Affiliated with the national Young Audiences Arts for Learning network
Mic Crenshaw performs live poetry and social justice oriented rap music.
Mic can explore the challenges and opportunities of these times with the students as an audience and collaborators. Themes include race, class, systemic oppression, movements for social justice and the role that art and culture can play in transforming society.
This program offered by: Mic Crenshaw
Program Model: Assembly Performance
Art Form: Music
Curriculum Connections: Character Education, Community Building, Language Arts, Social Justice, Social Studies, World Cultures
Grades: 10, 11, 12, 6, 7, 8, 9
Program Requirements: PA, microphone, projector, screen, space to perform and hold an audience.
Instruction Language(s): English
About the Artist
Mic is a global Hip Hop and spoken word artist. Mic has toured extensively in Africa, Europe and the U.S. and is a Lead Organizer for the Afrikan Hiphop Caravan. His company Global Fam he has helped build two computer centers in Burundi Central Africa.
"Mic Crenshaw brings a raw authenticity that helped forever define my students' relationship to hip hop." --Portland Principal
Please note that the cost of a program is determined based on a variety of different factors including number of sessions, planning hours needed and material costs. Please contact Arts for Learning NW for help determining the actual cost of your programs. Email us at [email protected] or call 503-225-5900, ext 705
| Delivery Method | Type | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Performance | Oversize Audience Fee | $1 per student over the Participant Capacity (up to 50 extra students). | |
| Assembly Performance | Family Arts Night Performance | 400.00 | A 50 minute performance for students and families, typically in the evening or on weekends. |
| Assembly Performance | Triple Performance | 805.00 | Three 50 minute performances with short breaks in between each. |
| Assembly Performance | Back to Back Performance | 690.00 | Two performances with a short break in between. Each performance is 50 minutes. |
| Assembly Performance | Single Performance | 535.00 | A single, 50 minute assembly performance. |