Up Next: Nov 1
Across two decades, Idris Goodwin has forged a multi-faceted career as an award-winning script writer for stage and screen, Break Beat poet, director, educator, and organizer. He is the new Director of The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College. The author of Free Plays: open source scripts for an antiracist tomorrow, Idris is committed to using the arts to spark meaningful conversation.
Welcome to Up Next!
Metro Theater Company is honored to work with playwright and arts leader Idris Goodwin on productions of And In This Corner: Cassius Clay (2016 and now available as a virtual field trip for classrooms), Ghost (2020), and Jacked! (2021). We deeply appreciate and celebrate his multidisciplinary artistry and vision to creatively build community. For this week’s edition of Up Next, we are highlighting some of Idris’s upcoming workshops, performances, and resources that you won’t want to miss!
University of Maine at Augusta: “An Invitation from a Tribe Called Tomorrow to Those Broken by Today (2019 Remix).” A Celebration of Hip-Hop Culture and Consciousness.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
BreakBeat Poets Creative Writing Workshop, 3:15 to 4:30 pm CST. Join on Zoom.
Aimed toward college and high school writers (and wannabes), this workshop with Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin will provide an opportunity to create new forms of creative writing in the spirit of Hip-Hop poetry.Wednesday, November 4, 2020
BreakBeat Poets Live Performance, 3 to 3:45 pm CST. Watch on the Young Chicago Authors YouTube Channel.
A live performance featuring Chicago’s DJ Ca$h Era, along with Kevin Coval, Idris Goodwin, and Chicago Youth Poet Laureate Penelope Alegria.Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Diversity and Inclusion in (and Beyond) Hip Hop: A Conversation with the BreakBeat Poets, 4:15-5:15 pm CST. Watch on the Young Chicago Authors YouTube Channel.
Hip-Hop has its roots in Black and Latinx arts and cultures, but its practitioners and fans are diverse. Join the BreakBeat Poets for a discussion about diversity and inclusion in Hip Hop with Kevin Coval, Idris Goodwin, and Felicia Rose Chavez.
Adelphi University: Idris Goodwin— Story Over Everything. Virtual discussion about the transformative power of story followed by a Q&A. November 5 at 5 pm CST. Advance registration required.
BookBar: The BreakBeat Poets— A Night of Poetry and Performance. Featuring Idris Goodwin, Penelope Alegria, Kevin Coval, and Jessica Helen Lopez. November 12 at 8 pm CST. RSVP events@bookbardenver.com to receive the Zoom link.
Free Soil Arts Collective and Middlesex Community College Theatre Department: Towards An Anti-Racist Tomorrow. Performance of a series of short plays, written by Idris Goodwin. Recommended for ages 9+. Be sure to stay for the community discussion with Idris Goodwin after the performance. November 15 at 2 pm CST. Register for the Zoom webinar here.
TYA/USA: Free Play—Open Source Scripts Toward an Antiracist Tomorrow. Idris Goodwin offers five short plays for multi-generational audiences to spark conversation about race in America. Read the plays here.
