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

“Where My Girls At?” returns home to Oakland, California to celebrate its 5th Anniversary!

“Where My Girls At?” is a “thoughtful, provocative, and insanely funny” one woman show written and performed by the “multi-talented” Micia Mosely. Portraying five drastically different characters representing the diversity of Black lesbian experiences, Micia challenges the notion that there is only one way to be Black or queer in the 21st century.

A phenomenal one hour performance steeped in improv and audience participation,  Where My Girls At? has thrilled audiences across the country from San Francisco, Detroit and New York to Amherst, Chapel Hill and Honolulu. A  New York Innovative Theater Award Nominee, the show, while hilarious, continues to tackle difficult issues including inter and intra-group racism, sexism, and homophobia.

Written & Performed by Micia Mosely

Directed by Tamilla Woodard

Musical Score by RiMarkible Things Music

Produced by Shalonda Ingram

A Nursha Project Production

EVENT DETAILS

Saturday, November 12th, 2011; 7:30-9:30pm

Sunday, November 13th, 2011; 3:00-5:00pm

Oakland School of the Arts

530 18th Street

Oakland, CA 94612

Tickets

$15 if you purchase tickets by Oct. 31, 2011

$12.50 Group Rates

$20 Advance Tickets

$25 Tickets at the door

To purchase tickets, click here

To read a recent review of the performance by D.C. Theatre Scene , click here:

http://dctheatrescene.com/2010/07/09/where-my-girls-at/

Join Nursha Project in celebrating Independent Artists’ Week in San Francisco!

Independent Artists’ Week (IAW) is a week-long celebration dedicated to ensuring that artists, arts organizations, and the businesses that support them have a means to celebrate and network. This week of festivities includes live performances, showcases, panels, eco art awareness, networking /consulting, and more! In 2009, we began the process of branding Independent Artists’ Week Celebration to the Fillmore Jazz District. We hosted events in the Western Addition between Fulton and Post streets. Our vision is to continue this with the support and participation of the restaurants, business, and community organizations.

There is something for everyone!

EVENT DETAILS

September 5 – 11, 2011

For more information, click here

Ever heard of Paul Robeson?

Paul Robeson was one of the most internationally renowned and celebrated figures of the twentieth century. Yet, this all-American athlete, Ivy League-educated lawyer, Award-winning actor, record-breaking singer, and highly-decorated social activist was erased from history books due to his unrelenting advocacy for labor rights and racial equality during the McCarthy era. In this provocative and timely new look at his extraordinary life, actress Kim Howard portrays Robeson in his own words as a human being confronting enormous obstacles and achieving unprecedented success. Howard’s theatrical solo performance and innovative multi-media lecture demonstration re-introduces Robeson’s legacy and his uniquely American story to a new generation of audiences.

Performed by Kim Howard

Developed and Directed by Mimi McGurl

A Nursha Project Production

Hike the Heights is an annual family-friendly event that combines art, physical activity, and fun. The day is composed of hiking Northern Manhattan Park Trails, participating in artistic activities, and celebrating. The hikes culminate in a festival of the parks celebration, or a “neighborhood potluck party” of group contributions.

Walking proudly into it’s 6th year, Nursha Project is proud to provide services for Hike the Heights VI, an event organized by CLIMB (City Life Is Moving Bodies). CLIMB is a partnership between Columbia University Medical Center and community-based organizations in Northern Manhattan. As a community partner, Nursha Project is dedicated to CLIMB’s mission of ensuring that people have access to safe parks and neighborhoods regardless of their socioeconomic status, as safe parks and neighborhoods are essential to achieving community health.

This year, Hike the Heights VI will take place on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 on National Trails day. Hiking trails include Central Park, Jackie Robinson Mark, St. Nicholas Park, Swindlers Cove, and the Ring Garden. This year additional starting points including Morningside Park have been added. The event will culminate at the Sunken Playground at Highbridge Park on 167th and Edgecomb Avenue.

Event Details: Hike The Heights VI

Date & Time : Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 11am – 3pm

Location : Sunken Playground

Highbridge Park on 167th Street and Edgecomb Avenue

Ticket Pricing : FREE! -  Sign-up for a hike .

To get to the party, we recommend that you walk. Join a hike along the giraffe path that meets your abilities. Hikers will meet at 9:30AM with a brief art project to get your creative juices flowing. The hikes will depart by 10:30AM from parks along the trail. At the end of the hike, your achievements will be celebrated (11-2pm).

In celebration of FIERCE’s Birthday, Nursha Project™ is providing production management services for the 10th Anniversary GAY-LA and NPA Micia Mosely is hosting the evening.

FIERCE is a community leader, building the leadership and power of lbgtq youth of color since 2000.  Founded on the principle that ” LGBTQ youth must realize and manifest our own social and political power to change our conditions, to shape our futures, and to become effective agents of change in our communities ,” Nursha Project is excited to take part in another uplifting manifestation of this mission: GAY-LA.

Event Details: FIERCE: GAY-LA Hosted By Micia Mosely

Date & Time :  Thursday, May 13th, 2010 @ 6pm

Location : Highline Ballroom  @ 431 West 16th Street New York, NY (  Directions Via Google Maps ) 

Ticket Pricing :

• Pink Carpet VIP Tickets: $100
• FIERCE! Night Out Concert Tickets: $40

Performers for GAY-LA include Meshell Ndegeocello, Toshi Reagon, and others. For a comprehensive list of performers and more information visit FIERCENYC.org .

Nursha Project Artist Micia Mosely Presents at 2010 Installment of the LAWTF

For the second year in a row, the Nursha Project Team presented at the  LA Women’s Theatre Festival. NP Artist Micia Mosely  offered Ziggy and Lady D, two of the four excerpted characters from the 2009 New York Innovative Theatre Award nominated Where My Girls At?  The two characters competed with each other for the title of the ONE lesbian chosen to be on a new reality TV show.

Sunday March 28th, 2010        

Los Angeles, CA

Electric Lodge 1416 Electric Ave; Venice

NP Artist Micia Mosely Featured at 35th Anniversary of Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival

Join Nursha Project™ in celebrating the 35th year of Mich Fest from August 3rd-8th, 2010. NP Artist Micia Mosely will be performing on the Acoustic Stage on Tuesday, August 3rd as well as hosting on Thursday August 5th. To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit www.michfest.com .

milDRED premiers her new show, I Transcender: The Gender Expression of Haitian Gods and Goddesses

PARTIAL PROCEEDS FROM LISTED EVENTS WILL BENEFIT THE PEOPLE OF HAITI

Come Experience MilDred’s NEW Show:

“I Transcender:  The Gender Expression of Haitian Gods and Goddesses” (c) 2010.

Created by milDRED Gerestant, the artist formerly known as DRED and  choreagraphed by the fabulous and talented Sokhna Heathyre Mabin,  “I Transcender:  The Gender Expression of Haitian Gods and Goddesses” is a mix of dance, poetry and music experiencing the spiritual dance expressions of  the fabulous Haitian God/desses: sexy Danbala, cross dressing Baron Samedi and beautiful Erzulie.

WOW Cafe Theater

Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 8pm

Tickets are $15

During this premier weekend, the following artists will also present new one-woman shows:

The wonderful Tantra Zawadi will also present Soldier Blues , an exploration through word, music, and movement of the battlefield of the soul and heart.  Soldier Blues is an interpretation through poem and movement, that examines the hearts and circumstances of Americans who enlist in the armed forces because they are patriotic, unemployed or in search of stability.  The accompanying original sound track explores the “blues” which also has deep roots in American history.  The music progresses as does the poem/video presentation; from the mother who is praying for her soldier girl, the lover-man longing for his woman back in the states, to the married mother who left her family behind.

Soldier Blues , written and performed by Tantra-zawadi, was inspired by American war veteran/poet Xavier Kemp and is a call for America to help our soldiers recover when they return home.Tantra-zawadi, an award winning international poet, recording artist and filmmaker, is a native of Brooklyn, New York.   She has performed in South Africa, London and Germany. Her new documentary, “A Silent Genocide  A Brief Insight Into HIV/AIDS” offers a glimpse into the lives of those living with HIV along with commentary by Betty Makoni, a 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero and founder of Girl Child Network Worldwide.  To learn more about Ms. Zawadi or to view her documentary, please visit her on-line at www.tantra-zawadi.com.

Sokhna Heathyre Mabin will also introduce her new performance, Snapshots from the Underground Forrest. The piece  is a choreo-collage of how the artist deals with betrayal, abandonment, revelation, joy, birth, healing & maintenance to and of a higher level of being.  Snapshots is a melange of music, dance, vocal soundings, poetry, and of Sokhna’s reality – be it real or semi-fictitious.  Working her way through love, betrayal, and be(lie)fs by way of daily commitments, Sokhna intuits how to alchemically transform the mundane to the sacred.  Sokhna Heathyre Mabin is a multi-artistic performance artist who uses her life experience, dance, music & trust to express her revelations. She is also the mother of two multitalented, passionate artists, a doula, &  yoga instructor.

WOW Cafe Theater

March 12th and 13th, 2010 at 8pm

Tickets are $15

WOW Cafe Theater is located at 59 East 4th street between 2nd and 3rd avenue

R train to 8th street

6 train to Astor Place or

F train to second avenue

Make reservations at 646 342 5660 – or  mildred_gerestant@yahoo.com

Nursha Project is pleased to advance our efforts to celebrate the presence and contributions of indigenous people and p eople of color outside of their ancestral homelands through our Born Brown All Right Reserved partnership.  As a result of many requests we have provided the entire BbARR clothing collection online for purchase .  We have expanded the collection to include tennis shoes, mugs, buttons, and other gear/accessories. All Born Brown purchases can be made directly through the Zazzle website. Please click on the link below to peruse the Born Brown Zazzle store and to purchase products from the collection:

BORN BROWN ZAZZLE STORE