Nursha Project Founder Speaks About Artist Collectives in 20th Alliance Conference
October 20, 2010 by Nursha
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Join Nursha Project in celebrating the Alliance of Artists Communities’ 20th Annual Conference : “Advancing Today’s Artists–Boldness + Abundance in a New Economy!” This year, NP Founder, Shalonda Ingram will be speaking about systems that support and promote Artist Collectives.
EVENT DETAILS: 
From Solitude to Solidarity :: Supporting artist collectives
Saturday, October 23, 2010 @ 10:30 am
Johnson and Wales University
TACO Center; 3rd Floor
Providence, Rhode Island
Collaboration is central to many artists’ creative practice, whether in dance, music, theater, community arts, or working across disciplines, though many support systems are designed around solitary artists. Explore how artists with a collective practice can be better served, and hear about the Alliance’s new study on supporting the creation of dance.
Panelists include:
Curt Columbus , Trinity Repertory Company
Shalonda Ingram , Nursha Project and Dance Theater Workshop
Jane Preston , New England Foundation for the Arts (moderator)
Lilli Weisz , researcher for the Alliance of Artists Communities.
For more details and overall information on the Conference, click here.
Join Us in Celebrating Nursha Project Artist Thandiwe de Shazor
October 3, 2010 by Nursha
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Recently, NPA Thandiwe Thomas de Shazor was featured in the Oakland Local for his pro-activism within the Queer Community. Oakland Local contributor and author of the article, Tehea Robie notes, “In him, I see a sense of purpose, the art we have yet to express, the fantasies we’re forced to suppress, the release of the rawest and realest gay divinity and the lives we have yet to save.”
To read more, click here . 
Thandiwe is also featured in Oakland North for his work with Oakland Pride, a local LGBT organization. In this article, Thandiwe is recognized for his work on a popular LGBT web series, It Gets Better , a project organized by struggling gay teens and adolescents. To read more, click here .
Article by: Karmah Elmusa
Productions
September 29, 2010 by Nursha
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“Children of the Last Days” 
“Children of the Last Days” is written and performed by Thandiwe Thomas De Shazor. It is a comedy show that aims to satirize Black church culture and the contradictions therein. So bring your Good Sunday Clothes, Your Tambourine, Your Church Fan and Your Sense of Humor! Get Ready! Get Ready! Get Ready!
Written & performed by Thandiwe Thomas DeShazor
Directed by Norman Gee
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
Get Into It
Join Nursha Project in launching our newest production, Get Into It ! Written and produced in a talk-show format, Get Into It will delve into topics relating to health, wealth, and prosperity. The purpose of the the project is to document and share the experiences of transnational pop-culturalism in real-time through the kaleidoscope of arts, entertainment, social, political, historical, and environmental media. Community members will be encouraged to express current and ever changing experiences that reflect their hyper-local social experiences. To learn more, click here .
The Paul Robeson Project
Ever heard of Paul Robeson?
He is an internationally renowned and celebrated actor, athlete, lawyer, singer and activist. Yet, he is all but erased from mainstream US history. Paul Robeson is pre Civil Rights Movement and smack dab Jim Crow and McCarthyism. Despite these obstacles, he achieves highly. Despite being a high achiever, human flaws arise…
This lecture demonstration about Paul Robeson by “Paul” shares his history, experiences, and what elements make up his particular brand of icon.
Performed by Kim Howard 
Developed and Directed by Mimi McGurl
A Nursha Project Production
“Where My Girls At?”
“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
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
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Nursha Project Artist milDRED in Come As You Are, NYC
September 29, 2010 by Nursha
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Join us in celebrating Queer Sex at Come As You Are, NYC at the Main Stage Event at The Tank!
InterPlay:
Featuring performances by vocalist, composer, performance artist Charlie Demos. Get wet to the unwavering sounds of artist Baron, pleasure your senses with the intel-lectable “Busty Kitten,” and intoxicate your spirit with the mystical formations of milDRED at this queer arts main-stage event. Part of a week-long festival, Come As You Are: NYC (September 27 – October 3, 2010), Queer Art Impact presents this eclectic showcase as an inquiry into the status of post-Stonewall sexual values. Artists also include dirty gay boy Mathew Heggem, and a piercing installation by Boston-based Xray Aims.
Lighting & Sound Design by NPA Moira Cutler
EVENT DETAILS
Friday, October 1st, 2010 @ 9:30pm
The Tank
354 West 45th Street, New York City (Between 8th and 9th Avenues)
Subway: A,C,E to 42nd Street/Time Square — Tickets: $10
For more information, click here .
Where My Girls At? Returns to NYC in the Hip Hop Theater Festival
September 14, 2010 by Nursha
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Join Nursha Project at the 10th Anniversary of NYC’s Hip Hop Theater Festival as we present Micia Mosely’s one-woman show, Where My Girls At? Written and performed by Micia Mosely, Where My Girls At? portrays multiple characters representing a diversity of Black lesbian experiences. The piece challenges the notion that there is only one way to be Black or queer in the 21st century.
Where My Girls At? is a phenomenal one hour performance steeped in improv and audience participation that has thrilled audiences across the country.
Written and Performed by Micia Mosely
Directed by Tamilla Woodard
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
EVENT DETAILS
October 7th and 8th, 2010 @ 7:30pm
Cherry Pit Theater @ the Westbeth Arts Complex
155 Bank Street
West Village, New York 10014
Tickets: $20
For more details or to purchase tickets, click here .
Micia Sports her “Educator” Hat as She Heads to Hampshire and Hollins
August 19, 2010 by Nursha
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As the summer slowly comes to an end and co-eds return to school, Micia heads to college!
In connection to her work through the Lecture Bureau , Micia will be performing an excerpt of her one-woman show, Where My Girls At?* and facilitating identity-based wo 
rkshops for college students!
*Written and Performed by Micia Mosely
Directed by Tamilla Woodard
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
EVENT DETAILS
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE
Sunday, September 5th, 2010 at 2pm
Amherst, Massachusetts
FREE
For more information, click here .
HOLLINS UNIVERSITY
Monday, September 6th, 2010 at 7pm
Frances Niederer Auditorium
Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
Roanoke, Virginia
Tickets: $5
For more information, click here .
Micia Mosely in a BLISS(ful) Place
August 11, 2010 by Nursha
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BLISS Weekend announces events, performers, and artists, and this year, NPA Micia Mosely will be performing at the Oasis for Women of Color!
BLISS Weekend Details
September 30th-October 3rd, 2010
Palm Springs, California
Join Micia Mosely, NP Collaborator Mona Webb, and a lineup of other talented artists at the Artist Showcase.
BLISS Artist Showcase
Friday, October 1st, 2010
7-8:30pm
Hotel Zoso
Micia hosts Comedy Night
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
7-8:30pm
Hotel Zoso
To purchase tickets or learn more, click here .
Events
August 5, 2010 by Nursha
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The Events Archive Page documents Nursha Project Productions that have just been missed. Check out descriptions and images from recent events:
Micia Mosely & Friends is a series of performances intended to provide audience members a sneak peek into Micia’s newest project, Get Into It! Micia Mosely & Friends is a fund-raising initiative to help with the cultivation and development of the show. If you would like to donate to this project, or other Nursha Project initiatives, you’re welcomed to via:
Credit Card, click here .
Make Checks Payable to Nursha Project and mail to :
Nursha Project (East)
748 Putnam Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11221
MEMO : “Get Into It!” (or the Nursha Project Production of your choosing)
Cash may also be donated during the Micia Mosely & Friends performances.
Micia Mosely&Friends At Nuyorican Poets Cafe; July 18, 2010
Images by: S. Torho
FIERCE 10th Anniversary Gayla
This year, Nursha provided production management services for FIERCE’s Tenth Anniversary Gayla; the show was hosted by NPA Micia Mosely. For more information on the event and some images, click here .
Artists
August 3, 2010 by Nursha
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milDRED
Notable Quotes
“A lean, sinuous woman, milDRED Gerestant is a charismatic performer, brimming with raw talent, high energy and a gentle, winning charm. Using a blend of poetry, dance, music and monologue, she explores the fragile, fluid definitions of sexual identity and cultural stereotypes…Gerestant is a trickster. Watching her channel her characters produces a strange sensation. As her costumes change, we witness transformation by degree, an experience that not only challenges our assumptions but also teases us with an uneasy feeling of dislocation. Just as we settle into one character, Gerestant pulls a quick change and sends us looking for another label.”
– Mark Muro, Anchorage Daily News
“From Flip Wilson as Geraldine to Martin Lawrence as Sheneneh, men have made tons of money as drag performers. Now it’s the women’s turn, and one of the world’s leading character actors is Haitian-American milDRED Gerestant, the artist formerly known as DRED.”
– Port of Harlem Magazine
“At “Divercity,” … the Haitian-American star actress DRED Love created a remarkable gender collage in motion… out of a trunkload of hairpieces, costumes, props, and sexy, dead-on body language . With muscles and curves… goatee, and a surprise between her shapely legs, she danced a manifesto of freedom and self-respect.”
– Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Village Voice
“milDRED Gerestant’s own act is a gender-bending roller coaster ride alternating between man and woman, outrageous and serious, ironic and sincere. It also preaches the message of self-love as if Eddie Murphy were to perform Eve Ensler’s “Vagina Monologues… milDRED Gerestant uses sexuality as a departure point to preach the message of tolerance, acceptance, and diversity. While a lot of her act uses hilarity to demonstrate that femininity and masculinity are not set in stone, she hopes that once her audiences realize the multiplicity of beings in themselves, the various shades of man and woman that is in all of us, regardless of sex, then we are more apt to realize and accept all the myriad differences of those around us.”
– The Korean Herald
Awards and Recognitions
2009 OUTMusic’s Spirit Award
GO Magazine’s ” 100 Women We Love ”
Two-time Recipient of The Field’s Artward Bound Artist in Residency
Thandiwe de Shazor 
“In him, I see a sense of purpose, the art we have yet to express, the fantasies we’re forced to suppress, the release of the rawest and realest gay divinity and the lives we have yet to save.”
– Tahea Robie, Oakland Local
To read the Oakland Local article that features this quote, you may click here .
Links to Other Articles:
Locals Chip in on Globally Popular LGBT Support Videos (Karmah Elmusa, Oakland North )
Projects
August 3, 2010 by Nursha
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“Children of the Last Days”
Written and Performed by Thandiwe Thomas deShazor
Directed by Norman Gee
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
Notable Quotes
“Afro Solo won’t be ‘Last Days’ for gifted performer!”
– Kevin Thomas, examiner.com
Links to Full-Length Articles
“Where My Girls At?”
Written and Performed by Micia Mosely
Directed by Tamilla Woodard
Produced by Shalonda Ingram
A Nursha Project Production
Notable Quotes
” Where My Girls At? , written and performed by the talented Micia Mosely, is a laugh-out-loud comedy that pushes the envelope in too many ways to describe… Where My Girls At? is a great night out and a shining example of what a talented and flexible mind can do when given the freedom.”
-New York Amsterdam News
“Where My Girls At? was a rich multi-layered experience that provided a dissertation into being black and lesbian including having the audience rate by applause which of the “contestants” was the most black, which was the most “womanly” and which was the most “lesbian”. I didn’t stop laughing during this whirlwind performance by an extremely talented artist. As a matter of fact it wasn’t until I sat down to write this review that I noticed the “medicine” of this show was so cleverly hidden in the candy.”
-D.C. Theatre Scene
Awards and Recognitions
2009 New York Innovative Theater Award Nominee for Best Solo Performance
Links to Full-Length Articles
