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UW-Madison’s First Wave’s annual showcase of its nationally drawn talent returns. During this five-day festival, members of the hip-hop scholarship program will showcase all that they’ve been working on, including plays, poems, visual pieces, dances, songs and more. On Wednesday (April 3), catch several “flash talks, including one on Muhammad Ali’s influence on hip-hop an and a visual arts reception. Concluding the festival’s events on Sunday is a display of the program’s musical talent, including Synovia Alexis (pictured) . Songs like the titular track of her 2018 EP, Signature, display the singer’s knack for both rapping and melody.

press release: The Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives’ 2019 Line Breaks Festival will showcase interdisciplinary works and performances from current and former First Wave scholars and community and campus partners. We are thrilled to have Natasha Oladokun , James D Gavins, & Thiahera Nurse feature in this years 13th annual festival! It will feature a variety of artistic mediums, including spoken word, dance, music, theater, film, painting, photography, and more. All events will occur in the Memorial Union PlayCircle.

WEDNESDAY 4/3 - OPENING DAY 6:15pm - 9:00pm

6:15 p.m. DAL: Stories of Black Motherhood, Tiffany Ike

6:45 p.m. First Wave Flash Talks

• Emeka: Art Creates Art Creates, Tiffany Ike
• Research & Documentary Film: A Case for Muhammad Ali’s Influence on Hip Hop, Mackenzie Berry
• Untitled, Francisco Velazquez
• Providing an Accessible Art Education, Masha Vodyanyk

8:00 – 9:00 p.m. Visual Arts Showcase Reception

THURSDAY 4/4 - DAY TWO 7:30 pm - 9:30pm

7:30 p.m. Citizen X, Ricardo Cortez de la Cruz II

8:15 p.m. Providing an Accessible Art Education, Masha Vodyanyk

8:30 p.m. Fifth Year: A Collaboration, Nia Scott

9:00 p.m. Feast of Flowers, Jamie Dawson

Friday 4/5 - DAY THREE 5:40 - 8:00pm

5:40 p.m. Untitled (flash talk), Shasparay Lighteard

5:50 p.m. Emeka: Art Creates Art Creates, Tiffany Ike

6:00 p.m. Unlearning God, Tiffany Ike

6:30 p.m. The Help, Jasmine Kiah

7:00 p.m. First Wave Poetry Showcase featuring Natasha Oladokun and First Wave scholars

8:30 – 11:00 p.m. Just Bust! Open Mic featuring Thiahera Nurse and UpRise Poetry Collective

SATURDAY 4/6 - DAY FOUR 1:00pm-10:30pm

1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Thiahera Nurse Writing Workshop

3:30 – 5:00 p.m. James D. Gavins Movement Workshop

5:30 p.m. Feast of Flowers, Jamie Dawson

6:15 p.m. Citizen X, Ricardo Cortez de la Cruz II

7:00 p.m. Untitled (flash talk), Francisco Velazquez

7:15 p.m. Cicada, James D. Gavins

8:15 p.m. Research in Practice: A Case for Addressing Mass Incarceration through the Arts, Mackenzie Berry

8:30 p.m. Fifth Year: A Collaboration, Nia Scott

9:00 p.m. Return Home to Us, Solomon Roller

SUNDAY 4/7 - DAY FIVE 4:00pm - 8:30pm

4:00 p.m. The Help, Jasmine Kiah

4:30 p.m. Return Home to Us, Solomon Roller

5:10 p.m. Unlearning God, Tiffany Ike

5:45 p.m. Love U(s) First, Dequadray White

6:45 – 8:30 p.m. First Wave Music Showcase with Synovia Alexis, Basi, Bear in the Forest, First Wave cypher

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