CHECK OUT SOME PHOTOS FROM THE FESTIVAL (more coming soon):
Photos Margot MacDonald ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center’s Arts Education Network
Photos by Jati Lindsay for Hip-Hop Theater Festival
TEN YEARS OF CULTURE IN ACTION
TENTH NYC HIP HOP THEATER FESTIVAL
September 25 –October 16, 2010
Join us to celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the NYC Hip Hop Theater Festival. This year, the festival runs from September 25 – October 16, and we’re excited to unveil a number of firsts for the Festival. Along with the vibrant collection of performances you’ve come to expect, we are presenting our first ever visual art commission and two premieres with two of New York’s leading arts organizations, the Dance Theater Workshop and HarlemStage.
For ten years, the Hip Hop Theater Festival has consistently broken new ground, elevating both Hip Hop and Theater by empowering artists to develop bold new works, while creating a lasting and positive impact on urban communities. Join HHTF as we celebrate our Tenth Anniversary of Culture in Action.
Sign up to our email list and stay tuned for a full schedule of performances and events. Tickets available starting September 7th, 2010
Download the HHTF 2010 Press Release
www.hhtf.org
As part of The Hip-Hop Theater Festivals Humanities Series, Joe Schloss Ph.D. joined the legendary Ken Swift in a conversation about aesthetics of Breaking and Rock (two distinct forms of Hip-Hop Dance), cultural history, the need for documentation and the absence of institutional support in preserving the heritage of New York’s Hip-Hop cultural legacy. The respondent for the evening was Imani Johnson, Ph.D., who is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Performance Studies at NYU. Check out all 3 videos to view the full 2 Hour Discussion and make sure to join us in the future for many more important conversations contributing to the growing body of discourse around these important forms of urban American culture.
As part of The Hip-Hop Theater Festivals Humanities Series, Joe Schloss Ph.D. joined the legendary Ken Swift in a conversation about aesthetics of Breaking and Rock (two distinct forms of Hip-Hop Dance), cultural history, the need for documentation and the absence of institutional support in preserving the heritage of New York’s Hip-Hop cultural legacy. The respondent for the evening was Imani Johnson, Ph.D., who is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Performance Studies at NYU. Check out all 3 videos to view the full 2 Hour Discussion and make sure to join us in the future for many more important conversations contributing to the growing body of discourse around these important forms of urban American culture.
All year, HHTF will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the New York City Festival coming in October 1 – 16, 2010. As a way to share the joy HHTF enlisted an eclectic mix of its favorite DJs to bless us with original sounds and new favorites.
Seems like a lifetime since the Y2K scare, and the new millennium dawned upon us. You could argue that nothing has changed more than Hip-Hop.
However, as the movement has changed, there have been beacons that have kept the essence of the movement alive. And being at the forefront of this movement for 10 years takes work. Through that work, there are moments you want to kick back, and vibe out. Well, this is it.
Hip-Hop Theater Festival (HHTF) is one of the most influential outlets showcasing Hip-Hop performing arts in the country. HHTF On-Tour brings Hip-Hop theater artists to venues all over the planet, working toward the recognition of Hip-Hop theater as a bona fide art form. Read more »
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