Brooklyn Speaks: Brooklyn High School Students Take it to Manhattan
If Brooklyn high school students could speak to Manhattanites who have never ventured into their neighborhoods, what would they say? On May 31st, Brooklyn Speaks, a performance by a group of Brooklyn high school students will try to answer that question. The students will be performing autobiographical monologues at The Tank @ Collective Unconscious, a downtown art collective, at 7:00 PM. The work presented is based on writing produced in a five week intensive workshop hosted by the Brooklyn College Community Partnership (BCCP) and led by writer and artist Tara Clancy.
Clancy was born and raised in Queens, NY. She has performed in spaces throughout New York City, and her show Channel Rat was performed at the 2005 New York International Fringe Festival. In addition to her work with BCCP, she leads writing workshops at the Harvey Milk High School. Clancy’s own move to Manhattan, after living most of her life in Queens, gave her the desire to work with young people so that they might tell others about life in the “outer” boroughs. She notes that it’s important for young people to see that they are relevant and important to this city.
“Their work is equal parts poetry, performance, and theater. Some of it’s funny and some of it’s serious—but it’s all about their lives. That’s the key ingredient because my hope is that that these stories can help dispel stereotypes. I want the audience to begin to know what it’s like for people who live in the boroughs.”
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