Oakland-based hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj premieres its new immersive hip-hop oratorio, Death Become Life. Portraying a story about loss and transformation through the lens of composer/pianist JooWan Kim's magnetic score, MCs Do D.A.T. and Sandman's riveting rhymes backed by a chamber orchestra, graffiti inspired artwork by Ernest Doty and interpretative dance by Mix’d Ingrdnts and TURFInc., this is EMN’s most ambitious production yet. Included in the program are deconstructions of classic Hip-Hop tracks from the 1990’s, representing both East and West coast, as commissioned by YBCA, and by ESPN for Super Bowl 50.
Oakland-based hip-hop orchestra Ensemble Mik Nawooj premieres its new immersive hip-hop oratorio, Death Become Life. Portraying a story about loss and transformation through the lens of composer/pianist JooWan Kim's magnetic score, MCs Do D.A.T. and Sandman's riveting rhymes backed by a chamber orchestra, graffiti inspired artwork by Ernest Doty and interpretative dance by Mix’d Ingrdnts and TURFInc., this is EMN’s most ambitious production yet. Included in the program are deconstructions of classic Hip-Hop tracks from the 1990’s, representing both East and West coast, as commissioned by YBCA, and by ESPN for Super Bowl 50.
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