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BLACK BOOK MASTER CLASS WITH STYLE MASTER PART ONE TDS

APPLICATIONS DUE FRI. MARCH 15TH

Hi-ARTS, the producers of the Hip-Hop Theater Festival, will launch a free, unique, six-week Black Book Master Class series for young people ages 14-18 years old, taught by the influential graffiti Style Master, Enrique “PART ONE” Torres.
During this course, students will receive their own personal black book, colored pencils, and marker- sets, learn various graffiti techniques such as lettering, penciling and color theory. Several guest speakers will also impart professional development knowledge from various creative industries and offer excellent networking opportunities. Upon the conclusion of the course, Hi-ARTS will present an exhibition of students’ work at our space in East Harlem/El Barrio.
PART ONE is a veteran of the golden years of New York City subway painting and considered a style master in the graffiti world. His specialty is his own unique brand of lettering, which he began to develop in 1974. From 1974 – 1985, he was one of the most accomplished artists on the New York City subway trains. His art has been featured in the classic film Style Wars, as well as critically acclaimed books such as, Martha Cooper’s Hip Hop Files and the ON THE RUN’s PART ONE: The Death Squad.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS-
MUST BE A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK CITY
MUST BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 - 18 TO PARTICIPATE
MUST BE A FULL-TIME STUDENT OR ENROLLED IN A GED PROGRAM

Applications Due: March 15th
Interviews:March 21 & 23rd
Cost:Free upon being accepted into the Course
Class Schedule:3/27, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 and 5/1 from 4:30pm-6pm
Class Exhibition Opening:May 11th from 3pm-6pm
Location:Hi-ARTS, 304 E. 100th St @ Second Ave.,
East Harlem/El Barrio, NYC

For applications and more info, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call 718-497-4282

Institute of Arts Management and individual supporters like you. HHTF is a Round 6 recipient the New Generations Program, funded by Doris Duke Charitable Trust/The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group, the national organization for American Theatre.

Tackling a different music style or subject each week—hip-hop, punk, the folk music revival, Prohibition-era jazz, Mambo and Salsa, and the Brill Building’s heyday—Rhapsodic City: Music of New York features panel discussions with icons and experts, performances by leading artists, special film screenings and presentations of the Performing Arts Library’s remarkable collections.

Highlights from the series include a discussion of punk style and sound with Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein; performances by Jazz Age Lawn Party founder Michael Arenella, Grammy-nominated bandleader Bobby Sanabria, and Joe McGinty from the Losers Lounge Band; a celebration of women in hip-hop; and an exploration of Greenwich Village in the ‘50s and ‘60s led by Elijah Wald, author of the book that served as source material for the Coen Brothers’ latest film.

“At The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, we are deeply aware of how vital music is to this city’s cultural fabric,” said Jacqueline Z. Davis,  Barbara G. and Lawrence A. Fleishman Executive Director of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. “Using our vast archival materials—including sheet music, films, recordings and more—Rhapsodic City: Music of New York provides an opportunity for us to illustrate some of the most compelling examples of how New York inspires new genres of music, and how musical styles from around the world have become part of the city’s own cultural narrative, creating a distinctly New York story.”

All events included in the Rhapsodic City: Music of New York series take place at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (40 Lincoln Center Plaza) unless otherwise noted below, and are free and open to the public.

Hip-Hop
Nearly 40 years ago, hip-hop started in the Bronx during one of the lowest points of the borough’s history. Counteracting the urban decay, violence, and corruption, hip-hop culture emerged as a musical nexus, emanating creativity and liberating struggle. Today, the now global movement transcends race, gender, and socioeconomic status.

Wednesday, March 20 @ 6pm
A 30th Anniversary celebration of Style Wars
With Henry Chalfant, Carlos “Mare139” Rodriguez, and iona rozeal brown
http://on.nypl.org/Y61Z1N
Style Wars is regarded as the indispensable document of New York street culture and subway graffiti art of the early ‘80s, Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant’s filmic record of a golden age of youthful creativity that exploded into the world from a city in crisis. In partnership with the Tribeca Film Institute and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, this event will feature a screening of Style Wars followed by a discussion of the documentary’s enduring influence with Chalfant and a panel of artists and scholars, including sculptor/painter Carlos “Mare139” Rodriguez and moderated by painter/DJ iona rozeal brown.

Saturday, March 23 @ 4pm Reception, Program Begins at 5pm
Fresh, Bold, and So Def Women in Hip-Hop
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
http://on.nypl.org/11lxr3C (advance registration recommended)
As part of Women’s History Month and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Hip-Hop 4.0 Initiative, this program highlights the contributions and achievements of women in hip-hop. The event features
Performances by Genesis Be, Ebonie Smith, and FM Supreme
Screening of Nuala Cabral’s Who’s That Girl: Women of Color & Hip Hop (17 min)
Sneak peek preview of Breaking Silence: Passing the Mic to Our Daughters Project, a forthcoming documentary exploring how Black and Latina teenage girls today respond and relate to hip-hop culture
Panel discussion with guests including Nuala Cabral; Dr. Brittney Cooper; Autumn Robinson; Beverly Bond; Ebonie Smith; Piper Carter; and moderated by The Schomburg Center’s Hip-Hop Scholar In Residence Martha Diaz