Greenway Arts Alliance (Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors), in association with Da Poetry Lounge (DPL), presents THE 8th ANNUAL LA GET DOWN FESTIVAL, celebrating the Los Angeles’s diverse arts communities through hip-hop and spoken word. DPL Co-Founder Shihan Van Clief (Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry Jam International Tour) and Arianna Lady Basco (The Fabulous Filipino Brothers) return as Festival Directors. The festival, which takes place during U.S. National Poetry Month, opens April 6, 2024, with the closing ceremony on April 27 at Greenway Court Theatre (544 N. Fairfax Avenue). Tickets are now on sale at GreenwayCourtTheatre.org.
THE 8th ANNUAL LA GET DOWN FESTIVAL will showcase exciting, inspiring, and refreshing new works, voices and workshops by many of the best hip-hop artists, spoken word poets and educators. This year’s festival headliner is acclaimed writer/director/actor/poet Dante Basco, who will present a workshop performance of his new solo show From Rufio to Zuko, directed by Lisa Bierman. Other festival favorites include two poetry slams brought to you by Da Poetry Lounge. Greenway Arts Alliance will also present the first-ever LA Get Down Wordsmith Achievement Award and will honor the late, legendary American jazz poet/singer/musician/author Gil Scott-Heron.
Events --
Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m.
Friday, April 19 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 20 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 at 2:15 p.m.
Friday, April 26 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m.
Workshops --
Saturday, April 20 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m.
Saturday April 27 at 2 p.m.
Greenway Court Theatre is at 544 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA.
Tales of the Transcestors: The Divine (12/12/24-12/14/24)
Ghost Stories: The Dead Can’t Dance (10/17/24-10/31/24)
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (2/2/24-2/25/24)
Godspell-2012 Revised Version (10/8/22-11/27/22)
Greenway Court Theatre (3/3/22-3/13/22)
A Little Night Music (5/15/20-6/21/20)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (11/1/19-12/29/19)
The Chinese Lady (9/5/19-9/29/19)
Legends, Movement and Memories (7/20/19-7/20/19)
Naughty with a Band (6/30/19-7/1/19)
PLAY LA Festival (10/25/25-10/26/25)
Videos
Kelli O'Hara in Concert
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
RENT in Concert
Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Segerstrom Hall (3/15 - 3/15) | ||
Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) | ||
Avenue Q
Wisteria Theater (1/24 - 3/2)
PHOTOS
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RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) | ||
Celebrating MTT
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/1 - 2/1) | ||
Schubert, Strauss & Saariaho
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/30 - 2/2) | ||
Laurie Sefton Creates at LA Dance Project
LA Dance Project (2/20 - 2/22) LOS ANGELES PREMIERE | ||
Tchaikovsky & The Mermaid
Walt Disney Concert Hall (2/7 - 2/9) | ||
The Diary of Anne Frank
La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/19 - 2/20) | ||
BURIED CHILD by Sam Shepard
Interact Theatre Company (2/8 - 2/8) | ||
Insidious: The Further You Fear
Dolby Theatre (4/30 - 5/1) | ||
JUNO BIRCH: THE PROBED TOUR
White Oak Music Hall - Downstairs (5/28 - 5/28) | ||
James and the Giant Peach
The Phantom Projects Theatre at La Habra Depot (3/7 - 3/16) | ||
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