The Inscription Project looks at the practice of graffiti as tool of AFROFUTURISM. Developed by young Black and Latino’s in the South Bronx in the 1970’s in what would become known as the original Hip-hop movement, the practice would spread globally as a tool of artistic resistance by oppressed people. This piece draws inspiration from the late artist - Rammellzee, whose pioneering philosophy of “Gothic Futurism” influenced what would become known as “wildstyle” and transform graffiti writers into their own artistic canon. Currently and ironically, graffiti - what was once a symbol of blight and dysfunction, is now used as a tool of urban gentrification. However, the roots of graffiti as a messaging system for the oppressed will remain in tact no matter the context, condition, or circumstance of its placement.
Choreographer: André M. Zachery
Music: Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste + Mos Def + Flying Lotus
Sound Arrangement and Design: André M. Zachery
Multimedia + Set Design: André M. Zachery
Visual Images: Aaron Lazansky “Spazecraft”
Lighting Design: JC Moore
Performed by the Company 
55 mins
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Renegade Performance Group has been awarded the 2015 Community Arts Fund and Local Arts Support grants from the Brooklyn Arts Council for the development and future performances of The AFROFUTURISM Series.