Mixed Genre

Maajhi Re

“​Maajhi Re” (Original song) – Lyrics & Translation  Maajhi re maajhi re o maajhi re (x 2)                                 Boatman, o boatman Aankhen meri kar roshan maajhi re                                 Light up my eyes o boatman Saanson mein bhar de phir rang maajhi re                         Bring colors into my life o boatman Meri naiyya, ho meri naiyya… Meri naiyya khadi hai ek kinaare My boat… Read more →

Dream Deferred

Well before the civil unrest from the summer of 2020 after George Floyd’s murder, activists have been taking to the streets for decades to address the racism and police brutality perpetuated in the USA and on the global front on other countries through the USA and European colonization. Here is Nicolas Hyacinthe’s artistic representation of the current Civil Rights Movement,… Read more →

Nicolas Hyacinthe’s “Hard Edges & Soft Embraces”

Nicolas Hyacinthe is of two cultures, countries, and languages. Every day he straddles the vast chasm within these identities. His story isn’t unique of the Haitian diaspora, but his perspective is. Photography and film are bridges that allow him to navigate from his world to ours.  Hard Edges & Soft Embraces is a multi-media meditation on returning home to Haiti… Read more →

Snapshots of the Haus of Glitter’s Practices, Performance, & Petition

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We often forget the vitality of breath, of true togetherness, and conscious reflection, which is why The Haus of Glitter Dance Company’s “Decolonizing Creative Practice: Defensiveness Retreat” on March 18th, 2023 and March 25th, 2023 (in cooperation with The School of Embodied Praxis) came as a divine blessing. The Haus of Glitter Dance Company (based in Providence, RI) works, through… Read more →

Where We Belong: The Process of Painting with Ponnapa Prakkamakul

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Over a year ago, what used to be grey concrete turned to gold – a radiantly colorful mural unified a community of local residents, visionary youth, vulnerable unsheltered people, and more through an amalgamation of dancing noodles, a majestic dragon, illuminated candles to both celebrate birth and as a vigil to honor those who are gone, and a dialogue of… Read more →

Ayisyen: An Exposition of Nicolas Hyacinthe’s Artistic Edification

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​The award-winning Haitian-born multidisciplinary artist Nicolas Hyacinthe presents his powerful spoken word called “Ayisyen” (which means Haiti in Haitian Creole) and shares a thought-provoking artistic discourse at his 2021 in-person solo exhibition called Carrefour / Crossroads in Malden, MA. Coincidentally, the president of Haiti at the time was assassinated days before the opening of his in-person exhibition and the country also… Read more →