Let the Cypher Say Amen [Ameen]:

A Hip Hop Meditation Theatrical Experience 

Toni Blackman takes the audience through her journey of developing a sacred relationship to Hip Hop from her exposure to the spiritual hymns of the church as a little girl, through an internal spiritual exploration, across the globe as an official ambassador of the genre, and toward a continuing process of innovation using Hip Hop as a ritual of meditation and mindfulness. Joined by dancer Kim D. Holmes and guitarist Jerome Jordan, with an opening mix by Gina Belafonte, and with direction by Watani Marks-McThomas, Toni Blackman’s story and hip hop meditation are interwoven into this theatrical experience.

Written by and Featuring Toni Blackman
Choreography by Kim D. Holmes
Composition & Guitar by Jerome Jordan
Directed by Watani Marks-McThomas
Projection Design by Lisa Renkel and Brian Pacelli
Associate Projection Design by Nico Schiavone
Lighting Design by Christina Tang
Audio Design by Ray Archie

Presented as a part of Poetic License Ritual, Poetic Theater Productions’ 10th annual festival of new poetic theater.

This work was made in part with the help of Theater Mitu’s Artists-At-Home program.