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BLACKSPACE X ON SPOTIFY
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@MOTIONLIVE ON IG
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AKILLA’S ESCAPE
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
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LIMITED EDITION ORALTORIO TEES at BEDDOART.COM!
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Griots to Emcees: Examining Culture, Performance & Spoken Word at York University (Toronto), taught by MOTION. Explores the form, function and content of Spoken Word, in terms of language, rhythm, historical developments, social- political contexts, as well as key artists of poetry, rap, dub, slam, lyricism and spoken word as live and direct purveyors of culture.
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WATCH! CORONER~CBC TV!
From the stage to the screen! Tune In to MOTION's TV WRITING DEBUT on the brand new dramatic series CORONER. Binge watch Season 1 and 2 on CBC GEM.
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HEADSPACE ROTATES ~ TUNE IN! ON MIXCLOUD
HEADSPACE ROTATES RADIO is an eclectic combo of progressive sounds - Hip Hop to neo-soul, beat driven, electronic, funk jazz, and yet-to-be categorized experimental astral soundscapes - reflecting the new, next and now of global urban sounds. Paying homage to the classics and the contemporary, HSR tunes into Independent music scenes, the movers and shakers, groundbreakers and the rare hidden gems that must be played. Hosted by MOTION | Music by L'OQENZ| Mixed & Engineered ZOé SOUNDMIND
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LISTEN!! HEADSPACE RADIO TRIBUTE TO SON OF SOUL
Author Archives: MotionLive
“ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE IS DOPE!”
No Mixed Message For Obsidian Theatre Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape is Dope! Author: Stephen Weir | Date: 18 October 2018 | MNIAlive.com Live theatre in Canada usually mean that the audience sits quietly and watches while the actors tell them … Continue reading
MOTION ON TONI MORRISON & NOURBESE-PHILIP
American author Toni Morrison‘s The Origin of Others is a classic collection of essays that explore the concepts of race, identity and power. CBC RADIO’s The Next Chapter columnist MOTION suggests that if you’re looking for a Canadian equivalent, you should check … Continue reading
“ORALTORIO: MOVING & COMPLEX” – BROADWAY WORLD
ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE Examines Society & Culture Through Black Music Isabella Perrone Striking audio and powerful stories drive ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE as the lives of black women, never named yet eerily familiar, are brought to life in this new … Continue reading
CBC RADIO’S Q FEAT. MOTION ON HER NEW PLAY ORALTORIO
Poet, emcee and playwright Motion on her new play Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape and her own coming of age Poet, emcee and playwright Motion takes us on a musical and spoken word journey through her coming of age, and talks about how … Continue reading
STANDING IN AN AFROFUTURISTIC B-GIRL STANCE – AFROTORONTO
photo by Zahra Siddiqui, written by Meres J. Weche Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape — an Obsidian Theatre production, presented in partnership with Soulpepper Theatre — written and performed by multidisciplinarian spoken word artist Motion, and infused by enthralling musical soundscapes of … Continue reading
ORALTORIO: INCREDIBLE SONIC RIDE -ON STAGE
Paul Love Associate Toronto Critic It’s not too often that I find myself sitting in a theatre, moments before the curtain rises, and I am not really sure what it is I’m about to see, which is an exhilarating feeling. The … Continue reading
“ORALTORIO: A UNIQUELY BLACK MUSICAL FREQUENCY” – TORONTO STAR
Oraltorio show is a fast-paced sample of a uniquely Black musical frequency By Carly Maga, Theatre Critic Tues., Oct. 9, 2018 Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape Written by Motion. Music by DJ L’Oqenz. Directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. At the Young Centre … Continue reading
ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE LIVE TIL OCT. 20th at YOUNG CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
“ORALTORIO is as Insightful as it is Magical…” – Mooney On Theatre ORALTORIO: A Theatrical Mixtape runs until October 20th, 2018 at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts. Directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa-Otu with Choreography by Roger C. Jeffrey, Oraltorio is produced by Obsidian Theatre, … Continue reading
ORALTORIO: BEAUTIFULLY INTRICATE AND STYLISH -SLOKIN LETTER
by LYNN on OCTOBER 7, 2018 in THE PASSIONATE PLAYGOER The Story. ORALTORIO: A Theatrical Mixtape is a combination spoken work, music and various performances styles focuses on and celebrates the voices of black women and their experiences through history. The … Continue reading
“ORALTORIO: A PITCH PERFECT MUSICAL PLAY” – MOONEY ON THEATRE
Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape (Obsidian Theatre Company /Soulpepper) October 6, 2018 Madeleine Copp Obsidian Theatre’s “pitch perfect” musical play Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape takes the stage in Toronto You ever see a show that hits all the right notes? Obsidian Theatre … Continue reading
