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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.
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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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AKILLA’S ESCAPE U.K. THEATRICAL RELEASE AUGUST 26th!
AKILLA’S ESCAPE is hitting cinemas across the U.K. on August 26th! Follow Akilla’s Escape on Instagram for latest updates and showtimes. Tweet
INSIDE THE WRITERS ROOM…THE PORTER!
Exciting times!! It’s 1921! Friends and train porters Junior and Zeke find their unbreakable bond stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life. Set in the roaring, jazz-filled 1920s and inspired by real events, 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
BEDDO ART BRINGS ORALTORIO TO NEW COMIC COVER
Big big Respects to Beddo Art for visualizing the Official Adventures of…#ORALTORIO on this dope comic cover!! fresh off the press for our opening at the Young Centre for the Arts!!! Love it! Thanks bro 👊🏾 #BEDDOART The ORALTORIO team … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORD POETS CONVERGE ON TRINIDAD & TOBAGO!
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago – August 2015 – Congrats to all the movers, artists and participants of the annual Festival of Spoken Word, presented by the University of the West Indies. This year’s festival features performances by international … Continue reading
MOTION’S 40 DAYZ – AFROTORONTO
Few artists on either the local spoken word or hip hop scene can boast to have the skills to seamlessly navigate between both worlds. Toronto-born and bred artist Motion, is just such a rare talent. Over the years, she has … Continue reading