Youth Speaks & "the break/s"

This program (Youth Speaks) is changing the nation.... because it is changing the way we view our youth, and it gives a voice to the youth. More often than not, youth are viewed as being trouble makers, inarticulate, lazy. Now, see something different. Jason Mateo and Marc "Bamuthi" Joseph bring it and teach youth how to bring it even harder. Here's true investment in the future:



Mark Your Calendar: Marc "Bamuthi" Joseph (Executive Director of Youth Speaks) has been working on his newest, experimental piece, "The break/s: a mixtape for stage". It first premiered at the Walker Art Center, but is now being produced at the Yerba Buena Art Center in San Francisco. The break/s is a multimedia journey through verse, contemporary dance and video that interweaves his person story with the history of hip- hop. Inspired by Can't Stop Won't Stop by Jeff Chang, Joseph explores transnationalism and globalization in relation to hip-hop culture, and digs into the politics surrounding the creation myth of this provocative music form. With a spoken words virtuoso, live music by DJ Excess and Tommy Shepherd aka Soulati, and choreography by Stacy Printz, the break/s is one gigantic live mix.

Here's an intro, sneak-peak: