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BLACKSPACE X ON SPOTIFY
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@MOTIONLIVE ON IG
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AKILLA’S ESCAPE
In a crime-noir about the urban child-soldier, Akilla Brown captures a fifteen-year-old boy in the aftermath of an armed robbery. Over one gruelling night, Akilla confronts a cycle of generational violence he thought he escaped.
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LIMITED EDITION ORALTORIO TEES at BEDDOART.COM!
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Griots to Emcees: Examining Culture, Performance & Spoken Word at York University (Toronto), taught by MOTION. Explores the form, function and content of Spoken Word, in terms of language, rhythm, historical developments, social- political contexts, as well as key artists of poetry, rap, dub, slam, lyricism and spoken word as live and direct purveyors of culture.
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WATCH! CORONER~CBC TV!
From the stage to the screen! Tune In to MOTION's TV WRITING DEBUT on the brand new dramatic series CORONER. Binge watch Season 1 and 2 on CBC GEM.
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HEADSPACE ROTATES ~ TUNE IN! ON MIXCLOUD
HEADSPACE ROTATES RADIO is an eclectic combo of progressive sounds - Hip Hop to neo-soul, beat driven, electronic, funk jazz, and yet-to-be categorized experimental astral soundscapes - reflecting the new, next and now of global urban sounds. Paying homage to the classics and the contemporary, HSR tunes into Independent music scenes, the movers and shakers, groundbreakers and the rare hidden gems that must be played. Hosted by MOTION | Music by L'OQENZ| Mixed & Engineered ZOé SOUNDMIND
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LISTEN!! HEADSPACE RADIO TRIBUTE TO SON OF SOUL
Author Archives: MotionLive
AKILLIA’S ESCAPE PREMIERS AT TIFF 2020!
When a routine deal goes bad, a drug trader tries to set things right while unexpected circumstances force him to confront his traumatic origins. During what is supposed to be a simple, routine handoff, 40-year-old drug trader Akilla … Continue reading
MOTION & IDRIS GOODWIN ON SOULPEPPER’S FRESH INK!
Fresh Ink returns with two incredible multidisciplinary artists and educators who have both used hip hop, theatre, and sometimes a blend of both, to tell stories shared across North America. Join Idris Goodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How … Continue reading
SOULPEPPER PRESENTS FRESH INK!
Experience the very freshest work from some of the today’s most exciting playwrights! Pour yourself a drink and join Idris Goodwin (And In This Corner Cassius Clay, How We Got On, and Hype Man: A Break Beat Play) and Motion (Oraltorio: A Theatrical Mixtape, Aneemah’s … Continue reading
2 AM : playlist by J_730 on SPOTIFY
2AM : playlist by J_730 – big blunt smokin, lyric thought provoking shit to vibe to in the new era of Hip Hop LISTEN Here: Tweet
31 BLACK CANADIAN FEMALE PLAYWRIGHTS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Motion and DJ L’Oqenz perform in Oraltorio. (Cesar Ghislieri/Soulpepper ) Black Women Playwrights bringing DRAMA to the stage! So many impactful works by women to read, see, study, enjoy & be inspired by! Motion and DJ L’Oqenz’s Oraltorio joins a powerful list of … Continue reading
CFC PREMIERS SHOMARI DOWNER’S “THEODORE”
It’s been amazing to collaborate with actor – SHOMARI DOWNER, co-writing his new short “THEODORE”. Shomari Downer draws from a diverse range of life experiences, realities and communities to bring his characters to life. From stage to television to film, … Continue reading
SPOKEN WORD & BLACK FUTURES ON EGLINTON WEST!
Black Futures on Eglinton West is a community arts engagement project exploring past, present, and ideal future cultures of Black residents in the Eglinton Avenue neighbourhoods between Keele Street and Allen Road. Motion joins a roster of multi-displinary artists … Continue reading
WORD, SOUND, POWER: BLACK ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
Word, Sound, Power: Black Artistic Expression @ Tribute Communities Recital Hall Accolade East Building, York University – Feb 12 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the Faculty … Continue reading
CORONER: MOTION TALKS “BORDERS”
Bridget Liszewski | January 13, 2020 | thetvjunkies.com/coroner-motion-talks-borders/ If you were scared by Jenny’s (Serinda Swan) new sleepwalking tendencies last week in Coroner’s Season 2 premiere, then the developments this week have to have you even more scared. While investigating a … Continue reading
