"Spoken
word in the Bay
Area more than in any other place in the country
is supported, is prolific,
is dynamic, is political,
and has more relevancy here
than anywhere else in the country.
I think that a
large part of the catalyst for that is
the amount of attention that young people
are paying to themselves, to
the lyricism in popular culture, in
hip-hop culture and the way they
are reacting to it. They are creating music but
also expanding upon
and creating a new form of lyricism,
and I think it trickles up rather
than trickling down. The youth
get inspired by their mentors and by
their educators but we
in turn see the
force with which
young people are coming with their words
and it just pushes the whole
form forward."
Marc Bamuthi Joseph: poet, performer, educator |
"...an inspirational crowd-pleaser in the mode of docs like "Spellbound" and "Mad Hot Ballroom," Variety |
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Official Selection |
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