improv & sketch comedy in hawaii
Improv can be scary…and improvised rapping can be even scarier! SO LET’S TRY IT! Finding your flow and spitting out lyrics is like “…the feeling of freedom, of seeing the light. It’s Ben Franklin with a key & a kite. You see it, right?” (psst…that’s a line from Hamilton…the musical)
In this all level class, students will learn the basics of freestyle rap and how to use it within improvised scenes or in your every day life. Get out of your head and into your flow!
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. Students will learn in a safe, non-judemental environment where support is our number one rule.
Class Time: 7pm – 9pm
Classs Cost: $25
About the Instructor:
Jonah “bigMOX” Moananu is an Artist Educator, songwriter, and vocal recording artist specializing in singing and rapping. He has been a Teaching Artist with the Alliance for Drama Education for 17 years, creating innovative curriculum for grades K-12 having taught at public and private schools across the state. Musical Director of T-Shirt Theatre, and PowowSchoolofMusic mentor. 1/4 of the NaHoku Hano Hano nominated rap group “Angry Locals,”, 1/2 of the “Prolific Unknowns”, as well as lead vocalist for the Jedi jazz collective “theBentos”. Reigning undefeated Island Freestyle Rap champion, and 3rd season of American idol semi-finalist.