Poetry Electric: The Lower Eastside Girls Club
The Lower Eastside Girls Club
Series Director: William Electric Black
The Lower Eastside Girls Club @girlsclubny presents performances by youth members of the Page to Stage spoken word and poetry class with special performances by Page to Stage facilitator and artist Lacresha Berry aka Berry and other LES Girls Club community members. Since 1996, the Lower Eastside Girls Club has supported young women and gender-expansive youth of color throughout New York City in leveraging their inner power to shape a better future for themselves, their community, and the world.
Poetry Electric
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre. This series has presented over 200 emerging poets from diverse cultural backgrounds.