NOTE: this performance is for schools only. If you are a teacher who is interested in your class attending this performance please contact Ashley Peck at [email protected] or call 902-629-1163
Repackaging history through hip-hop in similar ways to the musical Hamilton, this show explores the lives of cultural icons while sifting for actionable life lessons. Part musical concert and part TEDx Talk, audiences can expect to learn, laugh, and leave inspired to create even more magic in their own lives.
“The power of hip-hop is in the stories we choose to tell. Our stories can either build us up or tear us down.”
Shaun Boothe is an award-winning hip-hop artist, TEDx speaker, and creator of The Unauthorized Biography Series – a critically acclaimed musical project that celebrates the world’s greatest cultural icons through biographical rap songs. Each chapter of the series captures the legacy of an influential iconic figure in a documentary-style music video. Icons featured in the series include Bob Marley, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama and more. Getting blog love from Kanye, tweets from Diddy himself – Boothe’s sixth icon in his series – and a feature on Forbes.com, it’s clear that he’s getting the attention of the right people.
After spending over a decade in the music industry, sharing stages with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, and Kendrick Lamar, a search for a more purposeful path led Shaun to the education market. It was here where he discovered how his Unauthorized Biography Series, combined with his passion for speaking, could be used as a powerful tool to both entertain and inspire others to achieve their own
Greatness. A few short years later, this new direction has bloomed into a thriving international career as a motivational speaker and performing artist in high schools, college campuses, and performing arts centres alike.
Please note our COVID protocols:
Events are currently operating at 100% capacity. Patrons may be seated beside people outside of their party but can request to move to an available alternative seat prior to the performance.
Masks are required at all times but can be removed while actively eating or drinking.
As of Monday, February 28, proof of vaccination is not required at events.
Patrons with ticketing questions can contact the Centre’s box office via email at [email protected] or 1-800-565-0278.
This winter we pay tribute to frontline workers, who despite the incredible risk, have kept our province running through the pandemic. To honour them, Confederation Centre of the Arts will set aside a number of complimentary seats for each performance during LIVE @ the Centre season.
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