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Cultural Unity
 One of the most popular areas we've added over the years is our Cultural Unity Stage, where young people flock to share their skill at the street styles of hip-hop dance and spoken word performances.
What? Not Asian, you say? Au contraire!
If you watch any season of MTV's "America Best Dance Crew, you'll be amazed that some of the best dancing every year is by groups that feature many or all Asian Americans. We've found our groove, and you can find yours at the Cultural Unity stage!
Jared Peters, the chair of the Cultural Unity stage, says his theme for the 2010 stage is “Understanding the past in order to know our future." Jared adds, "This year’s theme will reflect different multi-cultural traditions of the past, to help understand the direction of our future generations...."
Here is the Cultural Unity Stage schedule for 2010:
SATURDAY, JULY 24
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| 11:00 |
Drumming Dance open cipher with Eastside Drumming Collective
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| 11:30 |
Grupo Mitotiliztli/Traditional Native Dance |
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| 12:00 |
HipHop dance 101 w/ Jared, Special Guest Master Sam Kim
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| 12:30 |
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| 1:00 |
DJ Vajra |
One of the best all-around DJs in the music scene today, DJ Vajra (pronounced "VAHJ-rah") has earned a place among the industry's elite, through competing in some of the biggest battles in the world, dropping a killer mix set, or touring the globe showcasing his unique blend of turntable tricks and party rocking. |
| 1:30 |
DJ Lazy Eyez |
DJ Lazy Eyez is a Denver based Korean American Hip-Hop DJ and advocate for Hip-Hop in Colorado. From 2001 to 2007 he served as the host and producer of the Basementalism radio show as well as managed Radio 1190 AM in Boulder. He has DJed, promoted, hosted, and collaborated on many Colorado Hip-Hop events since 2001, and interviewed numerous hip-hop notables throughout his career. |
| 2:00 |
Denver Massive |
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| 2:30 |
Ichiban |
Ichiban, meaning "number one" in Japanese, is a Japanese/Panamanian American artist who takes his life and background and molds songs into a format that is easily digestible. No classification can be given to fit his productions precisely, but it can be said that his music is an amalgamation of classic “Boom Bap” Hip Hop with a Japanese influence. |
| 3:00 |
Moyo Cultural Arts |
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| 3:30 |
Mike Wird |
Mike Wird is the artist's artist. A Hiphop Renaissance Man, he is well-versed in all the creative expressions/elements of the Universal Global Hiphop Kulture. As a producer/emcee, in 2001 the record "Universal Devices" was his first contribution to a Hiphop musical work of art alongside a Denver-based crew called Bugaboo. The crew was a staple, rockin' shows in the local scenes in the '90s and early 2000s w/ a buzz overseas in places like Amsterdam as well. |
| 4:00 |
DJ Skip Ripkin |
Turntablist and mixmaster DJ Skip Ripkin has been a steady driving force in Colorado’s music and b-boy scene over the span of a decade. He is the 2010 regional Technics DMC runner up, who will be competing with some of the best in the country at the U.S. finals in NY on Aug 7th. Skip Rip, also known as B-boy Breaker One9 is a member of the veteran crew LOF which has been instrumental in the shaping of Denver’s B-Boy scene. |
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| 5:00 |
Cavem Moetavation |
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SUNDAY, JULY 25
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GROUP |
DESCRIPTION |
| 11:00 |
Drumming Dance open cipher with Eastside Drumming Collective
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| 11:30 |
Grupo Mitotiliztli/Traditional Native Dance |
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| 12:00 |
HipHop dance 101 w/ Jared, Special Guest Tiffany Yee
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| 12:30 |
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| 1:00 |
FunKinetic Project |
The FunKinetic Project is a constantly developing community of urban dance (Funk Styles, Hip Hop, House) based in Denver. Operating from the premise that Hip Hop dance, like Hip Hop music, samples from many styles and influences, The FunKinetic Project brings together individuals with diverse backgrounds in dance and other art forms. |
| 1:30 |
Chi Life - Cultural Center for Asian Performing Arts |
The mission of Chi Life - The Art of Ageless Living (Cultural Center For Asian Performing Arts) is to train athletes and educate future performers in classical Tai Chi, Shaolin and a range of other performance level routines from dance to gymnastics. They offer education in health, fitness and life. Chi Life provides the highest quality in martial arts, performance, and fitness instruction by using the whole body approach. |
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Erin Jo Harris Project |
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| 2:30 |
Denver Capeoira |
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| 3:00 |
DJ Vajra |
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| 3:30 |
Street Stylez Crew |
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| 4:00 |
The Reminders |
They say true love is a beautiful thing. True love that results in hip-hop is a beautiful thing with a great soundtrack. The Reminders have been making music for a while, both individually and together. In 2005, Big Samir began performing with Aja Black around the midwest, sharing similar views on life, music and religion. They decided to come together and work on a concept entitled The ReMINDers. |
| 4:30 |
The Denver Avengers |
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 MEET JARED PETERS, CULTURAL UNITY CHAIR
Jared has chaired the Cultural Unity Stage since its inception in 2007. His passion for hip-hop has led him to organize this very popular area of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, which attracts standing-room-only crowds all weekend.
"I am honored and glad to be a part of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival because I am able to work with an incredible team of volunteers who are passionate about all aspects of their life," Jared says."That kind of connection and vibration with beautiful people allows such a great festival to take place."
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Vision & Mission