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Partners in Poetry: 2 Pros Who Make Team Philadelphia Look Real Good (VIDEOS)
Have you been watching Russell Simmons’ “Brave New World” on HBO? If you have, you would have seen great performances from our Team Philadelphia . Highlighted this week on the show were moving performances from Alysia Harris’ (C’10, The Excelano Project) and Josh Bennett (C’10, The Excelano Project, Brave New Voices 2008 slam champion). Watch Alysia’s “That […]
“Slamming” Penn Undergrads on HBO’s “Brave New Voices”
Over the years on DT, I posted about The Excelano Project, a captivating group at Penn that performs the Spoken Word. Apparently, 4 members of this group have caught the attention of Russell Simmons and will be starring in Simmons’ new HBO show “Brave New Voices” debuting this Sunday night at 11pm ET/PT. Per the […]
#1 Penn video that will give you the chills
While my #4 and #3 picks for my “Penn videos that will give you the chills” have been beautifully made films, yesterday I introduced a powerful spoken word video as my #2 pick. The more I experience these Spoken Word performances from our Penn community, the more I really like this genre. …Which brings me […]
Top 4 Penn videos that will give you the chills: #2
So far, my #4 and #3 picks for my “Penn videos that will give you the chills” have been beautifully made films combining stylized photography, use of music and special effects. Today I bring you an engaging video from one of our alumni jam packed with emotion and truth. In my last post about performance […]
Carlos Andrés Gómez (C’04) is a poet and he knows it
Carlos Andrés Gómez (C’04), award-winning NYC poet and actor, has a voice. …And it’s channeled through his passion for the spoken word. After checking out his videos, the best word to describe this guy is captivating! At Penn, Carlos was the founder of The Excelano Project one of the nation’s premier spoken word/performance poetry collectives. […]
If You Have a Past Full of Regrets, Her Second Book Will Surely Resonate With You
Almost two years ago, I did a post about lawyer-turned-author Julie Buxbaum’s (C’99) first book The Opposite of Love. Now, as part of our “Winning Women” series, I’ve got news that Julie recently released her second book, After You. This novel will surely resonate in the heart of anyone who’s had a best friend, a […]
