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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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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
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2015
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Artist / Creative (Individual)
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Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship
Year Founded:
2015
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Dance - GeneralAdditional Disciplines:
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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.
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