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February 12, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–– wimmin@work 2024
Press Contact/photos: Artistic Director – Andrea E. Woods Valdés: [email protected]
The Hayti Heritage Center and Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods Present
The 7 th Annual
wimmin@work 2024
A wimmin's herstory month celebration
SATURDAY, MARCH 23 – 3 PM
at the Hayti Heritage Center
Join us for an afternoon of thought-provoking and spirit-moving performance of dance, original song and music,
theater, spoken word, story, and more.
Beautiful wimmin-made items for sale in the
lobby marketplace at 2 pm – show begins at 3 pm
featuring
Theater artist – Dorothy N. Clark, violinist – Sophia Gee, vocalist – Makeda Johnson, KT Dance Collective,
spoken word poet and Em Cee – Kimberly McCrae, writer/activist/herbalist – Alexis McKenney,
dancer/choreographer – Ife Presswood, dancer/poet – SevTheFairy,
and performance writer – Andrea E. Woods Valdés
The inaugural wimmin@work brave wimmin award
Honoring Toni K. Hall and Sadiyah Shakur-Saleem for their courageous work as wimmin illuminating our
community and our lives
NEW!!
wimmin@workshops 5-6 pm
Stay after the show and participate in a writing or dance wimmin@workshop free with the performance ticket
purchase. All are welcome to attend! ($10 w/o performance purchase)
My Own Words: Speaking Our Truths Our Way with Kimberly McCrae
-Maya Angelou said, "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside of you. This wimmin@workshop encourages radical truth-telling and compassionate exploration of the self as an individual and part of our communities. Bring your own poetry, spoken word, and stories to work and share.
or
Fem Grooves wimmin@workshop with Ife Presswood – an open-level movement workshop that explores possibilities of feminine expression and embodiment. Movers engage in basic Vouge Femme, Afro-Diasporic and Hip-Hop styles through choreography. All are welcome!
$10. Includes 3 PM performance and a 5 PM post-performance dance or writing wimmin@workshop for audience
members.
Free for children under 12
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024 – 3 PM
at the Hayti Heritage Center
804 Old Fayetteville St
Durham, NC 27701
919-683-1709 www.hayti.org
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wimmin@work is an interdisciplinary, intergenerational performance showcase celebrating wimmin’s herstory
month. Wimmin of all generations come together to acknowledge that we stand on the mighty and magnificent
shoulders of wimmin artists, educators, mentors, family, and friends. Let’s celebrate and share our creative
endeavors in the way we do best, by being wimmin@work!
Co-produced by Hayti Heritage Center and SOULOWORKS/Andrea E. Woods
www.hayti.org
www.souloworks.com/wimmin