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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
Category Archives: Drama
21 BLACK FUTURES PLAYING NOW ON CBC GEM
21 playwrights, 21 directors and 21 actors respond to “What is the future of Blackness?” in this urgent anthology series now streaming on CBC Gem. Tweet
REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: ORIGINAL SCORE BY NON
https://soundcloud.com/niteowlnapsbeats/rebirth-of-the-afronauts-a-black-space-odyssey REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS ~ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY NON Producer NON composes at an astral-travelling original score for 21 Black Future’s REBIRTH OF THE AFRONAUTS: A Black Space Odyssey. The 7th Episode of the anthology series’ Season 2 is written … Continue reading
21 BLACK FUTURES PREMIERS FEBRUARY 12 ON CBC GEM!
Tune in on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, on CBC GEM! Obsidian Theatre and the CBC are unveiling the first major project announced under Artistic Director Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu. 21 BLACK FUTURES is an anthology of 21 filmed monodramas, commissioned from … Continue reading
21 BLACK FUTURES!!
OBSIDIAN THEATRE AND CBC ANNOUNCE LINE-UP OF DIRECTORS & PERFORMERS FOR 21 BLACK FUTURES, PREMIERING ON CBC GEM IN FEBRUARY 2021 21 playwrights, 21 directors, 21 actors 21 visions of the future of Blackness… January … Continue reading
WATCH FOR COLORED GIRLS: A REMIX ON YOUTUBE
For Colored Girls: A RemiX features an outstanding cast of award-winning actors and spoken word poets: Ordena Thompson, Faduma Mohamed, Chelsea Russell, Britta B., Akosua Amo-Adem, Paulina O’Kieffe, and directed by Motion. For Colored Girls: A RemiX is presented by … Continue reading
FOR COLORED GIRLS: A REMIX
7 Women. 7 Voices. Coming together for a virtual reading of classic monologues intertwined with new poetry inspired by the play “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf “. On the occasion of the 72nd birthday of renowned … Continue reading
AKILLIA’S ESCAPE PREMIERS AT TIFF 2020!
When a routine deal goes bad, a drug trader tries to set things right while unexpected circumstances force him to confront his traumatic origins. During what is supposed to be a simple, routine handoff, 40-year-old drug trader Akilla … Continue reading
MOTION & IDRIS GOODWIN ON SOULPEPPER’S FRESH INK!
Fresh Ink returns with two incredible multidisciplinary artists and educators who have both used hip hop, theatre, and sometimes a blend of both, to tell stories shared across North America. Join Idris Goodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How … Continue reading
SOULPEPPER PRESENTS FRESH INK!
Experience the very freshest work from some of the today’s most exciting playwrights! Pour yourself a drink and join Idris Goodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, and Hype Man: A Break Beat Play) and Motion (Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Aneemah’s … Continue reading
CFC PREMIERS SHOMARI DOWNER’S “THEODORE”
It’s been amazing to collaborate with actor – SHOMARI DOWNER, co-writing his new short “THEODORE”. Shomari Downer draws from a diverse range of life experiences, realities and communities to bring his characters to life. From stage to television to film, … Continue reading
