Reinterpreting "The Great Gatsby" by DC WritersCorps April 26, 2008

Students and performers from DC WritersCorps reinterpret The Great Gatsby through original poetry fused with hip hop, reggaeton, and other contemporary music genres. A post-performance discussion is led by professor and saxophonist Sydney March.

Photo: April 24 Big Read - D.C. kickoff featuring preview of "Reinterpreting Gatsby" by DC WritersCorps. Photo credit: W. Lashea Morris.

This performance is part of THE BIG READ - D.C. (www.wdchumanities.org/bigread) presented by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in partnership with local community organizations and agencies.

The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. For information visit www.bigread.org.Tickets: http://www.dcwriterscorps.org

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