Free Land: Race and Land in America
- Ariel Luckey (Hip-Hop Theater Artist)
Abstract
Ariel Luckey is a hip-hop theater artist whose community and performance work dances in the crossroads of education, art, and activism. Articulate, insightful, and passionate, Luckey seamlessly weaves storytelling, spoken word poetry, dance, acting, and hip-hop music in compelling narratives of personal and political transformation. Luckey’s lyrical language and political vision have inspired and transformed audiences from the streets of Seattle’s WTO demonstration to Café Cantante in Havana, Cuba, to the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City. He has been a featured artist at the North Bay Hip-hop Theater Festival, La Peña Cultural Center’s Hecho en Califas Festival, the White Privilege Conference, and the Intersection for the Arts’ Hybrid Project and has performed at theaters, conferences, community centers, and classrooms across the country.