06/20/2019
Hip Hop has become a term universally associated with urban creative expression. Its origin can be traced back to the South Bronx in 1973, a narrative that is now studied in colleges and universities across the nation.
Far less understood in both academia and industry, yet equally relevant as a topic of American conversation, is the hidden history of Bay Area inner-city Black dance expression that came to influence an entire generation of Hip Hop dancers from around the world through a style now known as "popping."
The regional "funk styles" from Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco represent cultures that existed and developed years before Hip Hop arrived on the West Coast. San Francisco's Fillmore Strutting tradition can be documented as far back as 1971, and was entirely overlooked by mainstream media in the 1980's because of its strong cultural ties to the Black Power movement of the 1960's.
With the return of one of the Fillmore's most beloved public figures, A-list Strutter and international dance icon Lonnie "The Fillmore Kid" Green a.k.a. PopTart— Community Street Jam, Arch Films, and 501c3 nonprofits Hip Hop Congress and Dragon Productions Theatre have teamed up with The Strutter's Room to bring you The Bay Area Urban Arts Festival featuring The Day Before Hip Hop Tour, a full day of knowledge including dance workshops, film premieres, cyphers, battles, and a live concert you won't want to miss as your personal introduction to the cultural legacy of the Bay Area as it continues to revive itself and make history in 2019.
Get your tickets at https://dragonproductions.net/box-office/urban-arts-festival.html
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Featuring Lonnie "Pop Tart" Green and his Strutter's Room. Music "6 By 9's" by POPTART. Cinematography by Demondre Ward and Spencer…
