Telling Your Story...Defining Your Praxis

     Praxis is informed action, not action (for our purposes creating a poem, song, play, etc) for the sake of action, but action that is informed by reflection, theory and purpose. In this workshop, participants will:
     * Learn about Hip Hop culture, craft and community. 
     * Work together to devise a collaborative performance piece that utilizes spoken word and rap, and 
     * Explore the notion of artistic praxis. 

     Come through if you'd like to have a serious conversation about why you do what you do and if you'd like to rock the cipher! Yes, that means freestyling may happen, so please only join if you're ready to put yourself out there!

Presented by...

      Fabian “FARBEON” Saucedo is a Brooklyn-based emcee, DJ, producer  and photographer who has graced stages, panels and classrooms world-wide. Farbeon uses his unique brand of edu-tainment to build transformative community-driven Hip Hop workshops, events and performances. This modern-day Griot is ultimately dedicated to maintaining and supporting the development of genuine hip-hop culture and community to bring about dialogue, understanding and to pave the way for the next generation of young global ARTivists. Farbeon is the Founding Director of the Hip Hop Re:Education Project and teaches Hip Hop Theater at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.

The Hip Hop Re: Education Project

     The Hip Hop Re:Education Project is a creative youth development organization that engages communities in the artistic processes of Hip Hop culture, inspiring them to transform their world. We are committed to transforming the workshop space through the use of the “cipher,” emphasizing collaboration, communication and targeting social emotional learning competencies. We use an interdisciplinary approach to programming that engages multiple learning styles, improves youth engagement and responds to youth interests and culture. As well, we utilize digital media and project-based curricula to engage young people in the processes of story-telling and content-creation.