Imma really miss everyone. My Barcelona, Palestine, South Africa, and Detroit babies (oh and Virginia we’re always forgetting to mention him lol) Yall mean a lot to me in the short time we spent with each other. To start, my favorite part about the whole experience was staying at Ohana …
It’s July 6, 2016 and our new breaking walls artists from Detroit are meeting with returning breaking walls from Barcelona, Brooklyn and Cape Town – so our family is almost reunited. Our breaking walls artist from Bethlehem, Hamza, joins us on July 12. We can’t wait to say “Hola” to …
Condola here to tell you about the not-for-profit I totally believe in and support. What I love about breaking walls is that it encourages global dialogue in a day and age when our youth culture is less about sharing and more about self-soothing and isolation . . . And, that …
Imma really miss everyone. My Barcelona, Palestine, South Africa, and Detroit babies (oh and Virginia we’re always forgetting to mention him lol) Yall mean a lot to me in the short time we spent with each other. To start, my favorite part about the whole experience was staying at Ohana …
Dear 2016 artists, ambassador, associates and volunteers, So many good and beautiful thoughts race through my mind as I write these words. As each successive initiative closes I realize the ten-days we spend together as a creative community is a patchwork of tender, painful, joyous, funny, scary and sometimes tedious …
“The writing workshops made me feel at peace because, I could open up and express myself. I like the workshops because, in them I get the chance to learn from the other artists experiences. I enjoy the rehearsals because, I feel joy and can see the progress in everyone. I’m …
“I feel so good while we are rehearsing together, so that we show you our best on stage. I just want to say, I feel now, that I am at home.”
“I think everyone showed the power of their words. I was surprised at the ideas that such young people can have. Everyone was so brave at sharing and I feel grateful for being a part of that.”
“I’ve been in many workshops in my life and the ones at breaking walls are really amazing! They make you think outside of the box and help you find who you really are. The workshops here helps me see our community from other peoples perspective and to see the world …
“I find the workshops very insightful. They create a bridge to connect to the other fellow breaking walls artists on a common ground and match and allow the growth of versatility and prosperity.”
“At breaking walls we all do workshops to either get comfortable with others, to get ready to perform, or to enhance our horizon on writing. The workshops are very fun and they engage us. I honestly love the workshops although they are a bit too long, but they really help …
“The writing triggers are a great way of getting a better understanding of the other artist and where they come from. It …
It’s July 6, 2016 and our new breaking walls artists from Detroit are meeting with returning breaking walls from Barcelona, Brooklyn and …
I’m Egypt Murrpy-Smith, a Brooklyn artist. Being a breaking walls artist for two years has been amazing. I’ve learned the importance of …
I want to share with you how inspired I am by the work breaking walls is doing with young men and women …
Monique here to tell you about the not-for-profit I totally believe in and support. breaking walls encourages global dialogue in a day and …