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Poetic Theater Productions presents
Poetic License 2020
Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 8:00PM

The Wild Project
195 East 3rd St. (btwn Avenues A & B)
New York, NY 10009
East 3rd Street Between Avenues A & B
Closest Train: F (2nd Avenue Stop)


Poetic License: RENEWAL
March 4-8, 2020

In honor of a new decade, and in celebration of 10 years of poetic theater, this year’s festival will feature five nights of live performances from Wednesday, March 4th through Sunday, March 8th. Poetic License: 2020 will highlight poetry and theatrical collaboration that places an emphasis on this year’s theme – renewal – which evokes stories of restoration, rejuvination, and a re-setting of the human spirit, all while paying homage to where we come from, and a sense of hope and optimism for who we hope to become.

BREAKING OUR SILENCE: SHAPING OUR FUTURE
MARCH 4, 2020
8:00PM

A night of bold new works that are inspired by the legacies of queer artists and activists of the past and are manifesting an intersectional and revolutionary future for queer art and liberation.

THE BROBOT ADVENTURE: WRATH OF THE WACKNESS
MARCH 6, 2020
8:00pm

The Brobot Adventure: Wrath of the Wackness follows the alien Hip Hop android Flobot Owens, legendary Brobot MC, as he “abducts” an audience of humans from Earth for a Sci Fi Hip Hop dance party to eradicate the wacknesss that’s slowly plaguing his planet. The piece includes intricate live looping that combines verses with beatboxing, vocal melodies, and sound effects while mixing socially conscious lyrics in the genres of Hip Hop, Afrofuturism, and Afrobeat.

Presented in association with Hi-ARTS
written and performed by Darian Dauchan

VETERAN VOICES
MARCH 7, 2020
2:00PM

Veteran Voices calls upon the traditions of past warrior cultures such as the Greeks, Romans, and Native Americans, who welcomed their military home in rituals of storytelling. Reviving these practices, military veteran artists take the stage to share their stories and experiences in a way that is both healing and informs others, sharing the moral burden of war.

POETIC LYRICISM: BODY LANGUAGE
MARCH 7, 2020
8:00pm

Poetic Lyricism: Body Language, co-presented by Poetic Theater Productions and Musical Theatre Factory, will feature new collaborations merging poetry, music, and choreography. Poetic Lyricism explores the intersection of poetry and musical theater, and serves as an experimental lab for developing new work. Artists will present short devised pieces set to live music in an environment that supports and enhances collaboration as well as the lyrical possibilities of spoken word and body.

GENERATION NOW!
MARCH 8, 2020
2:00PM

The 8th annual Generation NOW! will feature youth from arts organizations around NYC. These organizations provide youth with spaces of empowerment through engaging with poetic performance. This showcase seeks to amplify the voices of youth as they navigate their relationship with various communities and reckon with the realities of a politically turbulent world. In doing so, these performances vocalize a spirit of youth collaboration that rebels against structures that render youth voiceless in everyday life.