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 B.
Dolan
Somewhere
at the darkest fringe of the griot tradition, exists
the sociopath man-ogre known as B. Dolan, effortlessly
shifting shape between an activist, clown, writer, and
performance artist. Since 2001, a series of gritty,
spectacular performances have earned. Dolan considerable
notoriety; both for their controversial and challenging
subject matter, and the brutal intensity with which
they are delivered. Dolan first cut his teeth at Brooklyn's
Nuyorican Cafe, and gained attention as part of HBO's
Def Poetry Jam in 2002. He's never competed in a poetry
slam season without winning it; he captured the Providence
title in both 2002 and 2003, and served as a member
and coach to several national Slam teams before breaking
with poetry slam in late 2003. In 2002, he founded a
youth art-outreach program called "the Open Mics Project",
and began counseling youth through rap and poetry in
a variety of settings. In 2003, he took a job working
with adjudicated youth at Tides Family Services, and
helped the school develop a hip hop-based arts program
for their at-risk students. In the midst of developing
the ragged, breakdown aesthetic seen in his most recent
work, Dolan also conceived of (and co-founded) the Knowmore.org
website with fellow poet and friend Sage Francis. Since
2005, Dolan has toured extensively in the US, as part
of Sage Francis' Death Dance and Knowmore.org Tours,
as well as Buck 65's International Situation Tour, captivating
audiences from coast to coast and announcing himself
as a formidable new presence in the worlds of lyricism,
performance art, and political action. In 2008, Dolan
released the most comprehensive collection of his recordings,
works, and performances to date. First the "Live Evel"
vinyl EP, and finally "The Failure" LP, (feat Sage Francis,
Alias, Sole, and more.) Additionally, he appeared on
Prolyphic & Reanimator's debut album "The Ugly Truth."
These releases have been supported with further performances,
in the US (most notably as part of Murs' Paid Dues Festival)
and internationally (France's Tribu Festival, Villette
Sonic, and more.) From the cave to the stage, B. Dolan
is bringing the circus to an incident near you. Step
right up.
Links
www.myspace.com/bernarddolan
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