DiverseWorks to Present Ameriville and ARTernative Festival, 10/2

DiverseWorks presents two events this fall, Ameriville and the ARTernative Festival, both on Saturday, October 2. Universes is an ensemble of writer/musician/performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, blues, gospel, and Spanish boleros to create moving, challenging, and entertaining theatrical works. The Bronx-based quartet of Steven Sapp, Mildred Ruiz, Gamal Abdel Chasten and Ninja have created their own brand of high-energy performance, rooted in hip-hop but drawing on a global multitude of lyrical and musical influences and performance styles. Ameriville follows in the groundbreaking footsteps of Universes' Slanguage, which the New York Times called "a work of heart and soul that distills the essence of the city." These fusion theater pioneers seamlessly meld poetry, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and smoldering Spanish melodies, creating an unforgettable performance experience. Ameriville is a bilingual, multimedia exploration of what it means to be an American in the post-9/11 world with heart, impassioned dance and incandescent harmonies.

Universes
Ameriville
Thursday-Saturday, September 30 - October 2, 2010
7:30pm

Make sure to attend the Q & A session after each Ameriville performance. It's an exciting opportunity to learn how Ameriville was created and how Universes has redefined Hip-Hop Theater for over a decade. For tickets, click here or call 713-335-3445. Thursdays are PAY-WHAT-YOU WANT PRICES! (Recommended ticket price is $10) Fridays & Saturdays, $20 General Admission, $10 Member / Student Admission.

If you aren't seeing Ameriville at DiverseWorks on Saturday, attend the ARTernative Festival. The Fresh Arts Coalition and Spacetaker are joining forces to host Sugar Land's first ARTernative Festival at Town Square Plaza. In collaboration with the Sugar Land's Cultural Arts Foundation, the Sugar Land ARTernative festival will include an afternoon of family-oriented activities and performances as well as interactive art stations including the DiverseWorks silkscreen station. BYOT (Bring Your Own T-shirt) and get a one of a kind DW t-shirt. For more information or to see the schedule of festivities, visit www.arternative.org.

ARTernative Festival
Saturday, October 2, 2010
11am - 9pm
*Please note the DiverseWorks Silkscreen station will be from 4-7pm*
Town Square Plaza