I want to thank everyone who came out to BAM Café last week Friday! It was a night that affirmed my strong connections and history with this great city! Moving to a new place and leaving my home is not easy. I am moving for a fantastic opportunity to work with a great organization in Contact Theatre, but I leave behind family, friends, and collaborators. That Friday made me realize that I am not leaving anything behind but expanding my network and community and NYC has got my back with love and support.
On a personal level I had friends in the audience from every chapter of my life, from all my school years, artistic worlds, and students from the last ten years of my work as an educator.
It was truly a night of Hip Hop culture with emceeing, beatboxing, turntablism, popping, and breaking all being represented. I had folks comment that it was one of the best Hip Hop shows they have been to and I want to thank all the guest artists who contributed to that. Thank you to Core Rhythm, D-Cross, Eagle Nebula, Duv, Creature, Kwik Step, Rokafella, P-nerves, Mike Supreme, Bboy Atomic, RU, and all the dancers who got down in the cypher! I also want to thank Playback NYC and Yako 440 for surprising me with a great moment of interactive theater! Shout out AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. for their great PR. The place was packed with over 300 people! And a big THANK YOU to Darrell McNeill and the whole BAM Cafe crew for hosting us!
It was also special to have my father perform and blow the crowd away with his humor, politics, and spirit and to have my mother who carried me in her womb in that very room 35 years ago when they were rehearsing there. As my friend Mars Jupiter said I went from "rocking the womb to rocking the room!"
The night continued at South Paw with dancing all night to the sounds of DP One and DJ Kevlar. Kwik Step became the spontaneous host and rocked the mic all night! It was a true New York night of culture, community, and good vibes!
check http://www.flickr.com/photos/25155524@N02/sets/72157617594516114/ for more photos!
Shout out to Kamau Ware for taking great flix!
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