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Check out this video of youth poets performing their poetry and raps at The Lab! It runs around 9 1/2 minutes.

This is a special SHOUT OUT to our friends at Jackson Elementary!

Check this out this new clip of Ms. Tina dancing and telling her story at The Lab!

Tina L. Flewellyn is the creator of H.Y.P.E. (Hot Young People’s Entertainment) and artistic director of Arts Us at Duning Recreation Center near Central High School.

Along with a successful career in hip hop dance and choreography that has brought her all over the nation, Tina teaches dance to students at The Lab during the day and after-school at Arts Us in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The video runs about 12 1/2 minutes!

Minneapolis based emcee and beat boxer, Terrell Woods a.k.a. Carnage The Executioner, of Hecatomb Records and Ill Chemistry (with Desdamona), comes to The Lab to perform and talk about his work as a musician.

Check out this video clip of Carnage beat boxing and giving a few lessons on the art form. Read more about Terrell Woods HearItLocal.com!

“Beat boxing is about your body – it’s more about your body than just your mouth…your mouth can’t do anything that your body won’t allow it to do.” - Carnage

Jesse, a student at The Lab, and Bill, a Lab volunteer (who is also a St. Paul Public Schools district painter), talk about their mentorship together, music, learning, teaching, and volunteering.

C. and Irene’s belting ceremony in Shaolin Kenpo, at The Lab @ Homecroft

Dave Sherrer, a.k.a. Agape performing at and hosting a hip hop and poetry reading for Highland Senior High School.

Check out this great poem, written and performed by Becca and Mallory, our trusty Lab mentors who worked with our Central poets first semester. They read this at the Central final celebration. Enjoy!

Hope this makes you want to pick up a pen and WRITE!  Better yet, join The Poetry Lab!

This Lab member has an opinion!
Short & Sweet – Straight to the point!

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