Marcia Daft is a professional musician and arts educator. She works fluently in Spanish and English. She is the Founder of "Moving Through Math" and "Teaching the Music of Language." Marcia’s unique teaching methods have been energizing classrooms, performing arts centers, and school districts across the United States for over twenty-five years. Locally, Marcia's work is presented at the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington Performing Arts Society, and the Wolftrap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts.
Smita is a lover of movement and enjoys sharing with others her passion for dance.
She began learning and performing Indian folk dance at the age of 5. Smita teaches Indian folk dance (Bhangra, Garba, and Dandiya Raas), Bollywood dance, Creative Dance for Kids, and Nia (a holistic cardio-dance movement class that combines modern dance arts, martial arts and healing arts).
Blair Edwards is a performing artist from Baltimore City. Blair started the performing arts in his local church until he was old enough to audition for arts programs in the city of Baltimore. Blair started his training at Baltimore School for the Arts where he honed his skills. Blair later went on to study at various conservatories where he mastered his skills in dance and vocal performance. These schools include Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and UARTS.
I created this profile on behalf of my child, Kaylin Ali, who is an actress, singer, and dancer in Baltimore City. My mission is to stay informed about all of the artistic opportunities available to her and assist in managing her budding acting career. Kaylin has experience in stage performance and film. She studies acting at the Baltimore School for the Arts and she aspires to join Howard University's theater program upon graduation.
Mourning Discourse
Mourning Discourse
Defines the everyday blackness in America since the enslaved landed upon these shores. Although the media has been drawing attention to the senseless murders of unarmed black men and boys somewhere in this narrative the dehumanizing and patriarchal acts enforced upon black women can become seated in the back of our minds as a moment.
Breonna's murderers still haven't been held accountable. The murders of countless other black women killed by no knock warrants, or police shootings unresolved.
Neither have the countless rapes and stereotypical pressures placed upon our bodies forced us to create an added layer to our (black women) skin giving us no permission to be anything less than strong.
In this mourning it is my hope that through performative discourse layers of historical suppression are peeled back and the audience analyzes the silent gaze that watches the black female body negotiate such structural violence.
Mourning Discourse is a collaboration of performance, sound, and installation art. The performance/dance is choreographed by Kay Harris (a former Alvin Ailey dancer) and her daughter Nya Harris (Kennedy Center dancer). Both sound and installation are created by artist Nikki Brooks.
Defines the everyday blackness in America since the enslaved landed upon these shores. Although the media has been drawing attention to the senseless murders of unarmed black men and boys somewhere in this narrative the dehumanizing and patriarchal acts enforced upon black women can become seated in the back of our minds as a moment.
Breonna's murderers still haven't been held accountable. The murders of countless other black women killed by no knock warrants, or police shootings unresolved.
Neither have the countless rapes and stereotypical pressures placed upon our bodies forced us to create an added layer to our (black women) skin giving us no permission to be anything less than strong.
In this mourning it is my hope that through performative discourse layers of historical suppression are peeled back and the audience analyzes the silent gaze that watches the black female body negotiate such structural violence.
Mourning Discourse is a collaboration of performance, sound, and installation art. The performance/dance is choreographed by Kay Harris (a former Alvin Ailey dancer) and her daughter Nya Harris (Kennedy Center dancer). Both sound and installation are created by artist Nikki Brooks.
Medium: video
Year: 2021
A Unicorn from another dimension, Timothy hails from the Midwest Motor City "Of Detroit". Nearly 40 years in many fields throughout the arts community as a whole. Taking many roles from performer to Company Performance Manager, Production Manager, to Creative Director, Master Make-up Artist and more. With the Community always at the forefront...
I am an independent Artist who really needs support to realize projects that are aimed at educating and entertaining people of all works of life and age.