In this issue
Important Dates
* February 1: Just Bust
ft/ Idris Goodwin
* March 7: Just Bust
ft/ Motion Disorderz
* April 4: Just Bust
ft/Adam Mansbach
* April 12: Wisconsin
Teen Poetry Slam
* April 22-25: Line
Breaks: The Remix
* May 2: Just Bust
ft/ Element
* July 7-11:Teacher's
Institute ft/ Amiri Baraka
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Friends,
Happy New Year! We're starting 2008 off with a new
design for the newsletter, we hope you like it. In this
edition, see which of your favorite artists are returning
and the major events coming up on the OMAI calendar.
Let's get it started.
Just Bust with Idris Goodwin:
February 1
Madison's only all-ages open mic is back with a new season from February through May. Next Friday's session features Chicago-based MC, playwright, and Def Poet Idris Goodwin. Feeling a little cold these days? Check the hotness.
Just Bust!
Spoken Word & Hip Hop Open Mic
hosted by First Wave and DJ Pain1
Memorial Union Main Lounge
every first Friday of the month
7pm workshop, 9pm open mic
* February 1: featuring Idris Goodwin,
MC & playwright (Chicago)
* March 7: featuring Motion Disorderz,
b-boy crew (Milwaukee)
* April 4: featuring Adam Mansbach,
novelist & poet (San Francisco)
* May 2: featuring Element,
singer & writer (Milwaukee)
Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam:
April 12
Slam season, here we go. This marks the 5th year of the Wisconsin Teen Poetry Slam, and the first year that poets from across the state will share one final stage. On April 12, the top youth poets from Madison, Milwaukee, and beyond will compete for a chance to represent Wisconsin at the Brave New Voices National Youth Poetry Slam in Washington, DC. The Madison semifinals will take place in late March, stay tuned for dates and locations. For Madison info, contact jghealey@wisc.edu , and for Milwaukee, dasha@stillwaterscollective.com
5th Annual Wisconsin
Teen Poetry Slam Finals
Saturday, April 12
Orpheum Theater
hosted by Baba Israel
$5 students, $15 adults
Line Breaks - The Remix:
April 22-25
Last year's Line Breaks residency hosted by Marc Bamuthi Joseph educated and electrified us all with 10 weeks of hip-hop theater. This spring, we're bringing Bamuthi back and remixing the lineup with an all-star lineup of hip-hop artists and scholars for 4 amazing, packed days of performances, panels, and discussions. Cosponsored by Hip-Hop as a Movement Week and the Afro-American Studies Words and Music Series, the Line Breaks Remix includes the First Wave Hip-Hop Theater Ensemble spring showcase on Thursday, April 24 at the Union Theater, hosted by Bamuthi. Contact wney@wisc.edu for more info.
Line Breaks: The Remix
April 22-25
Venues across Madison
Featuring Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Jeff Chang, Rafael Casal, Mayda del Valle, & Rennie Harris
Plus Rha Goddess, Davey D, Rokafella, Jorge 'PopMaster Fabel' Pabon, Staceyann Chin, First Wave, & more.
Teacher's Institute featuring
Amiri Baraka: July 7-11
Teachers, students, and youth workers: mark your calendar for the annual, award-winning seminar on spoken word pedagogy, hip-hop culture, and educational achievement. This year's institute will kick off with a special performance by poet, activist, and founder of the Black Arts Movement, Amiri Baraka. Contact wney@wisc.edu for more info.
3rd Annual Spoken Word &
Hip-Hop Education Institute
July 7–11
UW-Madison campus
Lead instructor: Michael Cirelli
And featuring Amiri Baraka, Queen GodIs, Dr. Daniel Banks, Dr. David Kirkland, Josh Healey, Dasha Kelly, and more
Sessions include: Language and Liberation, Arts Activism, Hip-Hop Lesson Plans, Poetry for the People, Resources |