Wednesday, March 10, 2021 6pm
About this Event
"Shades of Honey," an Artist Showcase Curated by Karia White with Assetou Xango as Master of Ceremonies "
Shades of Honey" works to cultivate community through artistic lenses such as spoken word, poetry, rap, dance and other avenues of expression. It centers Black, Brown and Indigenous artists navigation and presentation of the nuances of living in America and traversing white supremacy more broadly. It in essence is resistance, survival and thriving on display.
Hip-Hop in Times of Pandemic and Protest is a series of four Wednesday evening events in March that explore the impacts, challenges, and possibilities of the current moment on Hip-Hop. Focusing on issues of representation, politics, performance and pedagogy, these events are a collaboration with Kalonji Nzinga, Director of the Race and Popular Culture Laboratory (RAPLab) and have been funded by the generous support of a Roser Grant and the cooperation of CU Boulders Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS) and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Please visit www.colorado.edu/amrc/hiphop for details.
This free event will be presented virtually at
https://cupresents.org/performance/11872/cu-music/hip-hop-in-times-of-pandemic-and-protest/
About this Event
"Shades of Honey," an Artist Showcase Curated by Karia White with Assetou Xango as Master of Ceremonies "
Shades of Honey" works to cultivate community through artistic lenses such as spoken word, poetry, rap, dance and other avenues of expression. It centers Black, Brown and Indigenous artists navigation and presentation of the nuances of living in America and traversing white supremacy more broadly. It in essence is resistance, survival and thriving on display.
Hip-Hop in Times of Pandemic and Protest is a series of four Wednesday evening events in March that explore the impacts, challenges, and possibilities of the current moment on Hip-Hop. Focusing on issues of representation, politics, performance and pedagogy, these events are a collaboration with Kalonji Nzinga, Director of the Race and Popular Culture Laboratory (RAPLab) and have been funded by the generous support of a Roser Grant and the cooperation of CU Boulders Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CNAIS) and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Please visit www.colorado.edu/amrc/hiphop for details.
This free event will be presented virtually at
https://cupresents.org/performance/11872/cu-music/hip-hop-in-times-of-pandemic-and-protest/