Who's Tupac?
Theatre collective Jr.cE.sA.r creates an intimate and powerful musical performance inspired by rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur. After Rumble in da Jungle, Malcolm X and Dear Winnie, they bring to life the legacy of another controversial figure.
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Here you’ll find everything you need: a short introduction, some memorable quotes, high-res images which you can use free of charge with attribution, the press folder, and possibly some trailers, teasers, and other visuals.
THUG’s out there! Who’s the greatest? Who’s the baddest? Who’s Tupac? Bring on your A-game for this talent show in search of the next Makaveli! Four candidates, one MC and for two hours “all eyez on you”.
Life is a wheel of fortune and it’s your turn to spin it. This talent show features four young people who are desperate to make it. In a competition that balances between heaven and hell, they go all out … with only one goal in mind: becoming the next Tupac.
Tupac, legendary hip-hop star, who has been dead for as long as he lived by now. The man whose mother gave him the name Tupac Amaru Shakur in honour of Túpac Amaru II, the revolutionary leader of a legendary Inca uprising in the 18th century, and one of the first liberators of the Americas. Túpac Amaru II fought for his nation and his people, just like Tupac fought for equality.
“Just like Tupac Shakur’s mother bestowed her son with a historic warrior’s name, we also touch upon names and stories of the past that have created a legacy. It’s good to know who came and fought before you.”
- Junior Mthombeni
His name would become a cornerstone of Tupac Shakur’s destiny. He started his rap career as a rebel with a cause and decried the injustices suffered by African Americans in his songs. He certainly didn’t have a clean slate. He worked himself up from the gutter and had a few altercations with law enforcement in the process. Like Túpac Amaru II, he got so deeply involved in his battle that it became his demise: in ’96 he was killed in a drive-by shooting, a murder that remains unsolved to this day. But Tupac’s struggle lives on: he was not just a representative of his generation, he is still a symbol of the fight for equality for current generations.
That’s why his name can stand beside the likes of Mohammed Ali, Malcolm X and Winnie Mandela: controversial activists and ground-breaking drivers of the struggle against racism.
VIDEOS
All videos are available on Vimeo. (Under each video is a download button.)
IN THE PRESS
“A dazzling web of pop culture references, street slang, rap lyrics and emotional confessions (or an illusion thereof), so overwhelming that even the most seasoned hip-hop friends will have to gasp for breath by the end of the ride.”
De Morgen
“A fucking fantastic fussfest.”
Knack Focus
CREDITS
You can find the credits here.
LIVE RECORDING
Live recording on demand via saskia.lienard@kvs.be (programmers) or sebastien.parizel@kvs.be (press). https://vimeo.com/618741027
PRESS OFFICER
Sébastien Parizel
sebastien.parizel@kvs.be
0478 92 09 82
(INTER)NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION & TOUR COORDINATION
Saskia Liénard
saskia.lienard@kvs.be
0496 55 19 92
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Robin Hectors
robin.hectors@kvs.be
02 210 11 44