MET debut celebrating Stephen Schwartz. 🙏🏾 @metopera @creativepartnersproductions Styled by: @shionat Hair and makeup: @geobrianhmu 📸: @ohmakeda
MET debut celebrating Stephen Schwartz. 🙏🏾 @metopera @creativepartnersproductions Styled by: @shionat Hair and makeup: @geobrianhmu 📸: @ohmakeda
MET debut celebrating Stephen Schwartz. 🙏🏾 @metopera @creativepartnersproductions Styled by: @shionat Hair and makeup: @geobrianhmu 📸: @ohmakeda
MET debut celebrating Stephen Schwartz. 🙏🏾 @metopera @creativepartnersproductions Styled by: @shionat Hair and makeup: @geobrianhmu 📸: @ohmakeda
MET debut celebrating Stephen Schwartz. 🙏🏾 @metopera @creativepartnersproductions Styled by: @shionat Hair and makeup: @geobrianhmu 📸: @ohmakeda
When I was in college I had a certain amount of money per week for food supplies and anything else I needed. And I will never forget the day I gave every penny I had for a chance to see Chita Rivera’s last performance of ‘The Dancer’s Life” on Broadway. I sat alone and watched a woman whose work has always inspired me. She shined like no other. To watch her tell story through song and movement was a singular experience and I am so glad i got to see her shine on that stage in her 70s!!!!! This first photo was the night I got to tell her that story and say, “Thank You”. What an inspiration she has been to me and so many. She was always so warm and supportive to me personally and I pray peace for her family in this difficult time. Thank you, Ms. Rivera. Now, Rest. 🙏🏾❤️
When I was in college I had a certain amount of money per week for food supplies and anything else I needed. And I will never forget the day I gave every penny I had for a chance to see Chita Rivera’s last performance of ‘The Dancer’s Life” on Broadway. I sat alone and watched a woman whose work has always inspired me. She shined like no other. To watch her tell story through song and movement was a singular experience and I am so glad i got to see her shine on that stage in her 70s!!!!! This first photo was the night I got to tell her that story and say, “Thank You”. What an inspiration she has been to me and so many. She was always so warm and supportive to me personally and I pray peace for her family in this difficult time. Thank you, Ms. Rivera. Now, Rest. 🙏🏾❤️
He was one of my first best friends and my favorite cowboy. I watched him make the things he and his family needed. I watched him build with his hands. I watched him take care of animals and the land. He introduced me to riding horses and would let them run free on the land. He cared deeply for people and always wanted to help if he could. He taught me the importance of building my own… and for that I will always be thankful. I love you, Grandad. We miss you already. 💔
Happy Grammy Night. Miss her so… ❤️ @tinaturner #grammys
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
Firsts and Friends.✨ 📸: @evzmm (slides 1&2) 📸: @jennyandersonphoto (the rest) #metopera
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
I can’t finish this year without sharing two of the most divinely guided, impactful, and motivating days of my year. CATALYST. Thank you @natblacktheatre and the @fordfoundation (@darrenwalker 🙏🏾) for bringing us all together with such grace, purpose, and love. … details below… *More to come* Posted @withregram • “@natblacktheatre Earlier this month, NBT celebrated the 10 year anniversary of its groundbreaking national convening Catalyst. Conceived, launched and produced in 2013, Catalyst: Moving the Black Theatre Legacy Forward, brought together over 20 Black theatre institutions from across the country around the state of Black Theatre and the challenge of stabilizing its rich and unique legacy. This December 4 and 5, NBT partnered with the Ford Foundation(@fordfoundation) to build on the program with the second iteration: Catalyst: Seeding Black Theatre Permanence and the New Vanguard. This dynamic 2-day think tank assessed the current ecosystem and needs to foster permanence for Black Theatre and its practitioners. With leading voices from across the country, Catalyst 2.0 gathered 65 artists, producers, cultural strategists, marketers, theatermakers, and other stakeholders from around the U.S. for an intensive dive into the current cultural landscape and what a liberatory future could look like. Catalyst is more than an event – it’s a dedication to amplifying the heart and soul of Black Theatre in all of its forms. Through this initiative we have the opportunity to explore the pivotal role we all must take in Black storytelling, to create and maintain epicenters of groundbreaking innovation. NBT and Ford Foundation deeply thank our advisory and planning committee and participants for their contributions to paving the way for future possibilities. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with the rest of the field to share out the findings from the think tank and to create a public forum to bring more of the community together to seed permanence for Black Theatre and the New Vanguard. Get ready for a Liberatory chapter in Black Theatre!” 📷: @kishabari ✨ (slides 1,2, and 6) #catalyst #catalyst2023 #blacktheatre
