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THEse are the stories of the people of
Los Angeles
PRESENTED BY: GET LIT - Words ignite 2x library of congress winning poetry organization
Creative Direction BY: Diane Luby Lane Award-winning Producer & author
Album PRODUCED BY: brandon XIV award-winning director & POET
MUSIC Produced by: Derrick Hodge 2x Grammy Award-winning Musician
Lead writer: monique Mitchell New York Times poet
Directed for stage by: Gina Belafonte Award-winning producer & activist
Recorded at: The Ford courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
featured ARTISTs:
Joy Harjo 3x Poet Laureate of the United States
JAckson browne 8x Grammy nominated Musician and activist
CHEECH MARIN Grammy winning Comedian
Sekou Andrews Grammy Nominated Poet
Luis RodrigueZ Former Los Angeles Poet Laureate
Samantha Rios Current Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate
DANTE bASCO Actor (HOOK, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Mendeleyev from NBC’s The Voice
Fernando Pullum Community Center Choir
& more!!
What People Are Saying
"THEY DIDN'T JUST SPEAK ABOUT LOS ANGELES, THEY SPOKE AS LOS ANGELES. IF I AWAKEN OFFERS REFLECTION, HEALING, AND A POWERFUL REMINDER THAT THIS CITY RISES THROUGH ART."
- THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES
"THE AUDIENCE WILL WALK AWAY WITH AN EVEN RICHER APPRECIATION FOR THE CITY'S DIVERSITY."
- DEADLINE
"BRILLIANT STORYTELLING! A GROUNDBREAKING APPROACH TO ENGAGING HISTORY, MODERNITY, PLACE, AND PEOPLE. THIS SHOW CHANGES EVERYTHING."
- ALOE BLACC
"A POWERFUL CELEBRATION OF L.A.'S DIVERSITY AND RESILIENCE. GET LIT'S CREATIVITY SHINES. UNFORGETTABLE."
- REINA PEREIRA
