The BronxBerlinConnection:
A Transatlantic Bridge for Young People

The Hip Hop Re:Education Project  and  Gangway e.V., Berlin's largest street-work organization, have developed the BronxBerlinConnnection, a year-round cross-cultural exchange program that uses the mediums of spoken word and music—particularly, rap and hip hop—to explore and express the unique experiences of urban youth around the world, the critical challenges they face and the solutions necessary to enact change in their communities.  Using the same beats, common lyrical themes and different languages on two separate continents this program works to not only produce multi-lingual, cross-cultural poems, songs and albums, but more importantly it seeks to engage today’s youth in a continual process of cultural exchange.  Thus far this partnership has developed 2 full-length records, facilitated 4 international cultural exchange trips and filmed and released dozens of music videos and mini-documentaries.

November 11-20 a delegation of 15 youth emcees, singers, visual artists and dancers from Berlin, DE will be in NYC for the 2012 BronxBerlin "Exchange". 
The HHRP has organized 9 days of performances, workshops and exhibitions.
If you would like more information or want to get involved, please email farbeon@reeducate.org.

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La MaMa presents
Gemeinschaft Shifts the Planet!
BronxBerlinConnection 2012 Closing Night Jam
Monday, November 19, 2012
Doors open at 7:30 | Show starts promptly at 8:00
The Club at La MaMa (74 East 4th Street, 2nd Floor)
TICKETS $10

Gemeinschaft in German means community, and since 2008 that is definitely what the BronxBerlinConnection Hip Hop exchange program has worked to foster between young people in NYC and Berlin. Come out to celebrate the end of the BronxBerlinConnection's latest cultural exchange trip! The night will feature live emcee, beatbox and dance performances from NYC and Berlin youth! There will also be a live painting exhibition!