About
Entering its fourth year, Hart House Hip Hop Education continues to examine the growth, development and change-making power of Hip Hop. Following two and a half years of hybrid and virtual events, we are very excited to invite students and community members back to in-person events, activities and initiatives!
This season, we look at ‘Hip Hop x’ as an invitation for making connections. We examine the interrelatedness of Hip Hop x Indigeneity, Hip Hop x Queer Culture and Hip Hop x Disability, and where Hip Hop acts as a bridge to culture, social justice, diversity, inclusion and understanding.
- Zoe Dille
Manager, Dialogue & Expression
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- Marco Adamovic (On leave)
Program Coordinator
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Schedule
September
The 2022-2023 season kicks off during Xplore Hart House with our first of many Hip Hop Pop-Up Barbershops, co-presented with Fyyne – shout out to University of Toronto alumnus, Jeff Fasegha!
We will also see the return of our bi-weekly meetups of the Producers’ Circle, and monthly Community Connector Chats with our artist-in-residence, Marcus Singleton (a.k.a. iomos marad). We’re excited to be co-presenting ‘It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop’ our first six-week Hip Hop Culture workshop course, co-led by iomos and Dr. Francesca D’Amico-Cuthbert.
Hart House Hip Hop Education and Move with Culture are excited to be working with Nichole Leveck to present a cultural mash-up centered on the foundations of traditional Pow-Wow dancing set the beat of Hip Hop tracks.
October
We feature the unveiling of Incarcerated Hip Hop: Freedom of Speech, an important Talking Walls exhibition, produced in partnership with FYou: A Project on Forgiveness. It features the words and thoughts of incarcerated participants from various prisons as they share their life perspectives and relationship to Hip Hop.
We’ve also got out dynamic Hip Hop Café conversations and we are excited to co-present along with UTSC’s Afrosonic Innovations Lab, author and scholar Dr. Shanté Paradigm Smalls as she reads from her new book Hip Hop Heresies: Queer Aesthetics in New York City.
Winter Term
In the Winter Term, we explore Toronto’s Hip Hop History with a Hip-Hop-inspired Wellness Walk and part two of our riveting conversation about Women in Hip Hop for International Women’s Day.
All of this leads up to the Summer of 2023, that will usher in the 50th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop. We look forward to another 50 years of its influence and innovation.
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Wed, Mar 8, 2023Women in Hip-Hop: Refusal, Resistance, and Interruption
This curated conversation uncovers the historical and continuing contributions of women in Hip-Hop. Presented for International Women's Day.
- Fri, Mar 3, 2023
Wellness Walk: The Hip Hop Edition
Take a walk with Solitair through Canadian Hip Hop history, in honour of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop.
- Tue, Feb 28, 2023
Black Self-Care Fair
The Black Self-Care Fair will bring together resources to help promote and encourage self-care for Black students.
- Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Hip Hop Family Skate
Lace up and get down! Hart House Hip Hop Education is back with another Hip Hop Family Skate Day featuring figure skating and a DJ!
- Fri, Jan 27, 2023
Lyricist's Lounge
In partnership with Toronto2.0, these low-key sessions are intended for anyone interested in exploring the craft and the art of writing better lyrics.
- Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Hip Hop Education Community Connector Chats
Interested in learning more about Hip-Hop and diving deeper into conversation about its history, present, and future? Join our drop-in chats.
- Fri, Dec 2, 2022
Incarcerated Hip Hop: Freedom of Speech
The Talking Walls Exhibition Space at Hart House presents the "Incarcerated Hip Hop: Freedom Of Speech" Exhibition.
- Fri, Nov 25, 2022
Hip Hop Cafe: Hip Hop as a Global Passport
Hip-Hop’s impact as the number one cultural phenomenon is undeniable. Join us as we explore the transnational nature of Hip-Hop.
- Tue, Sep 27, 2022
It’s Bigger Than Hip Hop: The Realities and Origins of a Culture
Over 6 sessions, learn about each of the 5 elements of Hip-Hop and how they manifest in the modern era.
- Wed, Sep 14, 2022
Producers' Circle 2022–2023
This drop-in, co-curricular initiative seeks to support Hart House's Hip Hop Education program by bringing together beatmakers producers and music creators.
