| • 2004 PRODUCTIONS
2002 Season
2003 Season
SMOKIN' WORD's 2004 season was one of growth and recognition. We published 3 books and our film was in the Reel Sisters Film Festival. We produced a live show that went with the CD and toured to clubs and colleges, a reading where more than 100 people attended, and won the DUTF audience award. We had the exciting opportunity to work with Ma-yi and produce a show at LaMama ETC. We strengthed our relationship with Nuyorican Poets Cafe participating in the fundraisers for Pedro Pietri and producing a one woman show in thier space. In the theatre community we worked more closely with The Community Dish and our Artistic Director joined thier board. We also worked with TheatreMania and had a booth in thier 2nd Ave Street Fair. The presidential election inspired us to become more politically active and we created an exciting new form of hip-hop spoken word performance with the Smokin D'bate, to get people registered to vote and discussing the issues. We ended the year on a high note producing a hot poetry show while simultaniously helping poets submit thier work to HBO's Def Poetry Jam.
Poetry Demo Taping and HBO Def Poetry Jam Submission
Smokin Word partnered with BrownIze Production prducing a show with poets with at cost demo production by EyesInfinate Film. Smokin Word then purchesed copies of all the demos and submitted them to Def Poetry Jam.
Poets: Dyalekt, Kasim Allah, Sadie J, Nestlee, The Phoenix , Peacemaker, BrownIze, and Claudia Alick
December 13th 2004 Sugar Shack Cafe |
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Smokin D'bate in S.O.U.L. Electoral Extravaganza
coached by Claudia Alick, Dyalekt and Jesse Alick
DJ MilkMoney spinning with Performers: Amanada Diva, DX21, RL tha
Gifted One, Glen Gordon and Utkarsh Ambudkar,
and ItsRealLight.
donation made to NYScores Poetry Slam
The New School November 1, 2004
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BodyWork
by claudia alick
This production is a part of the Performing Ethnicity International
Conference and Arts Festival, organized by Ma-Yi Theater Company, The City College of New York, the University of the Philippines system,
and Philippine Forum. Major support provided by The Ford Foundation.
Director Aixa Kendrick,
choreographer Baraka de Soleil, actors Meka Lawrence, Michael
Cavazos, and Aileen Cho, beats by Belief, costumes from Tiffany Reid,
dramaturg George Reddick, and artist and set design Callie Hirsch.
October 14-17, 2004 LaMama ETC
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ESmokin D'bate in Free Sense
coached by Dyalekt, Jesse Alick, Claudia Alick
DJ Polarity with Performers: C.O.N.C.E.P.T.,
Jive Poetic, and DX21
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Septmeber 4, 2004 Brooklyn
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Between Spaces
Premier of Kyana Brindle's One-Woman Show at Nuyorican Poets Cafe. Written and perfomed by Kyana Brindle. Directed by Jamaul Roots.
June 16th 2004 Nuyorican Poets Cafe |
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Exerpt of 6 Hits
by claudia alick
Directed by Chad Boseman. Starring Glen Gordon, Angela Lewis, Dyalekt, Hasani Issa, Novel Idea, Tia Jennings. Stage Manager Marva Gibbs. Production Manager Tanisha Christie.
Paired with Mayde del Valle's Urban Creed
winners of $1000 audience award
Arcos Entertainments Downtown Urban Theatre Festival May 12-22
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