A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A SHAMELESS OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE | Tony Awards 2023
Honored, humbled, strengthened and energized to don this breastplate created by @mishajapanwala, which she cast and molded of my body.
Misha Japanwala is a Pakistani artist and fashion designer, whose work is rooted in the rejection and deconstruction of external shame attached to one’s body. In her artistic process, she creates a realistic and true record of a person’s body as an act of resistance and celebration, and an insistence on being allowed to exist freely in our bodies.
She writes, “The word ‘beghairat’ (translation: shameless) has become an anchor in my practice; thousands of people have used it to describe me and the work I create, in an effort to insult and shame me into silence. In reclaiming the word and understanding that the rejection of others’ narrow definitions of shame is one of the most powerful tools for liberation, I’ve come to deeply appreciate and respect what living a life of shamelessness truly means. My craft pertains to documenting our existence in the most truthful way I possibly can — I change nothing about the body and how it looks.I think that act of surrendering and allowing our bodies to simply be, is such a beautiful and powerful thing.”
Misha, thank you for this special opportunity to BE EXACTLY HERE, IN THIS BODY NOW. Follow her (@MishaJapanwala ) to learn more. Her extraordinary work, Beghairati Ki Nishaani: Traces of Shamelessness, is on view now at @hannahtraoregallery in New York City until July 30th.
@mishajapanwala
@debeersofficial
@_thebellarosacollection
@micaela
@nickbarose
@sonyameesh
@hennabysabeen
@mrbarberj
A teacher, leader, a husband and dad ❤️
A guiding light, you’re our launching pad 💡
Daddy, Daddy, we love you 🙏🏿
Wishing my dad @anyangnyongo a wonderful #FathersDay with deep gratitude for your example and love! 💌
Swipe to see where I get my performance chops from 🥰
A teacher, leader, a husband and dad ❤️
A guiding light, you’re our launching pad 💡
Daddy, Daddy, we love you 🙏🏿
Wishing my dad @anyangnyongo a wonderful #FathersDay with deep gratitude for your example and love! 💌
Swipe to see where I get my performance chops from 🥰
How Misha Japanwala Made My #Tonys Look ❤️:
When I saw FAT HAM on Broadway, I left the theater thrilled with how it told such a fun and moving story about BELONGING. A LACK of belonging can come with SHAME and wishing you were someBODY else. With my look last night, I felt the work of Fat Ham playwright, James Ijames and the artist who molded my breastplate, @mishajapanwala were in a delightful conversation with one another. Misha Japanwala’s work molding BODIES which all BELONG exactly as they are, has moved me deeply and I hope her message of RADICAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE may find a home with you too. 🫶🏿
🎶: On The Dance Floor (Instrumental) by BLVKSHP
Giving @janellemonae ALL her FLOWERS on the release of her NEW ALBUM, The Age Of Pleasure! 💐👏🏿💜 #ListeningNow
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
One of the sweetest joys in life is watching your dear friends blossom, so let me take a moment to give it up for my heart blood, Saheem Ali (@saheemscene)🌻🌻🌻
In his directorial debut on Broadway this year, Saheem scored a Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the tour-de-force, laugh-out-loud @fathambway.
When I was 14 years old, Saheem and I met onstage in Kenya – he was Mercutio, I was Juliet. We didn’t become friends until 15 years later when we met in NY, both out of college and trying to figure out life as immigrants. We met up at a reading of a new play, and on our walk to get some tea (like true Kenyans), he opened up to me in an unprecedented way, and I followed suit. Our friendship grew steadily from that point. We’ve sprouted creatively, navigated life’s thorns, and branched out together in a way that has made my life better and brighter over the last decades.
So today, join me in stopping to smell the roses in honor of Saheem and all the friends who help us belong, make us belly laugh, and inspire us to invest in ourselves and our dreams. 💗🌼
I love you, Saheem! Can’t wait to celebrate you tomorrow night at the #TonyAwards. 🌟
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
Tonys BTS with the team! For big nights and small ones too, I love the little details as commemorations to take in and appreciate life experiences. I’m so grateful for the collaborators who brought their individual talents to make a collective statement on Tonys Night. We made the day a big party to celebrate our dear Saheem and theater’s ability to bring people together in shared spaces, to think, feel, learn, laugh, wonder and love! Here’s to THAT! ❤️ 🎭
1: The squad! 🙏🏿
2: @nickbarose who brings an endlessly inspired hand to eyes, lips, face, and cheeks! 💄
3: The birthday girl and stylist, @micaela, who Fairy Godmother to both me and @saheemscene on his big night. 🧁🌟
4: Jewelry by @debeersofficial RVL Collection. Complimentary manicure by @sonyameesh 🩶🩶
5: @mishajapanwala! Y’all know who she is now! 🎽🩻 🙌🏿
6: Henna head art by @hennabysabeen with clean shave by @mrbarberj. Keep scrolling to read about Sabeen’s homage to East African and South Asian cultures in her design. 🌍🌏
7: Our Tony nominee and Our Plus-Ones: @saheemscene! @dedeayitedesign @michaelthurber ❤️❤️❤️
8: A Saheem Photo Cake! Courtesy of @creeinnyc! 🍰
🖌️HENNA ART INSPIRATION:
We had the words sculptural, sharp & solid as our guides to compliment Misha’s work. And then I visited the Kenyan artist, Wangechi Mutu’s exhibition entitled INTERTWINED, and it all solidified for us! Wangechi, like Misha interrogates the representation of the female body, and in her piece, In Two Canoe the human body morphs into the plant body, exploring a fantastical hybridity that alludes to “the fertility, femininity and symbiosis captured in the object’s very doubled form.” So, we went with a leaves motif because of their ability to be both geometric and organic. They grow within the bounds of a very elaborate system and are still able to improvise to INSIST on their survival and growth, and that’s exactly what I am keen to do in this season of my life.
There’s also a quiet homage to the kofia/kufi worn in both our East African and South Asian cultures as well as it being a symbol of African-American pride – a salute to our new homeland!
