Sunday, June 27: 4th Annual Urban Word NYC Northeast Regional Teen Poetry Slam > Nuyorican Poets Cafe

4th Annual Urban Word NYC Northeast Regional Teen Poetry Slam

"Urban Word NYC presents the 4th Annual Urban Word NYC Northeast Regional Teen Poetry Slam! Come support the top teen poets from across the Northeast region as they compete in celebration and fellowship of the word. The performing poets have won their local slams and are now preparing for the Brave New Voices National Teen Poetry Slam in Los Angeles this summer. Invited cities include teams from Philadelphia, Providence, Worcester, Boston, Newark, Rochester and your hometown favorites from Urban Word NYC. Show some love before they go take LA by storm. Beats by DJ Flip Bundles, Hosted by Carvens Lissaint."

* Jun 27 @ 1:00pm
* Hosted by Carvens Lissaint
* Featuring DJ Flip Bundles & top teen poets from across the Northeast region
* Presented by Urban Word NYC
* Visit here for more info
* $7/$5 for teens


Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Saturday, June 12: Urban Word NYC Regional Teen Poetry Slam > Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Urban Word NYC Regional Teen Poetry Slam

"Urban Word NYC Youth Leadership Board presents solo and group poems displaying their poetic talents and leadership skills. Come be inspired, and pick up your application for the 2010-2011 Youth Leadership Board! Poets include: Thiahera Nurse, Jesica Blandon, Lauren Anderson, Ka'Mone Felix, Ishmael Islam, Nia Lee, and Ajay Johnson"

* Jun 12 @ 3:00pm
* Featuring Poets Thiahera Nurse, Jesica Blandon, Lauren Anderson, Ka'Mone Felix, Ishmael Islam, Nia Lee, and Ajay Johnson
* Visit here for more info
* $FREE!


Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Saturday, June 5: NYC Street Festival of Young Artists & Leaders on East 4th Street

The NYC Street Festival of Young Artists & Leaders
Saturday, June 5, 2010

"A free outdoor festival on East 4th Street of theater, dance, music, poetry, video and artwork by New York City's teen artists, as well as demonstrations of teen leadership in addressing city issues and needs. Last year, the first Festival hosted over 30 companies from all parts of the city, giving a powerful demonstration of the creativity and leadership young people offer New York. This is a stunning display of originality and talent that will put new hope in your heart for what the future holds."

East 4th Street Cultural District, between Second Avenue and Bowery

Info: Downtown Art

Saturday, June 5: Nuyorican Neophyte Youth Poet of the Year Slam > Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Nuyorican Neophyte Youth Poet of the Year Slam

* Jun 5 @ 3:00pm
Jul 10 @ 3:00pm
* Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne
* $5
* Poets under 21 compete for the cash, prizes, and the title of Youth Poet of the Year at the Nuyorican Neophyte Slam. Hosted by Mahogany L. Browne.

Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Sunday Line Up @ Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Info: Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Youth Open Mic @ 4:00pm
* Featuring poets 20 and under
* $5 (free for performers)
* Non-competitive Open Mic for NYC's youth (under 20-ish). Why leave town on Memorial Day Weekend when you can share/hear amazing slam poetry by NYC's brilliant youngsters?!

SciryL and Turnstylz Album Release Party & Jam Session @ 7:00pm
*$10
*Turnstylz performs Brasilian-infused hip-hop and Sciryl is a poet/MC. Celebrate the release of their new album. A jam session will follow the performance.

Friday, May 28: FREESTYLE Youth Graf show and hip-hop showcase in the Bronx

An urban art show featuring work by LEAD artists. They will be displaying and selling their art in the gallery space at the top of the Casita Maria Center.


-Live music provided by DJs from LEAD's Bronx DJ Academy
-Performances from LEAD poets
-Hip-hop dance performance and dance cypher
-Music produced and performed by LEAD members
-Plenty of refreshments

The Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education is located 1 block from the 6 train Hunts Point Station.


This show brought to you by the LEAD Program, Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education, and contributions from Bronx Council on the Arts and the Department of Youth and Community Development.

www.srcocenter.org - (718) 824-0353 x 14

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May 24th-26 and 27th-29th: Theater of the Oppressed, Forum Theater 1 and 2 The Brecht Forum

Monday May 24th, 2010 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
3-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS
Co-sponsor: Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory
Forum Theater 1
A Theater of the Oppressed Technique
Facilitated by Julian Boal

"This first of two 3-day intensive workshops will teach exercises, games, and improvised scene work from the Theater of the Oppressed (TO) repertory, developed by the late Brazilian director, popular educator and Workers Party activist Augusto Boal. (Note: Workshop #2 will teach techniques that are not covered in this first workshop. Each workshop is designed to stand alone, and participation in the first workshop is not a pre-requisite for enrollment in workshop #2. Participants can enroll in either workshop, or both.) Boal's interactive approach to theatrical expression emphasizes physical dialogues, non-verbal imagery, consensus-building and problem-solving processes, and techniques for developing awareness of both external and internalized forms of oppression."

Forum Theater 2 takes place Thursday May 27th - May 29th

Note: Workshop require an application. Please make online payment AFTER your application is approved.

Info and Application: The Brecht Forum

Sat-Sun May 22-23: Education for Liberation | The Brecht Forum

Saturday May 22nd, 2010 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
2-DAY WORKSHOP BEGINS

Education for Liberation
An Introduction to Paulo Freire’s Concepts & Techniques
Carmelina Cartei, Shoshana Brown, Kate Cavanagh, Esperanza Martell, Ruben Mina, Onaji Muid, Julie Novas & Javier Salamanca

This is an introductory hands-on workshop in the use of popular education concepts and techniques based on the complementary approaches to Education for Liberation developed by two Brazilian Marxist educators and political cultural activists: philosopher and educator Paulo Freire, author of Pedagogy of the Oppressed, and theater director Augusto Boal, Workers Party (PT) activist and founder of the Theater of the Oppressed.

In this introduction to the theory of the pedagogy of the oppressed and its practical application, participants will learn through practice the three basic steps of the Freire methodology:
1. to express and see reality as it is experienced by the participants; 2. to understand this reality by analyzing it and exploring the root causes of problems; and 3. to act in order to change this reality.

Framed as a class, race, gender power analysis for decolonizing the mind and self-empowering oppressed communities in struggle. The 2-day workshop is designed for community organizers as well as educators and labor, political and solidarity activists."

Sliding scale: $65-$85 per Day

Info: The Brecht Forum

May 7 - 22: The Riverside Theatre Presents: Through the Night

"CULTURAL ANIMATORS SERIES 2010:

The Riverside Theatre, Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group and Walk Tall Girl Productions present the New York Premiere of "Through The Night"

Journeys of friendship, family and faith
A solo performance

Written and performed by Daniel Beaty
Directed by Charles Randolph-Wright

Six African-American males, age 10 to 60, discover the power of possibility through one extraordinary event. With commanding skill, compassion and humor, Obie Award-winner Daniel Beaty ('Emergence-SEE') gives voice to this community of men, those who love them, and what it means to be black and male in America.

Join us for post-performance community dialogues with distinguished guests:

Opening Night	May 7	Dr. William "Bill" Cosby
Artists as Activists	May 8 Matinee	Sonia Sanchez Ruby Dee
Fatherhood	May 8 Evening	Malik Yoba
Religion	May 9	Guest TBA
Education	May 14	David Banks & Osei Owusu-Afriyie President & Principal, The Eagle Academy for Young Men
Youth	May 15 Matinee	Rev. Alfonso Wyatt Chair 21st Century Fdn
Relationship	May 15 Evening	Hill Harper w/ book signing
Youth Violence	May 16	Jackie Rowe Adams
Health	May 21	John M. Palmer, Ph.D. Harlem Hospital
Gay & Lesbian Issues	May 22 Matinee	Pastor Joseph W. Tolton Rehoboth Temple
Business/ Entrepreneur	May 22 Evening	DeMarco M. Morgan NBC Anchor Voza Rivers Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Black Equity Alliance Black Agency Executives
Social Justice/Incarceration	May 23	Guest TBA

Previews: May 4, 5, 6 - 7pm
Opens May 7 - 23
Gen. Adm. $20
Seniors/Students $15
Groups of 10 or more $15

Tickets and Info: The Riverside Theatre

Friday, April 23: Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang hosts the poets of MS 113 @ Greenlight Bookstore

Friday, April 23, 7:00 PM

"Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang hosts the poets of Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (MS113) Award-winning poet Tina Chang was recently named Poet Laureate of Brooklyn by Borough President Marty Markowitz.

One of Chang’s initiatives as Laureate is the Adopt-A-Poet Project, in which published poets bring the craft and appreciation of poetry into the borough’s middle schools. Chang launches the project this evening with a reading by the students of Fort Greene’s own Ronald Edmonds Learning Center (MS 113), who have been working with her on their own poems this month. Join us to hear from Brooklyn’s budding poetic talents, hosted by our own poet laureate."

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