RHAPSODY Hip-Hop Education Assembly

RHAPSODY Assembly includes a dynamic live performance that features hip-hop music, dance, and rhyme with a DJ, MC, and break dancers. The program demonstrates how hip-hop can be a positive and productive form of creative self-expression. The presentation also includes an explanation of the basics of each art form of hip-hop culture as well as an overview of the beginnings of hip-hop history. Audience participation is encouraged and members of the audience are invited to the stage to participate in hands-on demonstrations alongside the artists. A question-and-answer session with the audience concludes the presentation. The Assembly Presentation is approximately one hour in length. The program can be shortened to fit into a 40 or 50-minute class period. A Pre-Performance Visit will give students a multi-media introduction to hip-hop. The Post- performance Visit will give students a hands-on workshop in one of the art forms featured in the assembly.