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Not About Winning: Team Philadelphia Shocks The Brave New Voices Judges + New Poet Stars On The Horizon (VIDEOS)
In previous posts, I had discussed how the “Brave New Voices” Team Philadelphia had challenged the judges on a technicality of one of the other teams who got into the finals. Apparently the other team went over their allotted time and as a result Team Philadelphia got into the finals. In the final episode which […]
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 […]
This TV Writer Is Putting the Show in Showbizzle.com
What happens when you graduate from Penn, have a hot TV spec that catches the attention of ABC, ..and then the writer’s strike happens?! You partner with your successful Hollywood father to create an entertaining and informative website for other creative types to join and network on. Lindsey Rosin (C’07, The Excelano Project, The Writers […]
#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 […]
Don’t call this Penn spoken word poet “granola”!
The more I write about alumni and undergrads, the more I’m realizing that not only is there a lot of talent out there, but our Penn folk have some powerful opinions and voices. One such alum is Caroline Rothstein (C’06, The Excelano Project), a spoken word poet currently living in New York City. Her poetry […]
