The Mitchell Center reunites with explosive spoken word poet/choreographer Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Youth Speaks, Inc. for the Houston launch of “Life is Living,” a national campaign exploring the changing perspectives on environmental justice.
The kickoff will feature:
- Rap artist MC Lyte
- Performance by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
- Live graffiti making with GONZO247 of Aerosol Warfare
- Kid friendly graffiti workshops with CKC stART Street and Urban Arts
- Soccer games, dancers, and more with Youth Advocates
- Slam poetry from Meta-Four Houston and the Brave New Voices Green Team
- Dance performance from HAVIKORO
- Film screening of Houston's Third Ward Stories
- Performance from The Global Movement
- Music from DJ ILL-SET
- Fresh produce from Last Organic Outpost
- Art and sustainable gardening from Project Row Houses
The event launches a two-year residency engaging Bamuthi with Houston’s Third and Fifth Ward neighborhoods and University of Houston students. The residency will culminate with a presentation of “red, black, and GREEN, a blues,” a performance incorporating hip hop, poetry, dance, film, visual art and music created from “Life is Living” festivals across the country.