This is short notice, but if you're in Los Angeles and want to see some serious spoken word, come out to USC tomorrow night to see some of our community's best: State of the Word: Asian American Spoken-Word Artists, a showcase featuring Bao Phi, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and D'Lo. Hell of a lineup. It's happening Saturday, April 2 at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center. Here are some more details:
State of the Word: Asian American Spoken-Word ArtistsI apologize, because I was supposed to post something about this event a while ago, but things got crazy... as they usually do. But if you're available, and you can make it out, this is an amazing trio of performers you don't want to miss. For more information about State of the Word, go to USC's Visions and Voices website here.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
6:00pm
University Park Campus
Ronald Tutor Campus Center (TCC)
Grand Ballroom
Admission is free.
Asian American spoken-word artists seek to claim not only auditory space and the literary page, but also dramatic space and the human body. They are loud, provocative, exciting, articulate and literary. They bring the word to the world, and we are bringing them to USC. Bao Phi, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and D’Lo represent a fresh, diverse generation of artists who give new expression to the Asian American experience. As entertainers, they rouse audiences; but they are all also socially committed artists whose provocative words engage a wide range of issues.