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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.
WATCH!! ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE Trailer
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. Written, Composed & Performed by MOTION and DJ L'OQENZ.-
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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.
MOTION ON BRICKYARD!!
MOTION performs "Art is Power", "Mooove!", "Son of SOUL", "Running", and "Four Day Morning".
Brickyard is an audio/visual hub where Brick Books is proud to showcase excellence in Canadian writers, poets, storytellers and spoken word artists! Visit the website (www.brickbooks.ca), subscribe to the YouTube channel (Brickyard), or follow @BrickBooks for more.
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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
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Category Archives: Drama
ORALTORIO HITS MONTREAL FOR CINARS 2016
ORALTORIO: A Theatrical MixTape is excited to hit our next stop – MONTREAL – for the CINARS Biennale. Catch our live and electric double-bill with Volcano Theatre’s CENTURY SONG November 17th, 18th and 19th in the Pauline McGibbon Theatre at the renowned … Continue reading
A MAN’S STORY PREMIERS AT 2016 REELWORLD FILM FEST!
A gripping meditation on masculinity and violence, A Man’s Story follows young painter Kam after a triggering boxing practice forces him to confront his father about his domestic abuse. Directed by Fernando Arrioja and written by Motion, the film stars … Continue reading
NEW OPERA #MOTHERLAND GETS SET FOR PREMIER IN 2017
MOTHERLAND is an interdisciplinary theatre work conceived & directed by MUMBI TINDYEBWA, written by MOTION and composed by DAVID MESIHA. Featuring a cast of seven women’s voice, MOTHERLAND explores the African mother’s encounter with the ‘other’ from historical realties to modern day phenomenon … Continue reading
THE 49 LIST!!
IFT Theatre‘s NIGHTMARE DREAM, written by MOTION and conceived/directed by MUMBI TINDYEBWA joins 49 women playwrights & theatre creators on Fu-Gen Theatre’s THE49LIST.com!! THE LIST 1. HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU by trey anthony 2. COMPLEX by rebecca … Continue reading
[SLOTKIN LETTER REVIEW] ORALTORIO: A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE
“Oraltorio, A Theatrical Mixtape is compelling, throbbing and pulsating with life.” The wondrous Motion tells in rap, hip hop and popping poetry black history from slavery to fist in the air, emphasising Black Lives Matter always. Motion is constantly in … Continue reading
REVIEW: ORALTORIO: AN AMBITIOUSLY DIFFERENT MIXTAPE OF MUSIC, POETRY & THEATRE
“Tell them we’re coming,” Motion loudly proclaims to the audience; and indeed, you need to know these two talented women are coming your way. Channeling the personas of BGirls to blues women and everything in between, Motion and L’Oqenz perform … Continue reading
“Oraltorio is as insightful as it is magical!” – Review
ORALTORIO EXPLORES HISTORY AND IDENTITY THROUGH MUSIC, ON STAGE AT THE THEATRE CENTRE IN TORONTO photo: Zahra Siddiqui “With the sound mixed live and the frequent use of projections, this piece is technically complex, but the execution is so seamless … Continue reading
#ORALTORIO: a Theatrical MiXtape PREMIERS AT RISER 2016!!
DJ L’Oqenz & Motion write, mix & feature in #ORALTORIO photo: Zahra Siddiqui Oraltorio: a Theatrical Mixtape April 29 to May 12 2016 at Theatre Centre #ORALTORIO: a Theatrical Mixtape is a coming of age story that … Continue reading
SNEAK PREVIEW! ORALTORIO A THEATRICAL MIXTAPE @ RHUBARB FEST 2016
FEBRUARY 20th 2016 – Special Sneak Preview of ORALTORIO: a THEATRICAL MIXTAPE feat. MOTION & DJ L’OQENZ! Directed by MUMBI TINDYEBWA, experience this aural/visual mash up of word, sound & drama at Toronto’s hotbed of experimentation, Canada’s longest-running new works festival … Continue reading