Back to the Block with J-Rebel

Nia Centre for the Arts

Come celebrate the roots of hip hop with an OG from Toronto's hip hop scene, and our Dance Artist in Residence, J-Rebel

'Back to the Block' is an intergenerational community celebration curated by B-boy J-Rebel that honours Hip Hop's origins, culture, and the five elements through storytelling, education, art, music, and community participation.The event will feature the premiere of Healing Cypher, a 13-minute documentary chronicling J-Rebel's journey as a b-boy, DJ, arts educator, child and youth worker, and international competitor. It will also feature performances from local DJs, rappers, and the artists' personal graffiti collection on display.Young people are also encouraged to take part by joining the cypher, dancing, mixing and creating small graffiti crafts that they can take home.Food and refreshments will be available on site. About the ArtistJoseph Hersco or J-Rebel, as he is known in the Hip-Hop community, is an arts-based educator and a child and youth care worker with over 16 years or experience in Jane Finch/Black Creek &amp; Lawrence Heights.J-Rebel was a Research Associate &amp; Co-Instructor for The Art of Breaking II Course at York University. He is the Director and Principal Consultant of Concrete Warriors 4, a youth-led and youth-centred Hip Hop Educational Leadership and Mentorship program, where he implements programming for urban Black, Indigenous and racialized youth across all intersectional identity markers. He was also a lead writer for the Hip Hop Curriculum entitled, Rhymes to Re-Education, the first of its kind in hip hop educational resource guides.

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