Fatimahzahra Nusairee holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and a Bachelor’s in Film and Television from NYU. She is a multimedia artist working in poetry, photography, video, and collage. Her background spans creative production, administration, and storytelling. Community-focused work and projects are central to her practice.
THE ORAL EXCHANGE FEATURING J. SUMA IS A LIVE BAND THAT INFUSES HOUSE MUSIC, ALTERNATIVE, NEO SOUL;, POETRY, THEATRICS, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION AND ORIGINAL WELL KNOWN SONGS LIKE COMFORTABLE IN MY SKIN & HUSTLE HARD. AN ELECTRIC EXPERIENCE OF FEEL GOOD MUSIC, THE ORAL EXCHANGE FEAT J SUMA CAN BE SEEN PERFORMING ALL OVER THE GLOBE FROM AFRICA TO NEW ORLEANS.
Cheerful arrist who: practices an eclectic variety of mediums,crafts, and skills; is a trained seamstress; and has over 10 years of experience in public performance as part of the nationally recognized "All Souls Procession" (Tucson, Arizona) produced by the non-profit artist collective Many Mouths One Stomach.
I'm multi-disciplinary artist, who is doing installation, sculting, drawing and photography.
I'm mostly interested in assymetrical power and relationships aroused from it.
Bella Bailey is a transdisciplinary artist from Akron, Ohio, where she studied painting and metal smithing at the University of Akron before moving to Baltimore, MD to pursue her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work displays found objects and nested systems as a way of reckoning with the cyclical and emergent behavior of the universe. She orchestrates specific circumstances that return information, which then become base components in another specific circumstance, mirroring emergent behavior and giving a visual language to the forces of nature.
Assembly Performance: Little Hawk and the Magic Quest
Our story takes us to the faraway lands of Halconcito Pichón or Little Hawk, who is a bird that can’t yet fly because she doesn’t know her song. For her wings to take flight, she must go off on a magic quest to find it! She’ll need to call on assistance from different helpers to find her way and it won’t be easy, but Halconcito Pichón is determined to take to the skies.
In this musical journey, we'll experience the fascinating sounds of a diverse collection of musical instruments made across the Americas for thousands of years while we participate in a mythical story of challenge and persistence that ultimately leads to triumph and celebration. Instruments to be shared will include working recreations of Pre-Columbian ceramic instruments like Whistling Bottles, Noise Generators and Polyphonic Flutes, as well as folk instruments that continue to shape Latin American music to this day like the Charango and Caja.
Duration: 45 min - 1 hour
Intended Audience: Pre-K through 5th grade
In this musical journey, we'll experience the fascinating sounds of a diverse collection of musical instruments made across the Americas for thousands of years while we participate in a mythical story of challenge and persistence that ultimately leads to triumph and celebration. Instruments to be shared will include working recreations of Pre-Columbian ceramic instruments like Whistling Bottles, Noise Generators and Polyphonic Flutes, as well as folk instruments that continue to shape Latin American music to this day like the Charango and Caja.
Duration: 45 min - 1 hour
Intended Audience: Pre-K through 5th grade
Mud to Music Residency: Instrument-Making with Clay
Students are introduced to musical instruments that have been made across Central and South America for thousands of years and learn through a step-by-step process with simple pottery techniques to construct their own one-of-a-kind rattles or flutes with clay. Together we navigate between the functional and visual aspects of Pre-Columbian instrument-making through a STEAM approach, exploring the interconnectedness of scientific and artistic disciplines while students investigate how sound and physics, design and personal story can shape the instruments they create. Throughout the process experimentation, individual expression, creative decision making, and problem solving are emphasized.
Residency options:
Rattle building: 2nd - 12th grade, minimum of 5 sessions
Flute building 6th - 12th grade, minimum of 8 sessions
Residency options:
Rattle building: 2nd - 12th grade, minimum of 5 sessions
Flute building 6th - 12th grade, minimum of 8 sessions
Mud to Music Residency: Music-Making with the Ocarina
In this residency we take a journey back in time through the Ocarina, a type of ceramic flute that has been made across Central and South America for thousands of years. We begin the residency working with rhythm sticks to build confidence as we progress towards the Ocarina, a fun and intuitive instrument. We use simple rhythmic call and response, guided exercises, and improvisation to awaken our creativity in an encouraging and play-filled environment. The unique sounds of this ancient flute awaken the memory of our common ancestry, recalling the songs of the birds and animals that inhabit our most sacred natural landscapes.
Duration: Residencies between 3 and 6 sessions
Intended Audience: Grade Levels K through 12
Duration: Residencies between 3 and 6 sessions
Intended Audience: Grade Levels K through 12