APRIL 22 –25
Curated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph & Jeff Chang
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Marc Bamuthi Joseph’s spring 2007 UW Arts Institute residency (OMAI & Afro-American Studies) created a major groundswell of support on campus to more systematically integrate spoken word and hip-hop aesthetics and activities into the fabric of university life. The Line Breaks performance & lecture series, curated by Bamuthi and coordinated by OMAI, educated and electrified hundreds of students, faculty, and community members each week about the history, politics, and performance of hip-hop theater. This spring, we are proud to bring Bamuthi back, along with a remixed all-star lineup of hip-hop artists and scholars for 4 amazing days of performances, panels, and discussions.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 22
Lights, Camera, Hip-Hop: The Line Breaks Jump-Off
7pm • Majestic Theater (free all-ages show)
- Big10 Network’s premiere of the First Wave documentary
- Dahlak Brathwaite
- Mayda Del Valle
- Rafael Casal
- & live hip-hop from The Get Back Crew
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
Hip-Hop 101: Remixing Education
12pm • On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Total Chaos: Hip-Hop Theatre
2pm • On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym
- Clyde Valentine
- Paul Flores
- Jorge ‘Popmaster Fabel’ Pabon
- Rha Goddess
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph (moderator)
THURSDAY, APRIL 24
Turning the Page: Hip-Hop Poetics
12pm • On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym
- Dennis Kim
- Mayda Del Valle
- Staceyann Chin
- Kevin Coval (moderator)
Keeping It Movin’: Issues In Hip-Hop Dance
2pm • On Wisconsin Room, Red Gym
- Rennie Harris
- Popmaster Fabel
- Jarius King
- Kwikstep
- Rokafella
- Chris Walker (moderator)
Line Breaks Showcase on the Main Stage
7pm • Memorial Union Theater
- Marc Bamuthi Joseph (host)
- Staceyann Chin
- Rokafella & Kwikstep
- Rennie Harris
- First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble
$5 student tickets, $15 general admission
Tickets Available at the Wisconsin Union Theater Box Office.
Order online or call 608-262-2201.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Centering Gender and Sexuality In Hip-Hop Studies
12pm • Play Circle, Memorial Union
- Dawn-Elissa Fischer
- Bakari Kitwana
- Mark Anthony Neal
- Jeff Chang
- Gaye Theresa Johnson
- Craig Werner (moderator)
The Future of Hip-Hop Studies
2pm • 6210 Social Science
- Chuck D
- Wendy Day
- Davey D
- Jeff Chang (moderator)
Events held in conjunction with Hip-Hop as a Movement Week, Afro-American Studies Words & Music Series, the Arts Institute, WORT 89.9FM, the Center for Humanities & the Anonymous Fund
