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sat july 31 to august 29 2021 - thursdays thru sundays -
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KICKING OFF THE FIRST TOUR WEEKEND AT ASTOR PLACE
VERSES @ WORK – THE ABRIDGED MIX Created and Performed by Malik Work Directed by Vernice Miller Mobile Unit artist, actor/writer/emcee Malik Work shares a set of excerpts from his original play Verses @ Work. Directed by Vernice Miller, Verses @ Work tells a story that begins in the heart of early millennium NYC nightlife, when the worlds of live hip-hop and jazz begin to intertwine historically, in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The music eventually takes a backseat to a tumultuous journey on which Malik is transformed. The lessons of said journey are captured in this modern-day version of epic poetry, steeped in the legacy of oral tradition. VERSES @ WORK – THE ABRIDGED MIX is specially curated for this moment in 2021 for MOBILE UNIT’S SUMMER OF JOY. Call it verse, spoken word, rap, monologue, or soliloquy, but Malik weaves an engaging, vibrant, and personal account, loosely analogous to Homer’s Odyssey. This award-winning show was featured at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, South Africa. The South African press aptly named Malik “the griot from New York, Shakespeare of the streets.” |
