Below you can find out more about our workshops and performances...
BUILDING NEW WORLDS // JEFFREY MCDANIEL
Jeffrey McDaniel, author of five poetry collections and Professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College, is an expert in imagination. He writes poetic landscapes so rich his readers can touch, taste and feel everything. In his opening address, McDaniel will examine what it means to a build a world, both on the page and in one’s artistic journey.
MORNING WORKSHOPS // YOUTH ONLY
CREATE COMMUNITY THROUGH CONVERSATION // MARCUS JAMES & HANNA HARRIS
Listen to your peers, create the change you want to hear. A youth-driven town hall that will teach students how to build new worlds with words, together! This safe space will give students the tools to empower one another, create tangible change in their communities, inform new perspectives, and co-generate art for actionable solutions.
MORNING WORKSHOPS // EDUCATORS ONLY
MAGNIFY MOMENTS, NURTURE THE NARRATIVE // RAUL HERRERA & BRIAN SONIA-WALLACE
Our worlds are built by the stories we tell. Turn the personal into the powerful, zoom from macro to micro. This workshop utilizes the Get Lit model to help students create and captivate audiences through scene building and empowering their narrative. Learn replicable writing and performance tips and techniques to engage and ignite every student.
KEYNOTE WORKSHOP
BODY OF ART // ROBIN COSTE LEWIS
In her lunchtime keynote, Los Angeles Poet Laureate, Robin Coste Lewis, reads from Voyage of the Sable Venus (winner of the National Book Award). In her keynote, Lewis will discuss how art has historically perceived the black female form and how poetry can critically examine culture to affect change.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
1) SIGNIFY! GO AHEAD, BRAG A LITTLE // ASHAKI M. JACKSON
In the African American culture, to signify means to competitively brag about yourself (think rap battles). In this workshop, we will explore the best of ourselves. Examine who we are and who we want to become by writing poems of our greatness – real and imagined.
2) BRING THE HEAT & DROP A BEAT // MILA CUDA & AUSTIN ANTOINE
Poetry and rhyme go together like popsicles and summertime. This workshop will bring the heat while keeping a beat. Explore techniques such as slant rhyme and alliteration to enhance the euphonic elements of our spoken word. Blend the flow of poetry with the showmanship of hip hop. Make melancholy more musical by juxtaposing it with your jovial jukebox.
3) #ONBRAND // MONIQUE MITCHELL & ANDREW DAVID STEWART
Your Instagram feed is your portfolio. Your twitter, a public diary. What story are you telling? Learn how to curate the story-of-you in order to attract future clients and sponsors in this workshop. Why post for free? Turn your passion to profit all while remaining authentic and #onbrand.
4) VIDEO SLAM // SAMUEL CURTIS
Lights. Camera. Action. Join us for an interactive film screening for the next generation of visual storytellers, filmmakers, and content creators. Previously submitted student short films will be screened, evaluated and given live-feedback from our panel of industry professionals.
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