Thursday, May 17 – 7 pm – $20

DANCING WHILE BLACK: VOICES FROM THE BUSH

An evening of dance and dialogue

FEATURING a conversation on equity in art and new choreography by the latest generation of dancers to emerge from the internationally acclaimed Urban Bush Women dance company.

CHOREOGRAPHERS: Maria Bauman/MBDance; Marjani Forte/LoveForte (with Nia Love); Paloma McGregor/Angela’s Pulse; Samantha Speis. Curated by Paloma McGregor.

PANELISTS: Christal Brown/INSPIRIT dance company; Shalonda Ingram/Nursha Project; cultural critic Greg Tate; Milta Vega-Cardona/People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond; and Tony-nominated choreographer Marlies Yearby. Moderated by Shani Jamila/Human Rights Project at the Urban Justice Center

DANCING WHILE BLACK is an artist-led initiative by Paloma McGregor/Angela’s Pulse that aims to create ongoing platforms for process, dialogue and experimentation and to shift the power of contextualizing work and articulating aesthetic values into the hands, and bodies, of black dancers themselves.

For more info about  BAAD! visit  www.bronxacademyofartsanddance.org

As the details unfold, Nursha Project is at liberty to publicly share that we’re co-creating with social media deity, Corvida Raven in ways that will impact our aggregate communities, expand our possibilities, and enhance our collective views of economic development.  In the meantime, Nursha Project invites you to become aware of Corvida’s virtual & literal offerings to the universes that she impacts, defines, and creates via the links below.  Stay tuned!

Blogs:  SheGeeks.net , EverythingTwitter.com , TheSocialGeeks Podcast

@Corvida On Twitter |  Corvida Raven On Facebook

Take a look at the first few installments of Micia’s newest project, The Progress Report by clicking on the links below:

1st Installment of Progress Report: New Year’s 2010

2nd: Obama Year One

3rd: Black Love

4th: Black Authenticity

5th: Black Authenticity Part B (for Black)

Stay tuned for the next installment later this month.

Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor will be appearing as a special guest of Philip Haung at the 2009 NQAF at the Garage All Stars on June 3rd, and performing stand up at the Black and Tan Fantasy Festival June 20th. Queer Cultural Center Presents: NQAF 2009.  This steady on the ready Nursha Project is doing big things and making noise.  With new publicity photos taken by Bethanie Hines get ready to see a whole lot of Thandiwe.

June 3rd; 8PM

The Garage All Stars Part 1

@ The Garage

$10-$20

Buy Tickets on-line:

www.brownpapertickets.com

June 20th, 7PM

@Mama Calizo’s Voice Factory

$12-$20

Buy Tickets on-line:

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/66741

QCC stages an annual month-long multidisciplinary National Queer Arts Festival which highlights significant Bay Area Queer arts events and provides services to emerging culturally-specific and gender-specific queer arts groups.  A program that to date has commissioned more than 60 San Franscisco-based artists to create new work.  Since 1988, QCC has organized this annual festival.  These festivals have presented more than 400 different evnets feeturing over 2000 Queer artists.  The 2008 Festival attracted more than 65,000 people.

Its springtime in New York City and Nursha Project feature artist Micia Mosely continues to bring her  nationally touring one-woman show “Where’s My Girls At?” to New York City audiences with performances in the Downtown Urban Theater Festival and theTerraNova Collective’s SoloArtsFestival.

Saturday, May 09: 8:30PM @ HERE Arts Center (Downtown Urban Theater Festival)*

145 Sixth Avenue (between Spring and Broome, enter on Dominick)

*Double feature

The below performances are part of the SoloArts Festival

Friday, May 15: 9PM      @  Daryl Roth 2 (DR2) Theater

Saturday, May 16: 4PM  @  Daryl Roth 2 (DR2) Theater

Saturday, May 16: 9PM  @  Daryl Roth 2 (DR2) Theater

Tuesday, May 19: 9PM   @ Daryl Roth 2 (DR2) Theater

Thursday, May 21: 9PM  @ Daryl Roth 2 (DR2) Theater

Where My Girls At?”

This hilarious comedy let’s the audience decide which Black Lesbian will fill the last slot on a reality t.v. show for Black women. Audiences will laugh, sing and learn how to be successful in “the club” all in one show. Nationally acclaimed educator and performer, Micia Mosely stars in this fun-filled one woman show.

For tickets please visit one of the links below.

Downtown Urban Theater Festival:

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/performance.html?method=showPerformance&reset=user&perfId=7147225&code =

TerraNova Collective’s:  SoloArts Festival:

http://www.telecharge.com/BehindTheCurtain.aspx?prodid=7386

To learn more about these festivals please click on the below festival logos

Downtown Urban Theater Festival:

Venue:

HERE Arts Center

145 6th Ave

NY, NY 10013

The entrance is on Dominick Street

which is South of Spring Street

on the West side of 6th Ave across from the small park

All shows will begin at 8:30PM at HERE Arts Center located on 145 6th Ave. (between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)

Venue:

DR2 Theatre

103 East 15th Street (At 20 Union Square East)

New York NY 10003

Tickets:

Nursha Project™ and hippysauce continue hosting a series of monthly celebrations promoting sustainable community building. The collective prescence welcomes you back May 7th..

Nursha Project ^TM and hippysauce invite members of the world community to gather 6-11 p.m. May 7th, in the heart of West Oakland for an experience of live music, theatrical performance, dance and more. MANIFESTATION: celebrating life, creativity and love, is the theme of the first offering from their latest collaboration aidingANDabetting , a performance series set to occur on the first Thursday of each month at theSAUCE, a new venue space in West Oakland.

aidingANDabetting_May2009

” aidingANDabetting is our expression of sustainable community building,” said Nursha Project co- founder Shalonda Ingram. “We are conscious of the wealth in each being on the planet and are committed to gathering in celebration of our collective presence, talents and innovations.”

A&A for May 2009 :The evening line-up includes SUNRU with the call, Aima The Dreama , DJ Divinity, Abai, T-Bird Luv & Evan Fraser, WOME (weapons of Mass Expression-Dance Music Theater), Genie and P.E.A.C.E.

This month also features a special screening of “Pass Me The Map” 

Filmaker: Spenser Wilkinson will be present

Doors open at 6 p.m.; performances start promptly at 7 p.m. Complimentary hor d’ourves and a cash bar will be offered. Tickets are $15.00 in advance, and $20 at the door. Purchase tickets on line at http://www.hippysauce.com and here

This event is 21 and up only.

Nursha Project ^TM is committed to establishing, producing/presenting Artist, Events & Projects that are rooted in sociopolitical offerings. This is achieved through the incubation of ideas, strategic planning, collaborative project design and product development.

hippysauce is committed to experiencing, promoting, and documenting the revolutionary spirit of the 21stCentury BOHEMIAN. Located in West Oakland, hippysauce is an integral supporter of a vibrant arts, music and social activist community. To learn more, visit www.hippysauce.com .

Saturday March 28 (Loretta Divine & James Pickens are hosting!) 8pm

Highways Performance SPACE
1651 18th Street
Santa Monica, California 90404
For tickets: http://www.lawtf.com/ or www.highwaysperformance.org

Who’s your favorite character from Where My Girls At?

Vote here:

Join us at Hippysauce Headquarters on Thursday, October 16 for the first official fundraiser for Where My Girl’s At? : A Comedic Look at Black Lesbians. Come see an overview of what we’ve accomplished, get a sneak preview on what’s next and gain insight on Micia Mosely’s artistic transformation. Also enjoy a variety of Tapas, Beer and Wine.

There are many wonderful things in store for us in the coming months, including bringing the production to Honolulu, Hawaii for the 5th Annual Girlfest Hawaii and to University of Maryland, College Park near Washington D.C. We are also excited to announce three new members to our team.

All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to help with expenses directly related the operations and development of Where My Girl’s At .To purchase tickets or donate go to: http://www.wmga.eventbrite.com

Thank you for your support.
Micia Mosely and Shalonda Ingram

Nursha Project ^TM is proud to introduce Jackie Mc Gee in this sneak peep of “Children of the Last Days”. Join us 12/4-12/7 at the Oakland Noodle Factory. For more details visit www.cotld.eventbrite.com

Watch the video, read the artical, spread the word & of course BE willing to extend compassion where you have wounds. AND REMEMBER it’s SATIRE!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYGb3DemLM

Best,

NP ^TM