powerHouse Books and Central Park SummerStage
are pleased to announce
 

Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion
Featuring live appearances by Fab 5 Freddy, The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, and special surprise guests!

Sunday, July 29, 2007, 7pm
Central Park SummerStage
Rumsey Playfield, Central Park

Directions: (enter the park at 69th Street and 5th Avenue on the East side or at 72nd Street and Central Park West on the West side)

In 1982, a small, independent movie written, produced, and directed by Charlie Ahearn was released, first in Germany, Japan, and Cannes, then finally in Times Square. Wild Style, the first film to unite the underground urban art forms of nascent hip hop culture—DJing, MCing, b-boying, and graff writing—was filmed on location in the South Bronx without permits or pretensions. Some twenty-five years after its release, Wild Style is truly a classic, having inspired countless artists, musicians, and writers with unforgettable scenes starring the era’s most memorable personalities.

To kick off the anniversary in grand style with live appearances by Fab 5 Freddy, The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, The Cold Crush Brothers, Grandmaster Caz, DJ GrandWizzard Theodore, and special surprise guests, Central Park SummerStage will host the 25th Anniversary Reunion Concert on Sunday, July 29 at 7pm. Film screening to follow.

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