Marc Bamuthi Joseph (born 1975) is a spoken-word poet, dancer, playwright, and actor[1] who frequently directs stand-alone hip-hop theater plays.

[4] Joseph attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA., where he was involved in the spoken word movement with classmate, Saul Williams.

[12] His latest piece, “The Just and the Blind,” investigates the crisis of over-sentencing in the prison industrial complex, and premiered at Carnegie Hall in March 2019.

[4] Joseph premiered his dance theater piece, Red, Black & Green, (a collaboration with artist Theaster Gates)[9] at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) in 2011.

[4] Joseph became the Vice President and Artistic Director of Social Impact at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in January 2019.

[4] It "explores the matter of black life and the ecology of egalitarianism" through the lens of futbol, pitting the enjoyment of the game against the political realities of the Global South.

[10] It toured across North America for three years, including at BAM’s Harvey Theater as a part of the 2017 Next Wave Festival.