Alternate Routes Hip Hop Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — New Jersey |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Drama, Music |
| Location of Festival | Newark, New Jersey, USA |
| Festival Contact Information | NJPAC |
| Festival Description | Alternate Routes Hip Hop Festival is a three day festival whose programing features panel discussions, performances and presentations. Events take place in Newark, New Jersey, at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPac). Urban hip hop artists that include local, national and international performers come together to transform art, culture, communities and the world. |
| Festival Dates | April 7 - 9, 2011 |
| Festival Links |
Festival Events:
Programming 2011:
- Word Jam
- Spoken Word / Youth Poetry
Thursday, April 7 at 4:00pm
Artists: Students from Burnet Street School (Newark), Louise A. Spencer
School (Newark), Newark Innovation Academy
FREE
- Spoken Word / Youth Poetry
- Drop, Pop, Scratch
- Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ Rich Medina
Thursday, April 7 at 8:00pm
All tickets $16
- Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ Rich Medina
- Sacred Circle Cafe
- Poetry / Spoken Word
Friday, April 8 at 8:00pm
Curated and Hosted by Taalam Acey Music by DJ IRS
Artists: 13 of Nazareth, Buddy Wakefield, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Lamar Hill, Narubi Selah, Sunni Patterson
All tickets $16
- Poetry / Spoken Word
- Ladies First
- Panel Discussion and screening of All The Ladies Say
Saturday, April 9 at 1:00pm
Curated and moderated by Martha Diaz
Music by DJ Kuttin’ Kandi
Panelists: Ana “ROKAfella” Garcia, Kuttin’ Kandi, Purple Haze, Toofly, Vanessa Nisperos
FREE
- Panel Discussion and screening of All The Ladies Say
- Hip Hop Fundamentals 102
- Breaking / Emceeing / Turntablism
Saturday, April 9 at 8:00pm Curated and hosted by Andreas Jackson & Max-Jerome
Music by Max-Jerome
Artists: Ana “ROKAfella” Garcia, Daniel Joseph, FreeHand, Maria Isa, Rob Swift
All tickets $16
- Breaking / Emceeing / Turntablism
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Practical Info:
Venue:
- New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPac)
One Center Street
Newark, New Jersey 07102
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