Queer Art Impact

Stay tuned as  Mat Heggem , Brooklyn-based Artistic Director and Curator of Bushed/Gay Wars, and Nursha Project Founder, Shalonda Ingram, launch their newest initiative, Queer Art Impact .

What is Queer Art Impact?

Queer Art Impact (QAI) explores the conversation between politics, art and action. The New York City-based initiative is intended to bring together individuals and organizations who self-identify their body of work as queer. By supporting artists whose works challenge the hetero-normative, QAI seeks to embrace queerness and create opportunities for all artists – living in the political and social fringe – to move to the center.

QAI is about action and re-action . It’s the motivation to do something and to speak out . This action/reaction takes the form of art, politic gesture, youth engagement, community movement, education, and business training with/by/for queers.

QAI features performances, cabarets, parties, panel discussions and networking events that occur throughout the year, culminating in an annual spring festival where QAI commissioned works are premiered. Subsequent discourse catapults the community into a Summer of Inspired Pride — S.I.P. – a Rooftop WrrkQ P(art)y on the regs!

We accept applications on an ongoing basis, and are especially looking for those who want to build on-going communications with their fellow queers. Upon receipt and approval of materials, the artist will be included on our website, provided access to www.wrrkq.com (coming soon), and may be curated and/or commissioned for QAI events throughout the year.

QAI welcomes partnerships and shared programming proposals from educators, community organizers, and other arts entities.

What is WrrkQ?

WrrkQ is about sharing resources, creating opportunities, developing collaborative relationships, keeping communications open, and providing a physical & virtual space to meet individuals who share the same motivation for their queer agendas.  But, it’s also about the business side too — having your needs met and understanding the systems that need to be in place to make the wrrkq happen.

WrrkQ includes a monthly gathering hosted by a QAI artist and a quarterly newsletter on relevant artist resources for the queer community. Stay tuned for more information about www.wrrkq.com .

Queer Art Impact Resources

To stay abreast of queer resources, click the QAI Resource Guide:

International Conceptualizations of Queerness: A Resource Guide

Connect with QAI on Facebook and keep your social streams as open as you

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Queer-Art-Impact/129147190461382?ref=ts

Twitter hastag #wrrkq and follow @queerai

Upcoming Events

“A Cocktail of Glamour and Anarchy”

Monday, February 14th, 2011 @ 9:30pm

The Tank

354 West 45th Street, New York City

A fun-filled musical odyssey with Rumi Missabu of the fabulous Cockettes

co-hosted by Warhol Superstar Agosto Machado

with special guests from the New York Underground hip elite including:

Eugene Soldatov

Joey Kipp

Ferrin Solano

Emily McGowan

Mathew Heggem

Jarvis Earnshaw

Rachel Mason

Max Vernon

Charlie Demos

Mark Golamco

Nicholas Gorham

& directly from Paris, French dance sensation Francois Chaignaud

This just in…Glam-rock wearable art designer Bill Bowers who has dressed everyone from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to the New York Dolls to Alice Cooper will present his incredible new collection

Additional performers TBA

For additional info: cocketterumi@gmail.com

Nursha Project Launches New Partnership

Coming soon….

Join Nursha Project as it partners with Mat Heggem on a new initiative, Queer Arts Impact . QAI will feature programs such as Come As You Are (New York) , a series around queer sex, among other flavorful, eye-opening, jaw-dropping, colorful events.

Stay tuned for more details…

Join Us For Another Installation of Micia Mosely & Friends

If you missed last month’s edition of Micia Mosely & Friends at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, here is another opportunity to catch Micia Mosely and some of her favorite artists as they celebrate the summer and share a sneak peak into, and donation opportunity for Micia’s newest project. This installment of Micia Mosely & Friends features performances by Ganessa James (Folk/Rock/Soul), Jennifer Johns (Singer/Songwriter/Spoken Word), and Kid Lucky (Da Beath Rhymer). This Nursha Project Production is not to be missed!

EVENT DETAILS

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Nuyorican Poets Cafe

236 East 3rd Street (Between Avenue B & C)

New York, New York

Doors open at 7p, followed by Open Mic and show at 7:30p

Tickets: $10; To purchase, click here .

Micia Mosely & F riends is a fund-raising initiative to help with the cultivation and development of Micia’s newest project, Get Into It . If you are interested in donating 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, or at any Nursha Project initiative.

Micia Mosely and Friends at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Join Micia Mosely and some of her favorite performers as they celebrate the summer season and give you a sneak peak into Micia’s newest project. Featuring musical and movement performances by Fedel (Hip-Hop/Soul), Ganessa James (Folk/Rock/Soul), and Wendell Cooper (Spoken Word/ Hip-Hop)! This Nursha Project production is not to be missed!! For ticket information, click here .

EVENT DETAILS

Newsletter

Nursha Project Newsletter Archives 2010

• September 2010: CAYA and HHTF ( PDF )
• August 2010 ( PDF )
• May Dance Collaborations 2010 ( PDF )
• May 2010 ( PDF )
• March 2010 ( PDF )
• January 2010 ( PDF )

Nursha Project Newsletter Archives 2009

• October 2009 ( PDF )
• September 2009 ( PDF )
• August 2009 ( PDF )
• July  2009 ( PDF )
• June 2009 ( PDF )

Volcano’s Birthright{s} Premieres May 1st, @ The Tank, NY

VOLCANO’S BIRTHRIGHT{S} PREMIERES MAY 1st at The Tank , 3rd floor theater

354 West 45th St. btw 8th and 9th Aves.

Nursha Project is proud to partner with Yvonne and Maija to bring to stage Volcan’s Birthright{s}.

Written and performed by Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene and directed by Maija Garcia, Volcano’s Birthright{s} is a one-woman, multi-media theatrical production that fuses poetry, choreography, film and music.  

In an intimate setting, this Nigerian dyke poet and daughter of immigrants illuminates her experience of love and heartache, art and activism, culture and roots.  Fly spits raw poetry and unleashes uncensored monologue at once seething with rage, deeply humorous and intensely loving…Volcano’s Birthright{s} is bleeding with humanity…In the face of genocide and war, this work asks of itself and the world: are poems enough?

Admission: $10, (yes- that’s right, only $10, Because we want you all to be there!)

Purchase Tickets

Online : https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/62898

Volcano’s Birthright{s} who’s who…

Harlem-based movement artist, Maija Garcia is making waves as director of OrganicMagnetics, a transformative theater collaborative binding creativity and sustainability.

Associate choreographer of FELA! A New Musical, premiering on Broadway in 2009, Maija has toured internationally, performing with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company since 2004.  Making her directorial debut with Volcano’s Birthright{s}, a multi-media/one-woman play, Garcia’s choreographic works have been staged all over New York City, in La Habana Cuba, San Francisco/Los Angeles CA, and Ann Arbor MI.  Maija Garcia teaches classes and facilitates workshops worldwide, sharing a contemporary movement style inspired by afro-latin rhythms, and infused with yoga, martial arts and theater dynamics. http://www.peridance.com/wsdetail.cfm?wsid=281

A sustainable development graduate of California Institute of Integral Studies, Garcia’s work transforms inspiration into activism; building bridges across borders through artistic collaboration.

Organic Magnetics ,  producer

Organic Magnetics is a living arts collaborative binding creativity and sustainability.  OM generates tranformative theater- integrating movement, sound, storytelling, visual and interactive art forms. Our creative process involves collaboration across artistic mediums, working to dissolve borders by building bridges.  Live performances and workshops are offered internationally; Engaging social, environmental and cultural dialogue as we create urban folklore for the future.  OrganicMagnetics.com up soon!

Nursha Project , production management

Janet Wong ,  video work

Jessica Paz ,  sound design

Justin Carty ,  text animation

Levi Stolove ,  photography

Joan Racho-Jansen ,  lighting design

Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya , costume design



And other underground collaborators in the mix…

For More Information, go to:

http://www.thetanknyc.org/theater

If You cannot view image at the top of this page, go to:

www.organicmagnetics.com/volcano.html

Where My Girls At performs at Downtown Urban Theater Festival and SoloArts Festival, NY

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 Host Monthly Celebrations

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 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 .

Nursha Project™ at the Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival (Santa Monica, CA)

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

Nursha Project™ in the East Bay Express: Meet The Prophetess Jackie McGee

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!

Best,

NP ^TM

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