Fringe Chats

TUESDAY, JULY 14 - 7pm

Hip Hop Theater Roundtable
Led by Goldie Deane, Academy Director, Words Beats & Life

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Location: Southwest Library - 403 7th Street, SE at D Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003 - steps away from the Eastern Market station on the Blue/Orange Lines.

Merging hip hop aesthetics, urban youth culture and socio-political content, hip hop theater is making waves in the theater world as well as education and local community work. Join us in a discussion on the roots, current trends and future of hip hop theater in DC.

MONDAY, JULY, 20 - 6pm

Solo Performers Roundtable
Led by Cornelius Jones, Jr. of FlagBoy

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Location: Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 – Mt. Vernon Square Metro Yellow/Green

Come together with other artists for a no-holds-barred conversation about solo performance. Topics will range from the writing process and developing new work to production challenges and audience outreach.

TUESDAY, JULY 21- 8pm

Does Art Matter?

FREE & OPEN TO ALL

Location: Fort Fringe, 607 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001 – Mt. Vernon Square Metro Yellow/Green

In a time of war, economic crisis and global poverty, how does art in the nation’s capital make a difference? Join us in this discussion of area artists, art watchers and producers as we discuss art making in DC and where it connects to justice, protest, community and transformation.