powerful Women in Hip-Hop
7 pm. This exciting event will bring together some of the pioneering women in the industry who have worked as record label CEOs, presidents, and senior executives to reflect on the challenges they faced climbing to the top of a male-dominated industry. Panel includes: Ann Carli (former senior executive at Jive); Lisa Cortes (former president of Loose Cannon); Carmen Ashhurst (former president of Def Jam); Monica Lynch (former president of Tommy Boy), Denise Brown (former head of Warner Bros. Urban), many others. Moderated by acclaimed author and journalist Danyel Smith. Tickets: $15 general public; $10 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.
Tuesday, April 11: Ameriville: A Staged Reading by Universes
7 pm. The acclaimed performance ensemble Universes present a first-look concert reading of their newest creation Ameriville. Comprised of Gamal Chasten, Mildred Ruiz, Ninja and Steven Sapp, Universes is best known for their ground-breaking off-Broadway hit "Slanguage". Ameriville has been developed in part through a residency at the Skirball Center. $7 general admission.
Wednesday, April 12: Art of Rhyme/Spoken Word
3 pm. The Universes will conclude the series of four Beyond Basic sessions by sharing their art and technique, derived from the New York poetry scene, with a group of verbally adept NYU students. Tickets: $7
Thursday, April 13: Deep*NYC
7 pm. An evening of music, fashion, and video. Dig deep into unstoppable urban expressions by NYC???s hottest emerging talents. A multimedia marathon hosted by MC Akim Funk Buddha, featuring turntable acrobat DJ Rob Swift; Bi-Trip, a Japanese Hip-Hop dance group; Dujeous, a live Hip-Hop sensation; and other genre-breaking multi-cultural acts, fashion shows, a DJ, video and a very special guest. Produced by Rika Iino (Sozo Media). Tickets: $15 general public; $10 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students
Saturday, April 15: The Coup
10 pm. The Coup: Boots Riley and DJ Pam the Funkstress! The Coup's new album, Pick A Bigger Weapon, kicks off with a classic Boots Riley line ???I'm a walking contradiction/Like bullets and love mixin???...??? and then it just gets better. The Coup???s newest songs capture the collisions between economics and everyday life, the political and the personal. After a 14-year career that has defined the word ???uncompromising,??? the Coup return armed with bigger funk and taller tales. Tickets: $25 general public; $15 NYU faculty & staff; $7 NYU students.