Articles by

Valerie Nahmad

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    Moving Poets 6/15: An Exploration of Humanity and Nature

    Posted on April 6, 2015 by

    By Sarah Emery, Moving Poets Charlotte Moving Poets, a cross-disciplinary, contemporary dance theater company based in Charlotte, N.C., and Berlin, revives its showcase of six 15-minute original works April 23-25, 2015, with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.   With “be curious” as its guiding...
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    Holocaust Remembrance Day honored nationwide on April 13

    Posted on April 2, 2015 by

    By National Jewish Theater Foundation On April 13, 2015 organizations across the country including major theaters, universities, memorial museums and embassies will unite to honor victims of the Holocaust by joining in the first ever Remembrance Readings for Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah). This event was conceived and launched by...
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    Poetry, everywhere, in Miami this month

    Posted on April 1, 2015 by

    By Fernando Gonzalez, Miami-based freelance writer Photo courtesy of O, Miami. When the stated goal is to deliver a poem to the more than 2.6 million residents of Miami-Dade County, politely inviting people to readings and hoping for the best is not a promising option. So...
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    Conversation Starter: Love-Trouble

    Posted on April 1, 2015 by

    By Philadelphia Young Playwrights "Most girls’ boy problems consist of them having to choose between two guys or something like that. I have to choose between a guy and my religion.” Each spring, Young Playwrights partners with InterAct Theatre Company to produce the Young Voices Monologue Festival, featuring the work...
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    Free to download: a new book of art projects for kids

    Posted on April 1, 2015 by

    By Art Sphere After a lot of hard work and generous help, we are excited to share “Creating Legacies through Art,” a book of free art lesson plans for anyone serving curious kids. The book is designed to provide teachers and families with free, approachable art projects that stimulate creative...
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    DSA Senior wins photojournalism scholarship

    Posted on March 31, 2015 by

    By Christopher Tiffany, University of Michigan School of Education Young women in the Detroit School of Arts’ 11th and 12th grades recently had the opportunity to participate in Cranbrook’s “Women in Photojournalism” workshop. The Detroit School of Arts (DSA) is a performing and fine art public high school in midtown...