The Columbus Hip Hop | Theatre Project

Below is a fun video of some of the days work.

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Today we began work on an introduction for the whole show. The group was smaller than usual, so we created a short series of poses and marching that involved everyone in the room. Next week we'll incorporate other people into this section, and add some words.

After two weeks of snow days, we're back!

Teena Marie did indeed bring her hip-hop dance stylings to AIMS today. She taught an incredible 10-minute hip-hop history, and shared the basics of b-boy/girl-ing, hip-hop social dances, posing, and more.

Click here for information on PBS's upcoming IndependentLens documentary HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes.

HIP-HOP: Beyond Beats and Rhymes takes an in-depth look at representations of manhood, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture. This groundbreaking documentary is a “loving critique” of certain disturbing developments in rap music culture from the point of view of a fan who challenges the art form’s representations of masculinity.

Snow Day.

We played acting games in the dance studio today. We learned about Improvisation some more and played acting freeze-tag.

After that, we created some scenes from scratch in 15 minutes. Each of 4 groups performed a scene with an everyday problem, and a possible solution. They took place in a classroom, in the lunchroom, at home, and in the neighborhood. We dealt with people trying to cheat, quarreling siblings, selfish friends, and stuck-up kids.

If the AIMS Hip-Hop/Theatre class led the country, this would be their 2007 agenda.

Paint the White House black.
Make the country better.
No drugs.
No drinking.
No smoking.
No war.
Create a hip-hop nation.

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