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Street Smarts: The Story of a Trueschool B-Girl, a one woman show by Laura "Piece" Kelley Jahn
On Saturday, April 28th, 2007 Grand Slam Champion and Russell Simmonsâ HBO Def Poetry artist, âPieceâ brings Street Smartz to the stage at Rainier Valley Cultural Center for a Play Production / CD Pre-Release Party duo. This one woman show will run for two weeks with performances on Saturdays: April 28 and May 5 at 7:30 PM and Wednesdays: May 2 & 9 at 11:00 AM. Laura Piece Kelley Jahn, seeker of truth, keeper of peace and student of the street; performs her life work and calls for one people from her stage of life. As a poet, actor, and flow specialist, âPieceâ takes you running through her hood on a quest for urban enlightenment. Each act is poetically performed and each song is a northwest coast hip hop original. Her message unshackles our minds out of the mainstream ghetto, as she unites the power of the pen with the power of one in this theatrical breakthrough. Her lyrics are freshly woven into northwest coast beats, composed and produced from this Seattle native of the grid-block. A limited number of Street Smarts the CD recording set for official release this summer, will be available to the public at these performances only.
Street Smartz is Directed by Rebecca Shepherd, co-produced by Heidi Jackson Presents and Piece Productions and sponsored by BROWNBOX and One People, Inc.
ARTIST BIO:
Laura âPieceâ Kelley Jahn is an artist soulfully dedicated to finding in the rhythmic pulse of society the right alchemical mixture of words, music, and beats for her lyrical prophecy. Piece has accessed one of the broadest audience bases possible; spanning genres, geography, and social demographics. Her work, as well as her audience, defies narrow classification.
âPieceâ has performed all over the US and shared stage with such diverse luminaries as: Gill Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Gwendolyn Brooks, Saul Williams, The Roots, Common, Angela Davis and Bobby Seale. Seattleâs 2004 âGrand Slam Championâ and national competitor, âPieceââs performance poetry was featured on the internationally televised HBO Def Poetry Jam and in the documentary âUnderground Poets Railroad.â Her contributions to Seattleâs arts community are recognized in the permanent archives of The Experience Music Project and in 2005 she became the youngest member of the Seattle Arts Commission. âPieceâ is an arts educator in the non-profit and public sectors, the executive director of Kerry Carterâs youth education foundation âThink Bigâ and co-director of the organization âAim-for-Peace.â
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LocationRainier Valley Cultural Center
3515 S. Alaska Street
Seattle, WA 98118
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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