About this Event
The Pen Push is a five-class course for aspiring and/or practicing song writers and rappers of the afrodiaspora to explore pushing their pens in unconventional and boundary breaking ways. We will be getting very freaky with language, exploring the instrumentation of our voices, while grounding ourselves in the precedent that black music traditions and stories have left us. Throughout this course, we will be creating pieces to be shared in a final public showcase on October 25th.
20 seats available! Must attend at least 3 sessions to participate in the final sharing. Class package is $80 for all five sessions:
9/20 - The Foundations / 12pm-2pm
9/27 - Resonance / 12pm-2pm
10/4 - Space & Time / 12pm-2pm
10/18 - Finding Voice / 12pm-2pm
10/25 - Culminating Performance / 4pm-7pm
If you'd like to purchase a full course package please email [email protected] or send a direct message on instagram to @shinysit nyc for payment information.
Community Note: Shiny Sh*t is a platform that centers the hood avant garde and people of the african diaspora. We are uplifting and prioritizing Black voices in this space.
Agenda
🕑: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
The Foundations - 9/20
Info: Exploring the poetics of Black language
🕑: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Resonance - 9/27
Info: Exploring niche methods of descriptive language and the art of the multiple entendre
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Space and Time - 10/4
Info: Exploring rhythm and syncopation as a communication tool
🕑: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Finding Voice - 10/18
Info: Exploring personal narrative and world building through lyric and sound
🕑: 04:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Culminating Showcase - 10/25
Info: Showcase of songs/writing made through the course. Must participate in at least 3 sessions to be included in final performance.
Event venue & nearby stays
Abrons Arts Center, 466 Grand Street, New York, United States
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