Detroit Commedia Rap is the forming of a Detroit African American and Community Artists' based Commedia dell’ Arte troupe performing local and national political and social issues in Commedia personas and relationships: With improvisational and innovative contemporary rap transformed through Commedia within its timeless art form that has traditionally exposed social problems and political corruption in satirical comedy for centuries.

 

This project was begun in August of 2017 with a core group of theatre & video artists, writers and community organizers based in Detroit and New York City initiating an effort for the formation of a Detroit rooted Commedia dell’ Arte troupe

 

Through theater, we tackle different social and political issues with improvisational performances from local artists and performers in the hopes to raise awareness and engage audiences to become more socially conscious.