Support for A Drop of Midnight, part of the Harlem Stage WaterWorks commissioning program, is provided by The Ford Foundation, Bloomberg Foundation, Mosaic and Network Fund, The Hearst Foundation, and The National Endowment for the Arts.
With special support for A Drop of Midnight from Embassy of Sweden, Consulate General of Sweden, Swedish Arts Council, and the American-Scandinavian Foundation.
A three-part conversation with Jason ‘Timbuktu’ Diakité and his creative team around the developmental process of creating his autobiographical theater project, A Drop of Midnight. In this conversation Jason will take us on his journey to becoming one of Sweden’s chart-topping hip-hop artists and a best-selling author. He’ll also share the story of how a mix tape from Brooklyn traveled across the waters to the tiny village of Lund, Sweden and altered the course of his life forever. We will examine the impact of hip hop music and culture on the globe. How has hip-hop united communities of color globally? How do you translate a personal story into a universal truth? How do you build a creative team? How has the current climate of social justice informed your artistic practice? Jason will read excerpts from the play and share some of the music.
October 15—Part II
A Drop of Midnight author Jason Diakité discusses his evolution as a chart topping Afro Swedish musician and Hip-Hop artist with fellow Afro Swedish musician and vocalist Mapei and DJ/author/filmmaker Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob Love in conversation around the power of hip hop music and culture in their work and the inspiration to reflect community, liberation and freedom. Thembisa S. Mshaka moderates this live event.
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