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DANCING IN THE STREETS Presents HIP HOP GENERATION NEXT: From the South Bronx to South Korea, Hip Hop Generation Next explores the global evolution of hip hop dance, an art form that was spawned on New York City streets and has spread like wildfire throughout the world. ARTISTIC ADVISORS: Brandon “Peace” Albright, Thomas F. DeFrantz, Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio, Santiago Freeman, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, Adesola Osakalumi SAT 6/13 COFFEY PARK, RED HOOK, BROOKLYN, 2-5 PM FREE BLOCK PARTY hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright Produced in partnership with City Parks Foundation’s Hook Productions, Good Shepherd/The Beacon, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Partnerships for Parks & the Red Hook Catalyst Project, Red Hook Community Justice Center, Red Hook Initiative, and Urban Assembly School of Music and Art SAT. 7/25 LANGSTON HUGHES COMMUNITY LIBRARY & CULTURAL CENTER/QUEENS LIBRARY, QUEENS, 1-5 PM FREE 1 pm: THE OTHER SIDE OF HIP HOP: THE SIXTH ELEMENT. Film screening and panel discussion with producer, writer, and director Dion Michael Ashman, Hip Hop Photo Activist Brother Ernie Paniccioli, Kangol Kid of UTFO, and Lin Que (formerly known as Isis of X-Klan) 3:30 pm: IT'S BIGGER THAN HIP HOP: THE RISE OF THE POST-HIP-HOP GENERATION. Author talk and book signing with author, filmmaker, and professor M.K. Asante, Jr. Produced and presented by the Langston Hughes Community Library & Cultural Center/Queens Library SUN 8/2 QUEENSBRIDGE PARK, QUEENS, 4-7 PM FREE 4 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright 5 pm: GENERATION NEXT hosted by Rokafella. Performances by KR3TS, Le Soul Afrique, MAWU, Misnomer(S), Adesola Osakalumi & Friends, Picture Perfect, and Garrett Wilson. Curated by Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, Santiago Freeman, Thomas F. DeFrantz, and Adesola Osakalumi. 6 pm: ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS excerpts from impossible,IZZpossible Presented in partnership with CityParks Dance THU 8/6 LINCOLN CENTER OUT OF DOORS, MANHATTAN, 6-7/7:30-10 PM FREE Josie Robertson Plaza, Columbus Avenue & 63rd Damrosch Park Bandshell, Amsterdam Avenue & West 62 Street Presented in partnership with Lincoln Center Out of Doors, which is sponsored by Bloomberg and PepsiCo Inc. with additional generous support from foundations, corporations, individuals and government agencies. Dancing in the Streets’ appearance as a part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors is a collaboration with the Korean Arts Management Service and Chinese American Arts Council. SUN 8/9 ST. MARY’S PARK, THE BRONX , 4-7 PM FREE 4 pm: COMMUNITY CIPHER hosted by Brandon “Peace” Albright 5 pm: GENERATION NEXT hosted by Rokafella. Performances by Le Soul Afrique, MAWU, Misnomer(S), Adesola Osakalumi & Friends, Picture Perfect, and Garrett Wilson. Curated by Gabriel “Kwikstep” Dionisio, Ana “Rokafella” Garcia, Santiago Freeman, Thomas F. DeFrantz, and Adesola Osakalumi. 6 pm: ILLSTYLE & PEACE PRODUCTIONS excerpts from impossible,IZZpossible Presented in partnership with CityParks Dance
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