Saturday, September 29th 6-9pm, admission $10
East Side Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd, Oakland
6-9pm, all ages:
6pm – DJ, and refreshments
630pm – Dance performance by Starchild Dance Company. Screening of film
short, "Reunion of the Black Resurgents" produced by Traci Bartlow
7pm – Film screening: "Respond to Sound"
8pm – Q & A Panel
more details below about the film, and the Q & A panelists below:
Respond to Sound II is a feature documentary tracing the evolution of Black American street dance from 1760 to 1960 – a span of time that laid the foundation for hip hop dance today. It is an audio-visual collage of archival dance footage, interviews, and original beats featuring commentary from hip hop luminaries such as Krs-1, the Pharcyde, the Black-Eyed Peas, and others, alongside rare footage of the Nicolas Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandman Sims and more. Respond to Sound II pays tribute to the tap dance and jazz hoofing masters of the past, while unearthing some of the lesser known roots of hip hop dance.
Respond to Sound II is the third ‘sample-based’ documentary produced by film-maker and freestyle dancer Adrian Younge. Younge samples original breaks with film images, synthesizing beats and film in a manner that breaks new ground in the world of audiovisual hip hop production. Respond to Sound II has screened at various film festivals throughout the country, and is now under consideration, by B.E.T for best hip hop documentary of the year. Additional producers include: Buddha Stretch, LEGENDARY, Carey Ysais, David Wong, and Mark Luv.
Q and A panel will feature:
Adrian Younge – Free style dancer, sound artist, and
executive producer of Respond to Sound II. www.respondtosound.com
Traci Bartlow - dancer, choreographer, photographer, poet and founder of the company, Star Child Entertaiment. www.tracibartlow.com, or www.myspace.com/tracibartlow
Susie Lundy - writer, dancer, DJ and a doctoral candidate in the World Arts and Cultures Department at UCLA. Last spring she taught a course titled, "The History of Hip Hop Dance" with Rennie Harris at UCLA. www.myspace.com/writerzblocdjs
Sponsored by the First Voice Apprenticeship Program at KPFA 94.1 FM and
Hard Knock Radio.
For more information call 510-848-6767 x213, or email trinh@kpfa.org
Contact: Trinh Le
trinh@kpfa.org
510-848-6767 x213
