Thursday, March 25, 2010

03/27/2010: Proletariat Bronze at The Loft (Minneapolis, MN)

Equilibrium: Spoken Word at the Loft presents Proletariat Bronze with Linda Her and Oskar Ly—Music

Saturday, March 27 2010, 8:00pm

Proletariat Bronze consists of three Filipino American poets, Jason Bayani, Jaylee Alde, and Mesej1.Together, they have rocked sold out audiences from Manhattan to Los Angeles, and everywhere in between. As individuals, each member of Proletariat Bronze has been a grand slam champion in the Bay Area. Jason Bayani was the Grand Slam Champion of Berkeley and San Francisco in 2003. Jaylee Alde was the Grand Slam Champion of Berkeley in 2005. Mesej1 was the Grand Slam Champion of Oakland in 2006. Jaylee has also placed second as an individual in the 2004 national slam in St. Louis where he and Mesej performed on the finals stage members of team Berkeley. Jason Bayani is in the process of completing his MFA at St Mary’s College and Mesej 1 holds a MA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State. Proletariat Bronze is still writing, workshopping, performing, paying bills, and existing in this ever-brutal global economy.

Location: The Loft, 1011 Washington Avenue South, Minneapolis
$5/$3 for Loft members and students

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