B-GIRL BE 2010: CARNIVAL! - Schedule of Events

B-GIRL BE 2010: CARNIVAL!
A Celebration of Women in hip-hop

No longer just a sideshow and so much more than a freak show, women in hip hop are THE soothsayers, the vandals, the beat contortionists, the ringleaders and the Masters of Ceremonies…. at B-Girl Be, we are the main event!  This year, Intermedia Arts invites you to a new spin on our annual event, the B-Girl Be CARNIVAL—where beauty, passion, mystery, movement, culture and creativity collide in a wild celebration of hip-hop and the feminine divine.

Building on four years of success, Intermedia Arts is proud to present our fifth installment of B-Girl Be: A Celebration of Women in Hip-Hop, the multimedia festival encompassing the four elements of hip-hop: MCing, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti. This beloved Minneapolis event brings women and girls together to make connections, build confidence, sharpen skills and gain access to the tools to create music, film, poetry, rap, aerosol art and dance.

Women in hip-hop have been marginalized, stereotyped, sexualized and pushed to the sidelines. But we refuse to stay there. We have persevered, knowing ourselves to be masterful artists, creators, and innovators. Our skill and imagination allows us to transform our perspectives, unleash our experiences and connect with our communities with intelligence, love, and inspiration.

The first of its kind worldwide, Intermedia Arts’ B-Girl Be festival influences and inspires leadership in changing the perceptions and roles of women in hip-hop for current and future generations.

B-Girl Be 2010: Schedule of Events

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
FLAVA TAMERS
Carnival Dance Showcase Performance
8PM at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Move, Groove, and Dance: Locking with Aiko
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
4-5:30PM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4A | $20

Popping & Tutting with Pringlz and Pandora
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
5:30-7PM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4A | $20

BEAT CONTORTIONISTS
Carnival Dance Showcase Performance
8PM at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)

SOOTHSAYERS: SPOKEN WORD AT THE SUGAR SHACK
Spoken Word Performance
10PM at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)
A fiery night of poetry and soothsaying by Twin Cities spoken word poets.

SOUL FRIDAYS WITH PAM THE FUNKSTRESS
Turntablism at the Nomad with Pam the Funkstress
9PM at the Nomad World Pub, 501 Cedar Avenue | Door $5
Pam the Funkstress joins Soul Fridays on the 1s and 2s merging B-Girl Be with the Nomad’s dance crowd. Pam spins from midnight to 1AM.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Breakin’ with B-Girl Aruna
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
10-11:30AM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4B | $20

Hip-Hop Composition with Teena Marie
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
10-11:30AM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4A | $20

Basic Power Moves (Acrobatic Movement for Dancers) with B-Girl CatFox
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
11:30AM-1PM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4B | $20

House Workshop with Kadance
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
11:30AM-1PM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 4A | $20

B-GIRL BE 2010 CARNIVAL BLOCK PARTY! (SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - ALL DAY)
Music, Dance, DJ, Graffiti Art, Performance, Art Marketplace
Noon-10PM Saturday, September 4 | Tickets $5-10 sliding scale (before 6PM); $10 (after 6PM)
Our one-of-a-kind festival runs all day and into the night to bring international, national and local female hip-hop artists together for music, dance, live mural painting, film and an art marketplace!

B-Girl Be AEROSOL ART MURAL
Live painting ALL DAY FROM NOON – 10PM by local and national graffiti artists, including: RUKUS, SHIVA, MAVEL, CIDER, LEILANI MENDOZA, ALICE MIZRACHI, MEELA, ZENA, BEL, NAOMI, LADY RISE, FLORA-LOCAL, and more!

2PM BEAT CONTORTIONISTS
Carnival Dance Showcase Performance
Intermedia Arts, Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)

B-Girl Be Menagerie
Outdoor Dance Showcase
4PM Block Party Performance
A series of freestyle and rehearsed performances that mix and meld today’s hip-hop with its African and South American roots.

VOCAL ACROBATICS
6PM Mainstage Show    
Prepare yourself for a spectacle of lyrical dexterity as the Twin Cities' finest up-and-coming MC's battle to the death in a scorching display of feminine vs. masculine prowess in our mainstage show.
Featuring: Angel Darcourt with Carlos Velasco, Tish Jones with TruthMaze, Lioness with Sammy Carlyle, Alicia Steele with Greasy Greg…and special guests TARICA JUNE, PAM THE FUNKSTRESS, and VENUS FLY TRAP CREW!
     
DECIPHER THIS
Carnival Dance Showcase Performance
10PM at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)
     

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Rockin with Rok
Hip-Hop Dance Workshop
12-1:30PM at Hennepin Center for the Arts, Studio 2A | $20

FLAVA TAMERS
Carnival Dance Showcase Performance
3PM at Intermedia Arts | Tickets $6 (advance, student, senior); $8 (door)


Intermedia Arts would like to extend a very special thanks to all of our incredibly dedicated volunteers, to our staff and curators, to our sponsors, funders, donors, and to our community for their support of this amazing event.

2010 B-Girl Be Curatorial Team:
Shannon Blowtorch
Autumn Compton
Desdamona
Melisa “Emetrece” Rivière
Amy Sackett
Michele Spaise
Alicia Steele

B-Girl Be is made possible thanks to the generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional support provided by the National Performance Network. Sponsorship provided by: City Pages, Moxie Salon, Bryant Lake Bowl, Life Captured (formerly OneSource), and Radio K.