[Peace] "From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey" at Allen Hall

[Laura Haber]

Please forward widely: 

Sharif Ezzat, Rachel Havrelock, and Yuri Lane are going to be Guests-in-Residence at Unit One/Allen Hall 9/19-9/21. They are doing presentations, workshops, and discussions each night, culminating in a performance of their groundbreaking work: From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey. This performance by actor and human beatbox Yuri Lane brings to life fifteen characters - each materializing as a three-dimensional person with an individual soundtrack over the course of one hour. This spellbinding hip hop theater piece written and directed by Rachel Havrelock also features live sets generated by video artist Sharif Ezzat whose shifting visual projections are timed according to Lane's hypnotic beats. All programs are open to the public and take place in Allen Hall, 1005 W. Gregory, U.

Schedule:

Monday, Sept 19
9pm - Opening Program Showcase: The Art and Theater of Yuri, Rachel and Sharif 
south rec room of Allen Hall

Tuesday, Sept 20
7pm - concurrent workshops
Multimedia Workshop with Sharif in the Allen computer lab
Hip Hop Theater Workshop with Yuri in the South Rec Room
Playwriting Workshop with Rachel in room 65

9pm - Bringing Jews and Muslims Together Through Art
South Rec Room of Allen Hall

Wednesday, Sept 21
7pm - From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey
Main Lounge of Allen Hall

9pm - Open Mic - hosted by Yuri Lane and UC Hip Hop
Main Lounge of Allen Hall


About Sharif, Rachel and Yuri:
Sharif Ezzat is a multimedia artist and web designer. He specializes in innovative video and computer applications and has created groundbreaking visual display tools. With Rachel Havrelock and Yuri Lane, he created From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey, a boundary-breaking hip-hop travelogue for peace.
Rachel Havrelock is a playwright and scholar of religion. She is the principal author of From Tel Aviv to Ramallah, as well as several other hip hop plays. Her scholarly work focuses on biblical narrative, the intersection of geography and identity, and folklore. She is currently finishing a book on the Jordan River from biblical to current times.
Yuri Lane is a hip hop performer and actor. Trained in classical and musical theater, he is dedicated to improvisation and alternative theatrical forms, particularly the human beatbox. His one-man musical Soundtrack City had an extended run in San Francisco. More recently, he has toured From Tel Aviv to Ramallah nationally as well as internationally.

Co-sponsors: Illinois Program on Research in the Humanities, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, The Office of the Chancellor, UC Hip Hop, University High School 
Laura Haber
Program Coordinator of Unit One
244-2317
lhaber at admin.housing.uiuc.edu

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