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Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa
Havana, Cuba!
Utuado, Puerto Rico!
Paris, France!
A brief layover in Paris allowed me a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower. It’s phenomenal!
Alaska!(Doing dialysis treatments for a few vacationers on a cruise ship, so they could enjoy a vacation. I did, too!)
In Mobile, Alabama costuming for “An Ocean In My Bones” and written and directed by Cleveland’s Own, Terrence Spivey
My affection for sewing led to costuming. “Ma’afa” was staged in Cleveland, Ohio at historic Olivet Institutional Baptist Church. The Netflix documentary “Descendants” is the basis for “An Ocean In My Bones” which was staged in February 2023 in Africatown, a community in Mobile, Alabama where the Clotilda, the last known remaining slaveship, was found. Thanks to the Clotilda Descendants Association!
Costuming for “Ma’afa” at historic Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, in Cleveland, Ohio. Also written and directed by Cleveland’s own Terrence Spivey
Black History lecture and “experience” for middle schoolers!
Complete with the grindstone setup for pounding black-eyed peas and other foods by hand, a large yam and a student seeing how it felt to carry something on her head. Well, kind of, her bowl was empty!
Dance and Movement, children OR adults!
My dance ministry leadership for religious organizations and churches feature liturgical, and African dance with a focus on West African djembe drum accompaniment, and or historic Negro spirituals, Soweto Gospel, contemporary gospel music, and hymns. Ministries have been shared at churches, at Lakeside Conference Center, Southpointe Hospital (Cleveland Clinic), Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Tri-C Metro Campus, Lorain County Community College, MetroHealth Systems, East Cleveland Public Library, Karamu House, East Cleveland Theater, Chagrin Valley Little Theater, and Case Western Reserve’s Eldred Theater. (And yes, children can be quick learners! Not only the dance movements, but the history as well. See below!)