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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: Press
“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: 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 IS “PITCH PERFECT” – MOONEY ON THEATRE
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 Company’sOraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape playing at the Young Centre for the Performing Artsis … Continue reading
THE POET, THE DJ, THE STAGE – INTERMISSION MAG
INTERMISSION MAGAZINE by Amanda Parris Motion: the prolific poet, playwright, and rapper who has perfected the delicate balance of being meticulous yet masterful with her words. L’Oqenz: the legendary deejay and sound designer who develops intricate soundscapes and crafts magic … Continue reading
MOTION TALKS BALDWIN & EALEY-RICHARDSON ON CBC’S THE NEXT CHAPTER w/ SHELAGH ROGERS
Motion talks about the similarities between James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain and Jael Ealey Richardson’s The Stone Thrower. (photo\Zahra Siddiqui) The layers of Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin (exerpt) “What I love about this … Continue reading
#HOWSHEHUSTLES Presents HERSTORY IN BLACK on CBC
Black women making history In celebration of Black History Month, HERstory in Black shares the experiences of 150 women who excel in their field, who push for greater diversity and who help build vibrant communities. Emily Mills initiated … 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
MOTION TALKS JAY Z’S DECODED & DALTON HIGGINS RAP N ROLL ON CBC RADIO
photo: Zahra Siddiqui MOTION is a columnist on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers, reviewing everything from the Anthology of Rap to Carolyn Cooper’s Global Reggae. With an eye and ear to literary mash ups, she now compares … Continue reading
