CONTRACT
RESISTANCE: CONSCIOUS HIP-HOP, SOUL & MORE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 8PM - TICKETS: $15
The beats are tight and the grooves smooth as the August Wilson
Center, the Shadow Lounge and Urban Kontent Brand present an evening
of hip-hop and soul collective performances features hip-hop
artists Formula412, J-San & The Analogue
Sons, Chen-Lo, D.C.'s own W. Ellington Felton, Common Wealth Family
and Kelle Maize.
DJ
Selecta will provide the house music and Yah
Lioness & Gene Stovall will host the evening.
Free After Party @ Shadow Lounge featuring J-San and the Analogue
Sons and Man in the Street...
Plus DJ Vex spinning in AVA til 2am! Show your ticket stub at
the door
MARC
BAMUTHI JOSEPH/THE LIVING WORD PROJECT
the break/s: a mixtape for the stage
Wednesday, October 28 & Thursday, October 29, 8PM - TICKETS:
$22.50-$28
This is a multimedia excursion through the land of hip-hop poet
Marc Bamuthi Joseph as your guide. A favorite performer on HBO's
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry," Bamuthi combines movement,
spoken word and personal storytelling to deliver a living history
of the hip-hop generation.
Video projections of
hip-hop culture worldwide intensify the poet's exchanges with
turntablist DJ Excess, and beatboxer/percussionsist Tommy Shepherd,
aka Soulali, Bamuthi draws inspiration for the breaks from Jeff
Chang's award-winning book, Can't Stop Won't Stop, which captures
the birth of hip-hop as a generation's longing to make culture
that impacts the world.
STATE
OF HIP-HOP FORUM 
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 6PM
Explore the ecomonic, social, political and musical influences
of hip-hop, both in the United States and around the world, at
this special "town hall" discussion featuring a panel
of hip-hop artists, including Paradise Gray, DJ Omar-Abdul
and Jasiri X. Appropriate for high school students and
adults.
DJING
WORKSHOP - $10/PERSON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, NOON TO 2PM
Explore the world of DJing in this hands-on-course, appropriate
for teens and adults. Learn the technical and musical skills necessary
to become a DJ, including mixing and blending, scratching and
bealmaking. For details, call 412.338.8737 or e-mail swilliamsdevereux@AugustWilsonCenter.org
PACKAGE
DEAL: GO TO BOTH
CONTRACT RESISTANCE & MARC BAMUTHI JOSEPH
FOR ONLY $30
Box Office at Theater Square/412.456.6666/pgharts.org
Groups of 10+ Tickets: 412.471.6930
ALL EVENTS HELD AT THE AUGUST WILSON CENTER
Performances of The Living Word Project/Marc Bamuthi Joseph are
made possible by a grant from Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in
partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts Regional
Touring Program. Educational and public programs are made possible
by a grant from the Buhl Fund and Frick Fund of the Buhl Foundation.
