Her goal is to make that accessible to as many young artists as possible. Danysha believes theatre is a driving force that aids creativity and understanding in a world when we need it most. She hopes to spread the love of storytelling and pay homage to those who came before her and leave much for those that will come after her. You can see her Haitian-American influence in her productions that are filled with color, music, and zest! Her experiences as a Haitian-American woman have devoted her artistic endeavors to shining a light on culture, inclusion, and diversity. Upon graduating from Valdosta State University with her BFA in Theatre Performance, she has been devising new theatre works for young audiences. ![]() She spends the majority of her time teaching at Noxubee County High School in Macon, Mississippi. ĭanysha Ligon (“ Tout timoun bondye yo fet ak dan”) is a teaching artist currently based in Northeast Mississippi. In addition to being puppeteers and helping with script writing and production, Koi and Azaria are also both digital artists and sculptors. For the last 30 years he has worked as a visual artist, art teacher, performing artist (puppetry and theater), and a graphic designer. Dirk was born in Trinidad, grew up in NY, and has been based in Baltimore for the last 16 years. String Theory Theater also conducts creative workshops. Their shows employ various narrative styles though multiple puppetry formats including hand puppets, rod puppets, crankies, shadow puppets, marionettes, toy theater, and large scale festival puppets. ![]() Founded in 2016, String Theory Theater’s performance themes range from children’s puppetry to adult satire to a style of narrative improv that pulls the audience into the show. Tanya has been a Puppet Showplace Incubator artist and was recently awarded an artist fellowship from the Arts and Business Council of Boston.ĭirk Joseph (“The Truth about Cats and Dogs”) is the founder of String Theory Theater, a small Baltimore-based puppet troupe composed of artist Dirk Joseph and his daughters Sequoia (20 yrs) and Azaria (13 yrs). Tanya Nixon-Silberg of Little Uprisings (biography below) returns to serve as our community curator. African genius as manifested and felt for through cultural, intellectual, spiritual and somatic means is one of my passionate pursuits”. Says Hadley: “Alternative states of consciousness and the translation of messages, images, and energy between worlds is central to the way I work. Performing nationally and internationally, she has devised work across many genres including classical theater, Butoh, Afro-diasporic dance, object theater, performance installations, and ritual performance. Hadley holds an MFA in Theater: Contemporary Performance from Naropa University. She has worked and studied in many cultures in contemporary, ancient and postmodern traditions. Hadley Mays (“Sycorax”) is an actress, interdisciplinary performing artist, theater deviser, teacher and workshop facilitator. Barrington consistently works to develop his practice as an art maker and social interventionist in concert with his teaching. He currently teaches Art Education as an assistant professor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he continues to help develop young teachers. Barrington is a member of the Boston Comics Roundtable, a co-founder of Comics in Color, and is active with the Design Studio for Social Intervention and the Black Speculative Arts Movement. He is a Massachusetts State Universities Educator Alumni Award 2019 winner, a Surdna and an Expressing Boston fellow, a publisher of comics and graphic media, and works as a freelance artist and consultant. ![]() Barrington taught visual arts at the Boston Arts Academy for nineteen years. He attended Hampton University in Virginia and the Massachusetts College of Art where he earned both a BFA in Communication Design and a MSAE in Art Education. Barrington Edwards (“Apocatastasis Apocalypse Apotheosis Plan”) is from Boston and is an artist and community activist.
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