Our Journal

Our record and approach for reflection so that we can learn from our experiences and use them as lessons that we can apply towards future projects.

We invite you to use it as a source for inspiration.

You’ll find content covering our past and current projects to resources for artists and nonprofits.

Pamela Z at the Rio Theater
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Pamela Z at the Rio Theater

Pamela Z is a composer/performer and media artist working with voice, live electronic processing, sampled sound, and video. A pioneer of live digital looping techniques, she processes her voice in real-time to create dense, complex sonic layers. Her solo works combine experimental extended vocal techniques, operatic bel canto, found objects, text, and sampled concrete sounds.

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Nishat Khan and David Murray in concert at the Rio Theater
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Nishat Khan and David Murray in concert at the Rio Theater

This event was part of Surge: Explorations in Afrofuturism, a multidimensional and transcultural month-long festival on Afrofuturism spearheaded by composer/performer Karlton Hester, choreographer Gerald Casel, and artist Aaron Samuel Mulenga. Afrofuturism is a global artistic and social movement, intent on imagining a world where African-descended peoples and cultures can live and flourish. For Surge, an extended program of music and dance performances, film screenings, and discussions will bring together artists and thinkers to creatively engage Afrofuturist strategies for liberation and the restructuring of society free of racism

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NOT ABOUT RACE DANCE
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NOT ABOUT RACE DANCE

A special performance, in collaboration with GERALDCASELDANCE and featuring an all-BIPOC dance ensemble, titled: Not About Race Dance— a collaborative, choreographic response to the unacknowledged racial politics in U.S. postmodern dance. This event is part of Surge: Explorations in Afrofuturism, a multidimensional and transcultural month-long festival on Afrofuturism.

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We are always interested in learning about organizations and artists that are doing the work, making a difference, and taking control over their own narratives. We are continuously seeking to work with those that are doing their part to make history and shape the future for the better.