Highways Toasts the Life of Musician-Poet Gil Scott-Heron

Highways Performance Space and Gallery (1651 18th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404)

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Gil Scott-Heron, who died earlier this year, was a revolutionary poet and musician whose spoken word and jazz-influenced performances were powerful influences on the hip hop genre. Kevin Spicer, curator of 2005's The Murder of Emmett Till - Fifty Years Later and 2010's The Emmett Till Project returns to Highways Performance Space with a new performance collective commemorating the life and legacy of Scott-Heron. In ALL/US/WE, performance artists Mark Broyard, David Crittendon, Michael Datcher, V. Kali, Jason Luckett, Dale Guy Madison, J.M. Morris, Gia Scott Heron, Kevin Spicer, Pat Taylor (Jazzantiqua), Maura Townsend (Project21Dance), Pam Ward and others present performance/music/dance pieces exploring and/or interpreting the work of Scott-Heron.

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The last date listed for ALL/US/WE: A Celebration of the Life of Gil Scott-Heron was Saturday October 8, 2011 / 8:30pm.

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Highways Performance Space and Gallery

1651 18th Street

Santa Monica, CA 90404

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(310) 315-1459

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About the Ticket Supplier: Highways Performance Space

Highways Performance Space is Southern California's boldest center for new performance. Founded in 1989, Highways continues to be an important alternative cultural center in Los Angeles that encourages fierce new artists from diverse communities to develop and present innovative works.

Highways promotes the development of contemporary socially involved artists and art forms. Our mission is implemented through four programs (the performance space, workshop/university program and two galleries). Annually, Highways co-presents approximately 250 performances by solo dramatic artists, small theater groups, dance companies and spoken word artists; curates and exhibits approximately 12 contemporary visual art exhibits per year with work that explores the boundaries between performing and visual art forms; commissions and premieres new work by outstanding performing artists; organize special events, curate festival, offer residency and educational programs that engage community members in the arts while providing access to professionally-directed instruction.