terraNOVA Collective Presents SUBTERRANEAN 8/13

terraNOVA Collective returns August 13, 2009 at 10:00pm with SUBTERRANEAN, their monthly performance party in the D-Lounge, a 75-seat cabaret-style venue below the Daryl Roth Theatre at 101 East 15th Street at Union Square. SUBTERRANEAN presents a variety of performers, including spoken word, music, burlesque, magic, storytelling, short play readings, vaudeville acts and DJs.

This month's performers will include award winning slam poet Carlos Andrés Gómez and the funked-up folk rock band Rebecca Hart & the Sexy Children with R&B, Soul and Reggae rhythms from DJ Ruzzel D.

"We're very excited to have some of our favorite artists playing Subterranean. All have appeared in the soloNOVA Arts Festival, and we're happy to have them return to terraNOVA" said James Carter, terraNOVA Associate Artistic Director.

SUBTERRANEAN
Thursday, August 13, 2009
10:00pm
$10.00 Entry + 1 Drink Minimum
D-Lounge 101 East 15th Street
beneath the Daryl Roth Theatre
Just off Union Square

Carlos Andrés Gómez has been dubbed "a leading voice at the forefront of the oral poetry movement" (The Punch). Winner of the 2009 Artist of the Year Award at the Promoting Outstanding Writers Awards, Carlos is a Russell Simmons' HBO Def Poet (voted "Favorite Poet" of his episode by viewers) and the 2006 Toronto International Poetry Slam Champion. He co-stars in Spike Lee's number one box office smash hit film, "INSIDE MAN" (Universal Pictures) - selected as one of AFI's 10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures of 2006 - with his breakout lead role as "Steve" alongside Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, and Clive Owen. Called "a must-see" and given five out of five stars by Hairline Magazine in England, Carlos was formerly a social worker and a public school teacher in New York City. He has performed at over 100 colleges and universities and toured across North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa. He is a two-time National Poetry Slam Finalist - once as a member of the renowned Nuyorican Poets Café's Slam Team that finished 2nd, and later with the NYC/louderARTS Slam Team that finished 3rd in the U.S. Most recently, he collaborated with Tony Award-winning tap dance legend Savion Glover at The Town Hall on Broadway. Their much lauded performance, featured as part of the Nuyorican Poets Café's "Aloud and Alive at 35" anniversary show, received a standing ovation from the sold-out audience. Over the past 8 years, Gómez has shared the stage with a diverse range of celebrated artists and icons, including Wyclef Jean, Amiri Baraka, MC Lyte, Yosef Komunyakaa, Rosie Pérez, Ishmael Reed, Ntozake Shange, Quincy Troupe, Toots and The Maytals, Immortal Technique, Reel Big Fish, David Banner, Pete Rock, Suzanne Vega, Saul Williams, and Mos Def.

Rebecca Hart and the Sexy Children Rebecca Hart is a musician and actor based in NYC. She fronts the "funked-up folk rock" band Rebecca Hart & the Sexy Children and can be found playing the occasional solo show as well. Rebecca Hart & the Sexy Children is composed of the following fine fine players: Dan Barman (Drums), Matt Epstein (Bass), Dave Lott (Guitar) and RH (Guitar, Vocals, Advanced Stage Banter)

"Local stalwart Rebecca Hart is a fine modern folk-rocker-an impressively well-textured voice, sticky melodies and an ultratight band; like Dave Matthews with more soul and much better vocals. This is her Joe's Pub debut, and she's guaranteed to fill the pristine space with a potent dose of downtown heat."
Time Out New York

terraNOVA Collective is a vibrant playground for artists devoted to innovative new and original theatrical works. Its multi-layered development process, solo arts festivals, and productions serve to nurture and liberate our community.

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