Intersections Artist: Christylez Bacon

An Interview with Christylez Bacon and Director, Patrick Crowley

Jacqueline Lawton: What type of artist are you?
Christylez Bacon: I call myself a Progressive Hip-Hop Artist, mixing traditional elements of Hip-Hop, like Human-Beatboxing & Rhyming, with World-Music instrumentation.
Patrick Crowley: I am a director, deviser, writer, and agitator.

JL: Where were you born?
CB: I am a native Washingtonian, born & raised.

JL: Why did you want to be a part of intersections?
CB: I wanted to take-on this project with Patrick Crowley to merge my Hip-Hop Concert with his Theater Expertise, to create a totally new experience for myself and others.

JL: How do you feel your performance fits into the festival?
CB: The music itself will merge Hip-Hop, Classical, Jazz, & World Music, and the production as a whole merges Hip-Hop concert with Theater. This festival and I share the same mission statement!!
PC: In Pursuit of Me is going to be a Hip Hop/Comedia dance theatre mash up, and a contemporary, urban hero’s journey. If that’s not an intersection then punch me in the kidney.

JL: What do you think will be cool about the festival?
PC: I’m looking forward to seeing a wide array of people rub elbows and experience art together. I’m especially hoping we get a generational alchemy brewing.

JL: If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?
CB: Czech Republic learning their folk music!

JL: What is your favorite quote?
CB: The usefulness of a cup is its emptiness, Be prepared to accept new knowledge and not be hindered or biased by old knowledge.
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In Pursuit of Me: The Story of Christylez Bacon, a world premier merging of music and theatre by one of Washington hip-hop's rising stars.
Saturday, Feb 27 at 9:30 PM
Friday, Mar 5 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, Mar 6 at 9:30 PM
Sprenger Theater
Tickets: $15
For audiences ages 13 and up.

Family Performance:
Saturday, Feb 20 at 1:30 PM
Lobby
Tickets: FREE

Dance Party:
Saturday, Mar 6 at 11:00 PM
Sprenger Theater
Tickets: $5

http://www.christylez.com/
http://www.itsthebeatbox.com/