Upcoming visit by Hip Hop Theater Artist Rickerby Hinds, 12/6-12/7

Event Date: 

Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 8:00pm

Event Location: 

  • Girvertz 1004

On December 6-7 Hip Hop Theater Artist Rickerby Hinds will be visiting our campus. On Thursday night at 8pm in Girvertz 1004, don't miss a performance of Dreamscape written and directed by Professor Hinds.

Synopsis:

In 1998 a 19-year-old African American young woman was shot to death by four police officers in Riverside, California - while passed out in her car. Through poetry, dance and beatboxing, Dreamscape explores the life of Myeisha Mills (Tyisha Miller) and re-frames her death by following the trajectory and impact of the 12 bullets that struck her - each one triggering its own unique memory.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20120202-riverside-playwright-debuts-drama-about-tyisha-millers-shooting.ece

Watch it on YouTube

He will also be facilitating two workshop sessions to which you are all invited as audience members. A schedule is included below:

Thursday, December 6, 2012
8-9:30 pm performance of Dreamscape in (GIRV 1004)
9:30-10 pm Q&A with playwright and actors (GIRV 1004)

Friday, December 7, 2012
11 am -1 pm Hip Hop Theater Workshop with playwright and director, Professor Rickerby Hinds, UCR (GIRV 1004)
2-3 pm Hip Hop Theater Workshop with Professor Hinds featuring Stacks of Obits by Stephanie Batiste (SRB Multipurpose Room)