Pinate is the co-founder and front
man-poet of Grito Serpentino, a spoken word and music ensemble which
has toured throughout the country. MECA will provide approximately five
field trips a week for the six weeks of the programming .

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Flores is a poet, performer and author of the novel "Along
the Border Lies" (Creative Arts Books , 2001) about the Tijuana-San
Diego border community where he was raised. He is the co-author of
three plays in the genre of Hip Hop and Spoken Word Theater, including
"No Man's Land" with Marc Bamuthi Joseph and "The Fruitvale Project"
with Elia Arce. Named Puro
Slam's 1999 MVP "based on skills , execution, winnings, and over all
sportsmanship," Amalia has graced the pages of Latina Magazine for
founding, co-writing, directing, and appearing in the 2-hour all
female poetry/theatre piece , Women of ILL Repute: Refute!, which
raised money for the Rape Crisis Center, and was presented at the
Young Tongues Theatre Festival, the San Antonio Inter-American Book
Fair, Latina Letters Conference , Austin Poetry Festival, Austin Book
Festival, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and several universities .,
New York City, Albuquerque, San Diego, and Boston.

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Flores of San Francisco , California, HBO Def Poetry
artist Amalia Ortiz of San Antonio, Texas, and national poetry slam
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Teatro in Denver and Xicanindio Artes in Arizona previously hosted NPN
residencies with The Chicano Messengers, during which the commission
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and "The Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word. Field trips
include visits to the Children's Museum, Museum of Fine Arts , the
Holocaust Museum, Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Contemporary
Art, Museum of Health and Science, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, a
trip to the Menil Collection, the zoo, swimming at Moody Park,
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Paul has also been a featured guest on National Public
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MECA's Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Concert Series Presents The Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word

With his group , Grito Serpentino, Pinate has recorded and released two
spoken word CDs: the self-titled debut CD , "Grito Sepentino" (1999),
and the recently released, "Para La Gente" (2001).

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The Chicano Messengers
will be in town as part of MECA's summer program, leading workshops
for youth interested in creative writing, spoken word and Hip Hop
performance.

Amalia Ortiz is a San Antonio-based actor, director, activist, as
well as Puro Slam grand slam champion 2000, 2001, and 2002. Along with teaching drama
classes part time at SJSU, he is the Program Manager at Galeria De La
Raza, located in San Francisco. The same year Pinate founded Los Del Pueblo
Actors ' Lab, a grass roots NeoChican@ theater company which has
mounted several plays written by Pinate including "The Mex-Files,"
"The Tale of Johnny Hispanic," "Amor Rabioso," "The Lunatic" and "The
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They perform for Houston audiences on June 24, 8:00 p.m. Their show can be enjoyed by all ages. At the Taos Poetry Circus
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This performance will be followed by
a MECA youth poetry performance Friday, July 1, 2005, at 8:00 p. The immediate response
to contemporary issues as well the heavy influence of Hip Hop makes it
accessible, engaging, educational and entertaining." Most notably,
Amalia has appeared on three seasons of Russell Simmons Presents Def
Poetry on HBO and the 2003 NAACP Image Awards on FOX and currently
tours with the female performance -poetry troupe Diva Diction, The
Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word, and the Def Poetry College Tour . Students may see artistic performances at
the University of Houston, at Stages Theater, and a performance at
MECA by Express Children's Theater.
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Since 1996 he has been a
member of the San Francisco-based poetry performance troupe Los
Delicados, dedicated to bringing new audiences into the consciousness
of Latino creative expression . He was most recently awarded the National
Performance Network Creation Fund Commission to create his newest
theater project "Fear of a Brown Planet" with the Chicano Messengers
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MECA and the National Performance Network present the Chicano
Messengers of Spoken Word featuring celebrated writer and Youth Speaks
director Paul S. She has also performed at the South by
Southwest Music Conference 2000 and 2001. In 1999 Pinate was a member of the
San Jose Slam Team which took first place at the National Slam
Championships in Chicago that year and which also earned him an
appearance on CBS's "60 Minutes" when the news program did a feature
story on slam poetry.C.

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As always, classes give students the opportunity to explore and
develop their creativity and capacity for self -expression, while also
developing discipline, teamwork and critical thinking skills through
individual and ensemble practice.

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He is the Program Director of Youth Speaks , a
nonprofit literary arts center for teenagers in San Francisco
responsible for creating Brave New Voices: The National Teen Poetry
Slam. This deep database guides students easily through the world of
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at MECA, accompanied by local spoken word artists including Tony Diaz
and the Nuestra Palabra Collective as well as the Houston Poetry Slam
team members, and DJ Joe Manuel.
The Chicano Messengers of Spoken Word are three nationally known
spoken word poets from the Southwest who hope to influence more Latino
youth to write and perform their narratives. One of her poems was also
featured in the Slam America Tour documentary film.C.

Marc David Pinate is a poet, playwright, actor, organizer , and
activist currently residing in Berkeley, California.com/poetscorner ), a free Web site packed with biographies,
poems and activities to help families, students and teachers celebrate the
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After filming her
first starring role in the independent film, "Speeder Kills" (2001),
Amalia completed a 7-state spoken word tour. Her poetry is featured on the spoken word compilation
CDs "PoetCD. The NPN and this
presentation of Paul Flores have been made possible through major
funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and the National
Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency )., In celebration
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Through vignettes
and dramatized spoken word pieces about posthumous US citizenship for
Mexican residents who died in Iraq, racial profiling in barrios of San
Jose, and bitter but humorous bilingual romance when "Tu love es no
good," they create a clear picture of Latino life in the United
States, dispelling many stereotypes about an often misunderstood and
misrepresented culture.

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Paul S. Paul has published stories, poems and book
reviews in many periodicals and literary magazines including The San
Francisco Bay Guardian, The San Francisco Chronicle, and ZYZZYVA
Magazine." Calaca Press will also
feature her on the upcoming CD "Raza Spoken Here III. From 1995 to 1997 he worked with the Chicano theater company,
Teatro Vision, as production manager, light board operator , actor, and
workshop coordinator. Most Recently,
Pinate began performing with the Chicano spoken word troupe, Chicano
Messengers of Spoken Word.com/poetscorner and celebrate National Poetry
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Hive Records, 2003), and "Word Descarga," Los Delicados spoken word CD
(Calaca Press, 2001).
After participating in the Slam America National Bus Tour (Summer
2000), Amalia proudly represented San Antonio at the 2000 National
Poetry Slam as the first Latina to compete in the National Slam
Finals. Pinate's achievements have been recognized
and awarded by the California Arts Council and Arts Council Silicon
Valley .
Two Summer Recitals give parents and community members the
opportunity to share in the artistic achievements of MECA youth, while
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At MECA, 1900 Kane Street, Houston, Texas 77007
$5. Pinate also holds a Master of Arts degree in
Theater Arts from San Jose State University. This lucky entrant will win a year's
subscription to Thomson Gale's LitFinder for their school or public library.

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ticketweb . Originally from
Chandler, Arizona, he received his BA in Communications from Santa
Clara University in 1994. Pinate went on to teach ESL social studies
and Chicano Literature classes at Abraham Lincoln High School in San
Jose. For more information visit
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MECA also offers extracurricular
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MECA Summer Youth Poetry Performance
Friday, July 1, 2005, at MECA at 8:00 p. This year, a special day-by-day downloadable calendar highlights
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She has been awarded the San Antonio Current's editor pick for
"Best Local Poet" 2002 and the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Award from
Sandra Cisneros." As a solo poet, he has performed in cities around
the nation including Chicago, Los Angeles, Tucson, Washington, D. For example, born in Brooklyn, the son of Quakers, this
poet started his own newspaper, The Long Islander, which he later quit to
pursue his poetry. James Press)
* Giants of American Art + Culture - Maya Angelou: America's Poetic Voice
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* Literary Companion Series: Robert Frost (Greenhaven Press)
* Literary Companion Series: Walt Whitman (Greenhaven Press)
* Poetry for Students (Thomson Gale)
* Poetry Criticism (Thomson Gale)
* The Importance Of: Edgar Allan Poe (Lucent Books)
* The Importance Of: Maya Angelou (Lucent Books)
* World Poets (Charles Scribner's Sons)

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directed and hosted by Paul S. He has been a featured performer at
such regarded venues as The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Chicago Museum of
Contemporary Arts, Funk Jazz Lounge Miami, the Justice League, the
National Hip Hop Festival in La Habana, Cuba, and two appearances on
"Russell Simmons Presents: Def Poetry" on HBO. Paul is a
recipient of the Creative Work Fund (2001 ), the California Arts
Council Spoken Word Fellowship (2002) and the PEN/Oakland Josephine
Miles Award (2003). That team placed 2nd in the nation.Com Sampler Vol. Pinate's poetry,
plays and short stories have been published in The Santa Clara Review,
Razateca, Comfusion, Calaca Review, Zyzzyva and StreetLow magazine.
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00 (All Ages) by phone at 866-468-7621
or online at www. With the help of the
National Performance Network Creation Fund , Youth Speaks, El Centro Su
Teatro, Xicanindio Artes and MECA have co-commissioned the Chicano
Messengers to create an evening-length work of spoken word theater
entitled "Fear of A Brown Planet." Spoken word is the fastest-growing
literary movement of the generation under 35.
Through their residency program the Chicano Messengers create a
forum and community among an ever-growing number of youth who are
returning to literature and reinvesting in education through the power
of the spoken word . Paul holds an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco
State University. All of us at
MECA are very proud of our Summer Program students, and all of their
artistic accomplishments.

About Paul Flores NPN Residency

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