Yo Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Volume 1. March 4, 2010

Yo Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Volume 1.
Conceived, written and performed by Judith Sloan
Directed by Michael Dinwiddie

What happens when a middle-aged teaching artist survives a near fatal car accident and collides with the oncoming traffic of Hip Hop culture? In Yo Miss! Teaching Inside the Cultural Divide, Vol. 1, Judith Sloan remixes stories from twenty years of teaching immigrant and refugee teenagers and incarcerated youth as they grapple with the cataclysmic global events that shaped them. Using poetry, vivid character portrayals and music, Sloan brings their tales to life along with her own unraveling stories of family secrets and the ripple effects of the Holocaust. Through art, teaching, humor, and pathos, she discovers resilience in the face of adversity.

Performed with Live Music including Frank London, founder of the Klezmatics

At the Nuyorican Poets Café
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, March 4th, 5th, 6th
All shows start at 7 PM.

Address: 236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & C
New York City

$15 adv/$20 door/$10 groups of 10 or more
Please call the Cafe at 212.505.8183 for group sales.
http://www.nuyorican.org/calendar.php?r=0&eid=404

Proceeds to benefit EarSay’s Youth Education project for immigrant and refugee teenagers in Queens.
http://www.earsay.org

Official Website: http://www.earsay.org