Slanguage

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The air pops and hums with rhythms, rhymes, and the music of language created and celebrated by five South Bronx natives who call themselves Universes and call their new show Slanguage. These hip-hop poets revel in the poetry of words that you won't find in the OED; there's even a glossary stuffed in the program for members of the audience who aren't exactly down with it, if ya know what I mean. But don't let unfamiliarity with the street language stop you from getting down to New York Theatre Workshop to see this show. It's a close-up look into the minds and lives of kids who too often go ignored.

Gamal Abdel Chasten, Lemon, Flaco Navaja, Mildred Ruiz, and Steven Sapp are Universes--th[...]