"EVEN MORE POWERFUL LIVE THAN IT WAS ON THE PAGE! A STRONG MIX OF WORDS & MUSIC THAT CREATES A DIFFERENT THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE...DENNIS LEROY KANGALEE WILL BE FOUGHT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, BUT HE ALREADY KNOWS THIS."

- Reg E. Gaines, Downtown Urban Theater Festival Director

Tony-Award Nominated author of Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk

A high-powered spoken-word performance steeped in the murky humor of Dennis Leroy Kangalee's pessimistic view of corporate-friendly gentrification("spatial deconcentration") it is a no-holds barred attack on corporations and religious organizations who sell out neighborhoods to the almighty dollar, it investigates racism and class in a surreal and dynamic way, and it concedes that the “Yuppies” are winning.  

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Witness the misanthropic Nomad Junkie deliver his holy rant: a full-out onslaught attack on Pop-Culture, Tourism, Neo-Colonialism, Hipsters and all other facets of the Smug Generation helping to turn the entire world into a huge "suburban ghetto".

A protest against the corporatization of NYC,  this provocative satire is what the benign counter-culture has been waiting for.  A mesh of prose, punk, & poetry about the dying spirit of NYC, this is a 'rock & roll theater' in the spirit of Bill Hicks, a monologue for all those who fall somewhere in between Public Enemy & Woody Allen.  Staged with raw minimalism by Nina Fleck, "Gentrified Minds" premiered April 22, 2011 at the Manhattan Music & Arts Center with music by theatrical-punks The Children of Warhol and original songs written by  veteran punk guitarist Bob Kuch and Dennis Leroy Kangalee. 

"Gentrified Minds" is a compelling collaboration and a consummate slice of protest art for our times.  In light of the recent street protests and demonstrations around the world in support of the Occupy Wall Street Movement, this performance piece is even more relevant than before -- linking the insidious nature of gentrification and corporate greed in a way never experienced before.

CLICK HERE To Listen to the Opening poem -- from the NYC Premiere, 2011. 

Click below to see the first 10 minutes of Gentrified Minds from the World Premiere at the MMAC, April 22, 2011!