B-Girl Be Youth Workshops
$5 per workshop (group rates available).
Space is limited, reservations required. Call (612) 871-4444 or email bgirl@intermediaarts.org to sign up.
Lyricism and Poetry with Desdamona (ages 16 and up)
Thursday May 5; 5:30–8:00 pm
We will write about personal life experiences, experiment with collaboration, discuss and listen to work by hip hop and spoken word artists, incorporate chorus/hooks into our pieces ending with a performance of the writing from the day.
Stencils and Graf with Amy Swenson (ages 16 and up)
Thursday May 12; 5:30–8:00 pm
I will be showing the variety of surfaces that stencils can go on, the different things that can be used to create stencils and some of the tricks involved when it comes to fixing mistakes and applying an image to a surface.
Dance with Leah Nelson and B-girl Seoul (ages 12 and up)
Thursday May 19; 5:30–8:00 pm
This session will cover the fundamentals of the various styles associated with breaking, popping & locking. We will start with a warm up that incorporates the basic movements. We will watch some videotapes by funk dance legends Don Campbell and the Electric Boogaloos whose style of movement have influenced current hip hop dancers. We will then create a routine together incorporating all these styles as well as some current hip -hop dance trends and end with a freestyle.
Digital Media with Rachel Raimist (ages 16 and up)
Thursday May 26; 5:30–8:00 pm
In this session we will deconstruct and (re)construct images of women in hip-hop. We will analyze photography, film, music videos, and print media. We will erase the beat, slow down the frame, and discuss why and how these images are so powerful. This is also an opportunity to talk about how you can get involved in documenting (filming/photographing/writing) the b-girl be summit.
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Graffiti Black Book Sessions: Freestyle Twin Cities Graffiti History
Mondays, May 9–30; 7:00–9:00 pm
Free admission; no registration required
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