Crosstown Arts
if you are interested in learning how to better put verses together for poetry or music (or just to express yourself), and then how to effectively perform these original pieces onstage, join us for our first-ever spoken-word workshop. taught by professional actress, playwright, and spoken-word artist Jazmin Miller, the “word-shop” will begin with a workshop […]
Ongoing contemporary poetry series organized by Ashley Roach-Freiman.
SHEENA, a show curated and performed by Nubia Yasin, begs the question “What would make the pain of transformation desirable?” With a blend of original poetry and music, Yasin tells the story of her own transition from girlhood to womanhood against a backdrop of deep rooted shame. By walking through her own shame, she aims to allow the audience a chance to shine a light into their darkest corners, and say to what lives there “I see you. I don’t hate you.”