Hip-Hop Live + Reel
Suicide Kings: In Spite of Everything
with Louder than a Bomb 2008 finalists and Yuri Lane
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Presented in partnership with Young Chicago Authors, Columbia College Chicago. DJ-ed by Itch13.
Saturday, April 26, 7:30 pm
Members $16, Non-members $20
Buy tickets online or call the box office at 312.397.4010.
Suicide Kings: In Spite of Everything
In Spite of Everything is the latest entry into the emerging genre of hip-hop theater, featuring the Bay Area's most dynamic spoken word collective, The Suicide Kings. Under the direction of GOLDIE award-winning, Bay Area legend Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the play begins the day after a school shooting in an unnamed American town. As police and school administrators ask themselves the perennial question, "What went wrong?" they discover a note that implies that three poetry teachers in the school might have the answer.
Recommended for mature audiences.
Louder than a Bomb 2008 winners
Louder than a Bomb 2008 winner Kuumba Lynx performs, in addition to a performance by an all-star team comprising the 7 top-placing individual poets.
Yuri Lane: From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey (excerpt)
Sonic acrobat and acclaimed performer, beatboxer Yuri Lane brings to life 15 unforgettable characters, each with an individual soundtrack. From Tel Aviv to Ramallah is a dynamic story of two young men leading surprisingly parallel lives: Amir, an Israeli motorcycle deliveryman and club DJ, and Khalid, a Palestinian entrepreneur with a thriving Internet café. This play also features live “sets” generated by video artist Sharif Ezzat, whose shifting visual projections are timed according to Lane's hypnotic beats.
More programs in the Hip-Hop Live + Reel series:
Thursday, April 24: (screenings) Style Wars and From Mambo to Hip-Hop
Friday, April 25: Reggie Watts with Deja Taylor and Teatro Luna
Sunday, April 27: (screenings) Rock Fresh, Breath Control, and Dave Chappelle's Block Party