Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop / Some People

By Danny Hoch

Book Overview

Theatre, performance art, or spoken word--whatever you call it, the work of actor/writer Danny Hoch is a solo tour de force. In Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop and Some People, New York City's rich oral... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375753397
• ISBN13: 9780375753398
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Villard
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

surpasses most genius

This is it! No sell out, no superstar. Just pure talent that speaks to hearts of all colors. Buy this book and feel alive again.

He blows his mind for his audience--expand your horizons

Danny literally loses his mind in one of his monologues and then comes back and brings ther performer back to the reality of the performance all for the audience sake. He will take you past the little pretensions of PC communication and blow all the "decent" rules of language and discourse out the door. He will inspire you with madman honesty AND with great craft.

BRILLIANT!

There is a thin line between madman and genius...this is truly the case with Danny Hock. The show is brilliant, the book is just as inspiring and awesome. The intensity and passion provided in the monologues will elevate you to another level, another plane and another world. Danny will be the tour guide and lead you through the multifaceted lands of his. This is a must have collection for all of us...readers, poets, actors, teachers and art-lovers.

Finally an inspiration for the youth of today

Danny Hoch has a way with words - if you've never seen his show, this is the closest thing to it. It is funny, touching, mind boggling and inspirational all at the same time. He brings to life, the people that you've always wondered about or grew up around and never pictured on stage. He is a voice of our time and is someone to watch. For something that will blow your mind - BUY THIS BOOK.