the break/s: a mixtape for stage – Marc Bamuthi Joseph January 29, 2010

A multimedia trip through planet hip-hop, the break/s dramatically realizes the living history of the hip-hop generation through the personal narrative of poet/performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph. Challenging, funny and touching, it investigates the conflicts between Bamuthi's public identity as a spoken word artist and his private identity as a young man coming of age in our globalized, multi-everything era.

In this "mixtape for stage," Bamuthi performs a call-and-response with turntablist DJ Excess and beatboxer/percussionist Tommy Shepherd (aka Soulati), with video projections by filmmaker Eli Jacobs Fantauzzi composed of interviews and documentary footage of hip-hop culture throughout the world.

In Cooperation with the Ackland Art Museum presenting Jacob Lawrence and The Legend of John Brown, Jan. 16 - May 9, 2010.

"One of the brightest lights in hip-hop theater."
– San Francisco Chronicle

Official Website: http://www.carolinaperformingarts.org/performances/event.aspx?id=7017748d-909d-4e19-9ad6-009698025595