Metaphor is a collective of facilitators who are hip hop artists and specialists in youth empowerment facilitation.
Click here for the Metaphor study guide. This document is designed to engage students with Metaphor's content before they arrive at their school.
We offer:
- Live Hip Hop performance with multiple elements
- Creative challenges for groups of all sizes
- Media literacy and hands on experience
- Life skills development
- Social justice programming
- Community building
- Cultural innovation
Metaphor is a crew of hip-hop artists who build community empowerment and social justice
through their art, teaching and
facilitation. The team has brought
hundreds of performances and
workshops to high schools,
universities and community groups
through BC, Washington and
Oregon, including the Burnaby
Youth Detention Centre, Waypoint
Youth Rehabilitation Services,
Surrounded by Cedars Family
Services, BC Housing and LINKS
Probation School.
Metaphor performances are
energizing, exciting, and engaging experiences of positive hip-hop
right in front of your eyes. The
crew illuminates hip-hop as a tool
for media awareness, community
building and self-empowerment.
Intelligent and heart warming
lyrics, freestyle raps, mind-boggling
breakdancing, body-rocking
beatboxing and audience interaction
combine to create a show that deals
with real-life issues, is easy for youth
to relate to, and that will leave them
inspired for more.
Duration 50 min---Grades Intermediate to Secondary---Capacity 500+
Fee $850 - $1050
Website www.beatboard.org
“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give
other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated
from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others”.
--Marianne Williamson
“The program was spectacular because of the variety of workshops like break dancing, beat making, acrobatics, DJing, poem writing and rapping. “
~youth participant
For bookings and more info:
Contact metaphor@beatboard.org or Rupinder Sidhu (604) 215-8820
