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Updated 12/1/2022

Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

I am an activist, creator, performer, teacher, and thinker in the field of performing arts. My work is movement-based and centers women of the African diaspora, as well as my feminist, antiracist and decolonial politics. My movement comes from Afro-diasporic, West African and Contemporary dance techniques.

I am of Kpelle (Liberia) and Euro-American descent, and was based in Argentina from 2014-2018.

I am an activist in my communities, and combine my dedication to issues of race/gender/class with my art. I am currently collaborating with several artists globally, including my participation in Kukily- International Afrofeminist Arts Collective, along with 3 other women. Kukily creates interdisciplinary work (especially live performance, film and installations) exploring our Black womanhood.

I am available to perform, create original performance/choreographic works, teach practical and theoretical classes, give talks, curate, and consult in a variety of contexts. I am also offering these services online due to COVID-19.

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Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald (she/her)
Job Title: Movement Artist/Performer
Address:
Granby, CT 06035

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2015

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2015

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Dance - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Writing Services
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Cultural Education
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Consulting - Curatorial Services
  • Consulting - Organizational Capacity
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Residency - Community
  • Virtual Events
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 10

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Native American Tribes
  • Nonprofits
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • English
  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • County
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Argentina Ministry of Culture

Government Department

Date: 01/2022-06/2022

The Ministry of Culture supported our collective through their grant program "Gestionar Futuro" in 2022. This grant was used to formalize our collective, going through the legal procedure to gain non-profit/NGO status in Argentina.

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - OFFICE OF THE ARTS

Arts Council / Agency

Date: 01/2022-09/2022

Funded my community performance project "Negra, negra, negra soy" through the program "Artists Respond". To be performed in Hartford, CT in August 2022.

HARTFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY - BARBOUR BRANCH

Library

Date: 11/2021-11/2021

Led a public program for library patrons. The performance "Celebrate their Existence" by Kukily collective, is an interactive piece done in collaboration with local community members. We build an altar celebrating the local Black, Afrodescendent, African, & Afro-Indigenous ancestors, bringing forth their images and stories.

Free Center

Arts Center

Date: 06/2021-12/2022

The Free Center, in partnership with the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, supported creation of my solo work "Ancestral Body". They provided monetary support, publicity and a performance space.

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • New England Dance Fund Network ('21 & '22)- NEFA
  • Independent Artists Fund ('21) - Free Center & Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
  • New Work New England '21 - NEFA
  • Artists Respond Grant '22 - CT Office of the Arts

Awards

Awards:

  • New England Dance Fund Network ('21 & '22)- NEFA
  • Independent Artists Fund ('21) - Free Center & Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
  • New Work New England '21 - NEFA
  • Artists Respond Grant '22 - CT Office of the Arts

Education

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts - Dance & Anthropology (Bates College)
  • Bates Dance Festival
  • Diplomatura - Territory-based Artistic Practices (Argentina National University of the Arts)

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Designated Arts Community:

  • New England Cohort Member - New England Dance Fund Grantee/Alum Network
  • Connecticut Service Region Member - Greater Hartford Arts Council Service Region

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Fee range:

$200 - $1,000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Dance

Fee range:

$200 - $1,000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Audio
  • Lighting
  • Projection screen

Fee Range:

$200 - $10,000

State of Residence:

Connecticut

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

6