WORD BECOMES FLESH

WRITER / DIRECTOR

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

DESCRIPTION Using spoken word, dance, hip-hop and live music, this performance examines race, power and fatherhood in contemporary society.

SUMMARY First performed by Marc Bamuthi Joseph in 2003, “Word Becomes Flesh” invokes deep honesty and raw physicality, using hip-hop theatre and contemporary dance performance to deconstruct black male identity in the 21st century.