The Gathering
june 13
@
PARK SQUARE THEAtRE
workshop at 600PM, celebration at 730PM
$FREE, ALL AGES
#LADIES FIRST
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#LADIES FIRST 〰️
KICK THE SUMMER OFF RIGHT,
celebrating WOMEN IN
hip hop with A ONE OF A KIND CYPHER WORKSHOP, food, and music!
The Gathering is one of a kind experience guaranteed to start your summer in celebration. Network, mingle and re●mix Hip Hop and street style--come ready ready to rock with The SOTA Movement!
TONI BLACKMAN
THE POWER OF THE CYPHER: FLOW & LET GO
600PM-730PM
WORKSHOP
Toni Blackman is an award-winning MC, poet, and cultural leader, known for pioneering Hip Hop theater, education, and diplomacy. As the U.S. State Department’s first Hip Hop Cultural Ambassador, she’s performed and led workshops in 50+ countries. Founder of Freestyle Union and Rhyme Like a Girl, Toni’s work centers the transformative power of the Cypher. An Echoing Green and Open Society Fellow, her performances span Arena Stage, the Kennedy Center, and international festivals. She’s the rap coach for Disney+’s The Crossover, a published author, and creator of the docu-series A Woman’s Place is in the Cypher with new music releasing soon along with the audiobook, Wisdom of the Cypher. Toni lives between New York, Senegal and Ghana.
LT. SUNNIE
HOST
Raised in the Rondo Neighborhoood in Saint Paul, MN and known for her raw, uplifting, and barrier-breaking performances - Lt. Sunnie has a wealth of music experience from co-producing long form multidisciplinary productions including rap, spoken word, and movement art to being a background vocalist for an 11 piece band to completing her first 10 stop tour in summer of 2023 as an opening act and presenting concerts with her own original work like Big Feelings and Who She Think She Is?! Lt. Sunnie is an alumni artist of esteemed organizations and movements like TruArtSpeaks and Ordway GreenRoom.
dj michel.be
With family roots in Chicago, DJ Michel.Be was raised on the Southside of Minneapolis. Radical healing and revolutionary practice lies at the core of their artistry and community involvement. For over 10 years as a DJ, curator and radio host, Michel.Be has hosted residencies and performed at venues across the Twin Cities and in Germany, France, Switzerland, Belgium and the Netherlands. From local to international, vinyl to digital, DJ Michel.Be aims to embody the evolving spiritual chronicle of music in pursuit of The Afro Future.