B-Girl Be returns to Intermedia Arts this September

​The annual B-Girl Be celebration of women in hip-hop will return to Intermedia Arts on September 4 with carnival-themed block party. The organizers are also planning a full month of exhibits and art openings leading up to the main party; see below for the full schedule of performances and shows.

B-GIRL BE: SIDESHOW
Visual Art Exhibition
August 6 - September 18
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 19; 7-10 PM
Featuring: DJ and Hair-Raising Fundraiser by Moxie Salon
($30 haircuts at the opening reception to raise funds for B-Girl Be)

Descend into the underworld in SIDESHOW, the interactive visual arts exhibition where seven Twin Cities-based artists use the distinct aesthetics of hip-hop to mirror, stencil, sketch, paint and project a multi-dimensional landscape and interactive game gallery exploring power, self, identity, and sexuality. Try your skills with the Mandala Circus Wheel; learn the secrets of Live Nude Girls and experience the history of Minneapolis hip-hop for yourself. Curated by local artist and photographer Michele Spaise.


INNAVIEWS
Hip-Hop Theater
Friday, August 27 - Sunday, August 29; 8:00 PM

Performed by internationally recognized hip-hop icons Rokafella and Kwikstep, Innaviews is a once-in-a-lifetime journey into the passionate lifestyle of hip-hop artists that confronts the truths and misconceptions of hip-hop itself.


B-GIRL BE: CARNIVAL DANCE SHOWCASE
Hip Hop Dance
Thursday, September 2- Sunday, September 5
This year's Carnival Dance Showcase features dance creations from the Twin Cities' most renowned rising and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation. Curated by Amy Sackett.


FLAVA TAMERS
8PM Thurs Sept 2 & 3PM Sun Sept 5
Flava Tamers features the very best of the Twin Cities' rising hip-hop dance stars.


BEAT CONTORTIONISTS
8PM Fri Sept 3 & 2PM Sat Sept 4
Beat Contortionists features dance creations from the Twin Cities' most renowned and established hip-hop dancers and choreographers, along with incredibly talented guest artists from across the nation.


DECIPHER THIS
10PM Sat Sept 4
DeCipher This showcases the very essence of hip-hop dance: the ability to freestyle in the cipher.


B-GIRL BE SOOTHSAYERS: SPOKEN WORD AT THE SUGAR SHACK
Spoken Word Performance
Friday, September 3, 2010; 10PM
A fiery night of poetry and soothsaying by Twin Cities spoken word poets.
Curated by Desdamona


B-GIRL BE CARNIVAL BLOCK PARTY!
Music, Dance, DJ, Graffiti Art, Workshops, Performance, Marketplace
Saturday, September 4; Noon-10 PM
Don't miss the B-Girl Be Carnival Block Party, the one-of-a-kind festival that runs all day and into the night to bring international, national and local female hip-hop artists together at Intermedia Arts for music, dance, live mural painting, film and an art marketplace!