Comments for Free Street Theater http://freestreet.org Creating original performances to inspire new artists and audiences since 1969. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on PAUL FLORES CHICAGO PREMIERE by Paul Flores http://freestreet.org/paul-flores-chicago-premiere#comment-1327 Paul Flores Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:32:54 +0000 http://freestreet.org/?p=1501#comment-1327 Chicago Free Streeters! I am so humbled to present my show to you all. I worked really hard on developing a solo show that would encompass my style as a spoken word artist, as well as use theater to convey the story from mulitiple characters perspective. The show took me over two years to develop. This transition from Spoken Word to Theater is not easy. Hip-Hop has helped me find my niche for the transition by offering an aesthetic (artistic sytle and technique) that speaks to the many characters already in Hip-Hop. What is the difference between a B-Boy battle and a fight in Shakespeare? Any B-Boy worth his salt is also a hell of a character, and that character informs his style of dance, which tells a story both of where he is coming from (legacy) and where he is going (destiny). If you think of Jay-Z's "99 Problems", MC's are already setting scene and performing their character for you in their storytelling: "The year is 94 and in my trunk is raw/In my rear view mirror is the mother@$%#ing law/I got two choices ya'll: pull over the car, or/bounce on the double, put the pedal to the floor." Character? Yes Confict? Yes. Resoulution? Listen to the song. I am not saying rapping is theater. I am saying Hip-Hop is theater, in so many ways. In You're Gonna Cry, I add the theme of urban renwal to my show, otherwise known as gentrification, and tell a story about my neighborhood from the perspective of ten characters. I hope you will come out to see in action, and then come to the workshop to discuss form and technique of Hip-Hop theater. We will apply what Jay Z is doing to performance and character development. I learned this technique working with Hip-Hop Theater masters Danny Hoch and Will Power. They taught me. Hope to see you Chicago! admiringly Paul Flores Chicago Free Streeters!
I am so humbled to present my show to you all. I worked really hard on developing a solo show that would encompass my style as a spoken word artist, as well as use theater to convey the story from mulitiple characters perspective. The show took me over two years to develop. This transition from Spoken Word to Theater is not easy. Hip-Hop has helped me find my niche for the transition by offering an aesthetic (artistic sytle and technique) that speaks to the many characters already in Hip-Hop. What is the difference between a B-Boy battle and a fight in Shakespeare? Any B-Boy worth his salt is also a hell of a character, and that character informs his style of dance, which tells a story both of where he is coming from (legacy) and where he is going (destiny). If you think of Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”, MC’s are already setting scene and performing their character for you in their storytelling: “The year is 94 and in my trunk is raw/In my rear view mirror is the mother@$%#ing law/I got two choices ya’ll: pull over the car, or/bounce on the double, put the pedal to the floor.” Character? Yes Confict? Yes. Resoulution? Listen to the song.

I am not saying rapping is theater. I am saying Hip-Hop is theater, in so many ways. In You’re Gonna Cry, I add the theme of urban renwal to my show, otherwise known as gentrification, and tell a story about my neighborhood from the perspective of ten characters. I hope you will come out to see in action, and then come to the workshop to discuss form and technique of Hip-Hop theater. We will apply what Jay Z is doing to performance and character development. I learned this technique working with Hip-Hop Theater masters Danny Hoch and Will Power. They taught me.

Hope to see you Chicago!

admiringly

Paul Flores

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