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WE MANIFEST (est. 1997) is a Brooklyn-based, performance and production company dedicated to creating quality showcases, open mic forums, community and panel discussion forums, art exhibits, promotional assistance, and edu-cultural events that are geared towards self-sufficiency and empowerment. WE MANIFEST sees artistic expression as a means to combat the social, educational, economic and spiritual problems we face as a community. Our mission is to utilize various mediums of performance, visual and audible art as a communicative and therapeutic vehicle that travels to different places, connects different faces, promotes education, healing, responsible adults, self-esteem, cultural diversity and its tolerance. Copyright 2001The communities response to the artistic excellence offered by WE MANIFEST confirms that this organization serves a heartfelt need. Works presented have consistently received critical acclaim. People around the world are grasping the rope of artistic expression to uplift their community and become culturally, spiritually, socially and politically aware of the world. The arts are always in demand, but are limited to those who are commercially plugged and expensively publicized. WE MANIFEST creates, produces and casts affordable presentations to give unknown and renown, artists exposure to various audiences in an exciting, comfortable and inviting atmosphere, saturated with refreshing, edu-cultural talent and self expression. WE MANIFEST can point with pride to the large number of people whove benefited from participating in, or being a spectator at, our productions and forums. Check the blog:WE MANIFEST gives more support, love & assistance with:
*HAIR BY NATURE - affordable natural hair care;
*BALANCE - custom-made oils & jewelry that reflect your individuality;
*NIGHT QUEEN PHOTOGRAPHY - photos from 1995 & beyond;
*COMM-UNION - our product/service bartering system;
***Check the blog for details on how to contribute and benefit!
If you should have any questions, want to submit a donation, want to perform or want to assist in any way, please email:
[email protected]. (Please put question?, donation$, performer* or volunteer! in the subject line, respectively.)
WE MANIFEST has been a great source of encouragement and support for all those who participate in its productions. This organization has repeatedly demonstrated the great potential we all have by working together. We need to initiate a greater respect, a more comprehensive overstanding and an overall improvement for everyones quality of life. WE MANIFEST is striving for a multicultural lifestyle that embodies education, responsible adults, healing through artistic expression and a strong sense of security.WE MANIFEST PRODUCTIONS:*SURVIVAL SOUNDZ @ The African-American Festival, Waterside Park in VA...*24/7 SISTA STORIES @ The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
A musical about 6 womben of color pursuing their artistic careers while dealing with the drama of everyday life in NYC
Featuring: Carla Gomez, Red Jasper, Serenity, Way, Mahogany Jonz & Yejide The Night Queen with designs by SEEDZ (Danielle Grant)...
*RED I BLUEZ @ The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Featuring Survival Soundz, Abja, Universal & Yejide The Night Queen...
*GHETTO SURVIVALISTS @ S.O.B.s
The legendary 2nd Saturday series @ the Nuyorican Poets Cafe took center stage this August evening...
Featuring Melanin 2000's Wyldeflowar, InI Mighty Lock Down, Yejide The Night Queen & the RootzBOP Ensemble Survival Soundz...
*SUN & EARTH ~ community & panel discussions on specified topics gave everyone in attendance the opportunity to reach out to each other through dialogue, Q&A, and an open mic segment for easing tension before the journey home...
*DAWTAHZ = Directing Artistic Womben Towards Aesthetic Horizons-Zenith! This six-year running, monthly turned weekly showcase series was created to encourage womben to shine, followed by an ongoing open mic segment for all! DAWTAHZ has blessed the stages of the ELBOW ROOM, S.O.B.s, BABY JUPITER, NUYORICAN POETS CAFE, STINGER BAR, BAGGOT INN, CB's 313 GALLERY, LION'S DEN & CAVIAR STUDIOS, now known as REIGN. Atlanta GA gave us love at the INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS GUILD for two consecutive nights of FIYAH!
DAWTAHZ 1st Anniversary @ CB's 313 Gallery
DAWTAHZ LIVE 1st ANNIVERSARY CD will be available in August 2K6
The DAWTAHZ series has birthed its first compilation CD in 2K2,
DAWTAHZ for the 21st Century Volume I.
DAWTAHZ for the 21st CENTURY is available NOW!
THE REVOLUTION ~ featured performing, activist-artists who share their gifts of word-sound-sight-power & movement to reach out to the masses! Couldn't get none of this on the 'regular' radio stations!
The REVOLUTION series with THA REMAINZ, MARJ, AFENI, YEJIDE, SCIENZ OF LIFE & DJ CURRY KID @ BABY JUPITER, THEN OFF TO WETLANDS!!!
POISON PEN, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE & OKTOBER @ the REVOLUTION Series
Thank You for all your Love, Support, RASpect and Dedication!
Continued Success & Great Mental, Spiritual, Physical & Emotional Health!