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The 13th Annual Trinity International Hip-Hop festival features an amazing concert featuring Noname and Taylor Bennett plus hip hop artists from around the world.
13th TRINITY INTERNATIONAL HIP HOP FESTIVAL
Information about featured artists, hosts and presenters: http://portfolios.trincoll.edu/smarkle/meet-the-featured-artists-hosts-presenters-at-the-13th-trinity-international-hip-hop-festival/
Program:
Thursday, April 5th, 2018
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Iron Poet Opening
Location: Vernon Social
Friday, April 6th, 2018
All Day
Photo/Art Exhibits: Brazilian Graffiti by Marcelo Ment; Lindaluz Carrillo (Hartford); History of the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival by Magee McIlvaine
9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Artist/presenter check-in
Location: The Underground Coffeehouse
11:00 am – 12:15 am
Lecture: “Taking Hip Hop Human Rights to the Root, From Columbus to Cointelpro: Resisting the Invention of Humans Without Rights” with Dr. Jesse Benjamin (Kennesaw State University)
Location: Rittenberg Lounge
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Lecture: “Graffiti: The Written Word of Hip Hop” featuring Lindaluz and Vicktur.
Location: Rittenberg Lounge
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Panel Discussion: “Free Speech, Censorship and Protest” with MC Puos (China), Dana Burton (China) and Emile YX (South Africa) moderated by Dr. Msia Clark (Howard University)
Location: Rittenberg Lounge
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Dance Workshop featuring Angyil
Location: Washington Room, 2nd Floor Mather Hall
7:00 pm – 2:00 am
Dance Exhibition followed by B-Boy/B-Girl Battle (3v3) and All-Styles Battle (4v4) featuring judges Sweet Lu, Whorah, Vega, Tiger, Popkorn, Junnyahh and special guest exhibition Phil Wizard x Lokitio plus Studio 860; hosted by PopTart, music by DJ Stealth and DJ I.D.
Location: Washington Room, 2nd Floor Mather Hall
Saturday, April 7th, 2018
Youth 4 Change Conference
(for registered youth groups only -
please email y4chiphop@gmail.com for info)
9:00 am – 10:00 am - Registration/Sign In
Location Rittenburg Lounge
10:00 am – 11:30 am - Workshops
- Songwriting Workshop – Keysha Freshh (Toronto) (Terrace Rooms)
- Activism/Organizing Youth Workshop – Project South (Atlanta) (Alumni Lounge)
- B-boy/B-girl Workshop – Angyil (Kansas City) (Terrace Rooms)
- Hip Hop Dance Workshop - Studio 860 (Hartford) (Terrace Rooms)
11:45 am – 12:15 pm – Lunch
Location: Rittenburg Lounge
Youth 4 Change Showcase (open to all)
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – DJ Henny Red (of miss/chief collective)
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm – Showcase featuring Elite Squad of Studio 860, Youthful Expressions, YOUMedia rappers, Hartford Proud Drum & Drill and DJ Henny Red
Location: Cave Patio
All day:
Photo/Art Exhibits: Brazilian Graffiti by Marcelo Ment; Lindaluz Carrillo (Hartford); History of the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival by Magee McIlvaine
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Live Graffiti Exhibition with featured artists Marcelo Ment (Brazil), Lindaluz Carrillo (Hartford), Yuanjie K-Ching Qian (Montreal), Kamil Kucharek (Hartford) and Poptart (Hartford).
Location: The Gates Quad, in front of Mather Hall
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Artist/presenter check-in
Location: The Underground Coffeehouse
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Panel: “The History of Hip Hop Fliers” with Stretch Armstrong and “Prime Minister” Pete Nice moderated by Brian Coleman.
Location: McCook Auditorium
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Patio Showcase: Hosted by Self-Suffice and Versatile Poetic with DJ Stealth
Location: The Cave Patio
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Lecture: “Hip Hop Censorship and Politics in Cuba” with David Omni and Escuadron Patriota from Cuban Soul Foundation
Location: McCook Auditorium
8:00 pm – 2:00 am (doors open at 7:00 pm)
Hip Hop Concert featuring Noname, Taylor Bennett, Escuadron Patriota (Cuba), David Omni (Cuba), Klein Fortuin (South Africa), Demi Day (NC), Keysha Freshh (Toronto), Five Steez (Jamaica), HacheST (Dominican Republic), Old City (Cabo Verde), Political Animals (CT) with DJ Boo and host Minister Server.
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Sunday, April 8th, 2018
All Day
Photo/Art Exhibits: Brazilian Graffiti by Marcelo Ment; Lindaluz Carrillo (Hartford); History of the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival by Magee McIlvaine
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Graffiti exhibition with Marcelo Ment
Location: Heaven Skatepark (downtown Hartford)
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
DJ and Producer Cypher
Location: Vernon Social
4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Iron Poet Closing Championship
Location: Vernon Social
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