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/// About the Movement
The K.R.U.N.K. Movement (Kreating Realistic Urban New-School Knowledge) is a student lead music and health initiative that uses jazz, hip-hop, dance, recording engineering, visual art and equipment management to communicate positive messages about physical and mental health to teens and pre-teens. The movement is designed as a production company and also serves to teach students how to start and run a small business.
/// How We Started
The movement started in 2005 with students brain-storming ideas that brought the K.R.U.N.K. Movement into existence. Through KM the students have created a venue through which they can use their God given talents to impact the lives of their peers and earn income. The K.R.U.N.K. Movement has completed three phases. The first phase was the creation of the movement as a small business. The second phase established the movement as a production company and a student health education provider. The third phase secured KM as Gateway to the arts artist in residence and opened up the doors for the students to take their message of physical and mental health into the Pittsburgh Public Schools.
/// Featured Performances
This past summer (2009) The K.R.U.N.K. Movement was honored to participate in Warhol Live, an exhibition that examined Warhol’s work through the lens of music and the performing arts. Along with the COL Jazz band, the K.R.U.N.K. Movement performed live at the Andy Warhol Museum as a featured "Youth Performance." Also in 2009, COL Jazz and the K.R.U.N.K. Movement were featured performers on Fresh Fridays, a project of The Charm Bracelet Project Fund. Throughout the summer, the band performed on the Fresh Friday stage as part of the event. The K.R.U.N.K. Movement production continues to perform for organizations and events all over the city including many Pittsburgh Public Schools.
Want to book a show?
The K.R.U.N.K. Movement can be booked through Gateway to the Arts or by contacting Center Of Life.
