U OF GUELPH NEWS ON ORALTORIO

Posted on October 1, 2018 by MotionLive

Prolific emcee, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist Motion was part of the very first University of Guelph CW MFA cohort in 2006. Since the program, she has worked on numerous local and international projects—from page to screen to stage—including as the creator and instructor of a ground-breaking academic course entitled “Griots to Emcees: Examining Culture, Performance, and Spoken Word” at York University.

Her most recent show, Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, returns to Toronto this fall as part of the Obsidian Theatre/Soulpepper performance season. So if you haven’t seen it yet, now’s your chance. Soulpepper offers a sneak peek inside the rehearsal process below:

Part poetry slam, part house party—a coming of age story like no other. Born in the Northside, two Toronto girls grapple with womanhood and identity as they journey through their histories of ancient, contemporary, and Afro-futuristic soundscapes. The traditional storyteller and drummer are reborn in the beats and rhymes of the B Girl and the DJ.
Oraltorio runs from October 2–20 at the Yonge Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at soulpepper.ca. More information about the production, its history, as well as links to past reviews can be found at oraltorio.com.
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