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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.-
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.
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.
@MOTIONLIVE SOUNDCLOUD
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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: Events
Tribeca Talks “Coming of Age” #TFF2015
Live at Union Square Tribeca Film Festival‘s Tribeca Talks Script to Screen explores coming of age stories in film in “Act Your Age.” Filmmakers Felix Thompson and Ido Mezrahy speak on childhood, youth, teen hood, and the phenomenon of growing … Continue reading
ORALTORIO MixTape at Factory Wired
A reading of Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape Written and Performed by Motion Mixed by DJ L’Oqenz Directed by Mumbi Tindyebwa Spring is here, which means rain, wind, and grey skies. Until suddenly it doesn’t. Spring is a season of change, … Continue reading
Composer + Poet + Director + DJ
The Team will be featured at UTSC’s Department of Arts, Culture & Media in Toronto, spotlighting brand new works – Motherland (ift Theatre) and Oraltorio (Motionlive Collective)! Tweet
TD THEN & NOW TWITTER PARTY + MOTION
JOIN THE CONVO! BLACK HISTORY. BLACK FUTURES. BLACK ART! MOTIONLIVE will be LIVE TONITE 8PM with the BLACK ARTIST NETWORK DIALOGUE (BAND) TD THEN & NOW SERIES TWITTER PARTY. CONNECT>> @BLACKARTNDIALOG + @MOTIONLIVE + #TDTHENANDNOW . Tweet
Caribana Sunday + Motion + L’Oqenz + Nana + Soul Proprietor
COMMON THREAD *CARIBANA EDITON SUNDAY AUGUST 3RD 2014 The Stone Lounge (downstairs of Revival Bar) 783 College St. W Hosted by: MOTION Featuring Deejays…. L’OQENZ /THE SOUL PROPRIETOR /NaNa HIP HOP / R&B / REGGAE / SOCA / OLD SCHOOL … Continue reading
COMMON THREAD + CARIBANA EDITION SUN. AUG. 3rd
COMMON THREAD + CARIBANA EDITION + SUNDAY AUG 3rd, 2014 @ REVIVAL, TO HOSTED by MOTION Feat. DEEJAYS L’OQENZ + SOUL PROPRIETER & + DJ NANA LADIES FREE/ $5 before MIDNIGHT/ $10 after #COMMONTHREAD #HEADSPACE Tweet
MOTION FEATURED AT NIA CENTRE’S MASTERS @ WORK
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D’BI YOUNG In ConVersation with MOTION
D’BI YOUNG ANITAFRIKA IN CONVERSATION WITH THE PROLIFIC POET MOTION ON THE PRINCIPLE OF LANGUAGE @ THE ARTIST SHAMAN SESSIONS – TUESDAY MAY 27TH, 2014 MOTION features at the upcoming ARTIST SHAMAN SESSION in conversation with D’BI. MAY 27TH, … Continue reading
HIP HOP CURRICULUM PROJECT LAUNCHES RHYMES TO RE-EDUCATION!
Rhymes to Re-Education is a Hip Hop Curriculum resource guide. Its goal is to mobilize the power, popularity and potential of Hip Hop culture as a platform for transformative education and re-education. Intended as a resource for both school- and … Continue reading
IVMM Presents THE PISCES WE LOVE! March 22, Toronto
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