Cultural Unity
PRESENTED BY WESTWOOD COLLEGE
Making its wildly successful debut last year, the Cultural Unity Stage returns to promote cultural unity through a wide variety of urban-oriented performances and presentations. This year will feature two exciting days of “edutainment” that tie together the multi-ethnic history, the elements, and the uplifting values through presentations from Colorado’s top hip hop artists performing alongside traditional ethnic artists. From beatbox’n and breakdancing to traditional drumming and martial-arts inspired dance, the Cultural Unity Stage will get bodies moving to the rhythmic sounds of our youth and world.
“Unity Through Movement”
Hiphop culture has grown to be a world wide community where the common language is communicated through elements such as dance, music, fashion and verbal aesthetics. Peace, love, unity, and having fun are also fundamental principals used by Hiphoppas the world over. The music, dance, and art are only reflections of the dynamic people who come together to celebrate life through the culture known as Hiphop. This year we will be exploring the evolution of the music and dance within hiphop culture as well as the history of the indigenous parallels that have made contributions to the evolution.
We have put together two days of “Edutainment” with a line up of guest artists who have helped to build and sustain communities by carrying on traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. This year’s tent will be hosted by J-Red aka F.Y.N.E.S. From the Lordz Of Finesse B-Boy Crew. Musical performances and guest range from native Aztec dancing and Brazilian martial arts to hiphop martial arts and B-boyn.
This year's Cultural Unity Stage hosted by Jared Peters and HYPE
Hip Hop Healing Youth Program Education
www.soulrhythmproductions.com
Performance Schedule for Cultural Unity 2008
Saturday July 26th 2008
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Opening Cypher Danza Azteca Grupo Mitotilitzli
(Indigenous Native Ceremonial Dancing)
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DJ Cypher with DJ Thought
B-boy expo (TBA)
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. H.Y.P.E. Edutainment- with JRed
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. BabaWird and the Denver Avengerz
1:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. The Moyo Cultural Arts Center
(Dr. Meeks)
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. DJ Cypher DJ Vajra
B/boy Expo (TBA)
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. H.Y.P.E. Musical Guest Coupstick
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. H.Y.P.E. Special Guest
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Hiphop Artist EDI Flowers (Equality Divine)
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. DJ Cypher Skip Ripkin
B-boy expo (TBA)
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Hiphop Dance Crew BreakEFX
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Musical Guest Motivation
Sunday July 27th 2008
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Opening Cypher Danza Azteca Grupo Mitotilitzli
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. DJ Cypher With DJ Vajra
B-boy expo (TBA)
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. H.Y.P.E. Musical Guest
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Carmen Toure Heritage African Drum and Dance
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Musical Guest Paradox
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. DJ Cypher With DJ Chonz
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Denver Capoeira
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. BabaWird and Denver Avengerz
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Funk Kinetics
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. HYPE Special Guest Scratching Cypher DJ Stretch
B-boy expo
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. B-boy Crew Lordz of Finesse
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Musical Guest The Reminder