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Updated 6/1/2021

B4 The Other Creations

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Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

 B4 The Other Creations holds space for exploration into individual and collective identity. Our visionary process is our product. As interdisciplinary artists we weave all of our training to empower creativity, innovation, and leadership through vulnerability in adolescents and adults alike. This intimate work is led through movement, not lecture, and grounded in a Pedagogy of Play. Co-founded by Christopher J Beaulieu and Malia’Kekia Nicolini, B4 The Other Creations specializes in teaching Community Building through Play. Mindfully derived from our experiences performing and educating through physical theater and mindfulness. Founded on principles of equity, the company was devised in 2018 after decades of witnessing transformative breakthroughs from participants of all ages. B4 The Other is rooted in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We acknowledge the ancestral peoples of the Mohican and Wabanaki Confederacy land that we reside on. Prior to Covid, B4 The Other traveled throughout the United States and internationally offering professional development, theatrical productions, and educational residencies.

B4 THE OTHER'S MISSION

B4 The Other Creations strives to build stronger communities by holding space for a universal experience through the Pedagogy of Play. Changing the language to change the story by deep diving into the core values of effort, choice, buoyancy, generosity, and vulnerability. Paving a path of Vibrational Activism in our everyday world.

WHAT B4 THE OTHER OFFERS

  • Educational Residencies
  • Mindfulness and Team Building At Work Workshops
  • 7 Week courses for Professional Development in Pedagogy Of Play (Online)
  • Monthly POP Up sessions exploring Pedagogy of Play (Online)
  • Week long Play Retreats in the Berkshires this summer (In Person)

Find Me

Malia'Kekia Nicolini
Job Title: Co-Founder
Phone: 3525847460
Address:
199 E Main St, Apt 2
NORTH ADAMS, MA 01247

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2018

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2018

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Theater - Devised / Artist-Led

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Arts and Health
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Production / Development
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • General Public
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Dance
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • BFA Music Theater, New World School of the Arts
  • Inner MBA, New York University
  • Dell'Arte International
  • Advanced Actor Combatant with SAFD
  • RYT 200Hour Yoga Certification

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Communications
  • Arts Integration - Health
  • Dance
  • Theater

Certifications and Training:

  • BFA Music Theater, New World School of the Arts
  • Inner MBA, New York University
  • Dell'Arte International
  • Advanced Actor Combatant with SAFD
  • RYT 200Hour Yoga Certification

Touring Artist