MC and Actor Dyalekt Appears in Preview of Play “In The Cipher” at FAB! Festival in West Village, New York, Saturday, September 26, 2009

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MC and Actor Dyalekt Appears in Preview of Play “In The Cipher” at FAB! Festival in West Village, New York, This Saturday, September 26

New York, NY / September 24, 2009 – Accomplished actor and MC Dyalekt will perform in a preview of the play “In The Cypher,” written by Sarita Covington and directed by Patricia McGregor, at the FAB! Festival & Block Party, this Saturday, September 26, 2009.

The FAB! Festival & Block Party offers the best of the East Village and the Lower East Side with multiple indoor and outdoor stages, classes and activities for all ages, gourmet food vendors and a flea market.

Saturday, September 26th, 1:00 – 7:00 p.m.
East 4th Street Between Bowery & 2nd Ave
New York City

The 4th Street Theatre, located at 81 East 4th Street, will host previews of what’s to come on East Village stages this fall. Eight companies bring you excerpts from incredibly varied theatrical experiences; everything from puppets, to classics, to musicals packed into two FREE 45-minute seatings. Seating is very limited so please arrive early.

“In Thy Cypher” will play at 3:00 p.m. and other plays include Ain't Yo' Vanya! Or, Who's Your Uncle? (A Chekhov Carnival), Blacken the Bubble and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore.


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About Dyalekt

Whether it’s his work as an MC and member of the MINDSpray crew, or the time he spends working in theater both writing and acting in plays, Dyalekt knows how to tell a story. In fact, it’s his deep roots in both Hip-Hop and theater that have made him one of the more dynamic storytellers of his generation.

A multifaceted performer, Dyalekt spent his early childhood in Philadelphia, PA, and his high school years on the island of St. Croix. After graduating at the age of 17 he was off to New York. He notes “I moved to New York for college and stayed for Hip Hop.”

As an MC Dyalekt has performed all over America and has been on stage at nearly every New York City hot spot, including B.B. King’s, Crash Mansion and The Knitting Factory. Then there was the stage The United Nations. Dyalekt is one of the few artists that can say he rocked the UN as he and three other emcees were give then opportunity to perform during a seminar about the dangers of depleted uranium and the gulf war. Not your normal stage, not your normal topic matter, not your normal Hip Hop artist.

Over the years Dyalekt has become well known for his ability to rhyme about important topics and find ways to make them interesting. Whether it’s the concept of our histories being altered by present day ideas on the MINDSpray song “The Witness,” or the fictional tale about the fortitude of a young basketball player diagnosed with a life threatening illness on “Elwood’s Song,” Dyalekt never fails to put an idea in the listener’s head. His storytelling, however, isn’t limited to just his work in music.

Theater, and specifically Hip-Hop Theater, caught Dyalekt’s attention after reading about it in an issue of The Source as a teenager on St. Croix. Just like with his musical lyrics, Dyalekt wanted to make his playwriting as tight and vivid as possible. This was a goal he would accomplish quicker than expected. The first play he wrote, Heir to the Throne, ended up making him the youngest person to write and direct a piece for The Hip Hop Theatre Festival. More recently he wrote and starred in a one man show titled Square Peg Syndrome, which opened at Primary Stages Theatre and will be touring internationally. As an actor he’s held leading roles in Miguel Pinero’s Short Eyes, Claudia Alick’s award winning Six Hits, and Yolanda Kae Wilkinson’s A Musing. He’s also appeared on stage at the Public Theater in New York City as a part of Suzan Lori Parks’ 365 play series.

In addition to music and theater, Dyalekt has also been playing the role of teacher in a very real way. In an effort to show others that Hip Hop can be combined with other aspects of life, and as a part of his role as associate artistic director of Smokin Word Productions, Dyalekt been providing workshops across the nation to help teachers use Hip-Hop along with their natural performance abilities to assist them in reaching today’s youth more effectively. Most recently, Dyalekt returned to St Croix to teach the D’Bate program in youth rehabilitation centers. With D’Bate, students are simultaneously taught all the skills inherent in Lincoln-Douglas debate, combined with the performance and musical abilities of rap.

Through his work in both Hip-Hop and theater Dyalekt has appeared in a number of national publications, including Elemental, Black Beat and Beyond Race, and was featured in the award-winning documentary “FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme.” As an MC he’s shared the stage with a number of legendary Hip-Hop artists including Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz and The Pharcyde, as well as current favorites such as Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, C-Rayz Walz, J-Zone and Ugly Duckling, while his work in theater has seen him share completely different stages with everyone from Kamilah Forbes to Chad Bozeman to Daniel Beatty.

No matter what stage he’s on, or what type of show he’s performing in, one thing is guaranteed; Dyalekt’s work always draws an ovation.

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