The Spinning Wheel at BRIC: World-Premiere Performances + Gallery Exhibition

The Spinning Wheel, a multimedia performance engaging with the archive of Living Theatre alum steve ben israel, will be presented during a month-long gallery exhibition at Brooklyn’s BRIC House. The show and exhibition, created, curated and performed by Baba Israel, Yako 440 and Leo Kay, will run during January, 2016

steve ben israel was a musician, poet, comic and activist who left behind “a legacy of 1960s countercultural work and artifacts, an enormous archive, and a son — New York hip hop theatre artist, Baba Israel.” The younger Israel, along with his collaborators, have found an ingenious way to bring the elder Israel’s work back to life, through a mix of immersive design, multimedia integrations, and multiple disciplines, including spoken word poetry, hip-hop and jazz music and more.

Baba Israel and Yako 440 have history performing and touring together, with projects like their Highest Degree EP and their recent work as part of Soul Inscribed. With help from UK-based director Leo Kay, The Spinning Wheel includes various methods of storytelling, tribute and work inspired by the ‘radical’ archives of steve ben israel.

LISTEN TO BABA ISRAEL & YAKO 440 SPEAK ABOUT THE SPINNING WHEEL AND THE LEGACY OF STEVE BEN ISRAEL

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The performances will be held at BRIC House over several January dates, while a carefully curated exhibition that accompanies the performance will run from January 8 through the 29th. In addition, a series of free-to-the-public programs, workshops, panel discussions and more will take place as part of the exhibition.

The series will open with a reception on January 8, 2016 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

For the full schedule, and more information about The Spinning Wheel at the BRIC House, visit bricartsmedia.org.