Storytelling doesn’t just spark creativity; it helps build connection, trust, and shared understanding in the classroom.
Up next in The LAB—
⭕️⭕️ "Story Circles": Using Storytelling to Shape Classroom Culture
📍 Asian Arts Initiative Theater, 1219 Vine Street
📅 Monday, May 18 | 6–8 PM
This immersive workshop will allow teaching artists to explore storytelling as a tool for building a caring, values-driven classroom culture. They'll learn:
➡️ Story Circles—a structured method for sharing narratives
➡️ “Yes, And”—a collaborative improv technique
➡️ Strategies for adapting storytelling across ages, themes, and disciplines
You’ll leave with practical ideas and resources to bring storytelling into your teaching practice right away.
This workshop is co-facilitated by Nina Riley and Julia E. Katz. Nina is a facilitator and program manager who focuses on human-centered, social justice-driven work. Julia E. Katz is a West Philadelphia-based visual artist and community facilitator who leads cohorts and creative spaces across civic, educational, and family settings.
👉 Register now to save your spot.
How exciting… in less than a month I’ll be a certified yoga teacher. Come take my grad class on 5/16 at 9am. Register on my story🧘🏽♀️⭐️
photo by @jaimejmarrero
“AAA heartbeat”-
I have not had the words to express what Aftermath: Analyzing Anguish meant to me. To fully articulate the tender and cozy place all of these talented visionaries hold in my heart. I can say that it wouldn’t have been possible without my FULL team of actors, production, and all those in between that lent their heart to this show. And it’d be true. I can credit everyone as an artist should, and I will. But this story, this journey, and these people held me with so much care. They trusted my words and I theirs. They saw my vision and worked tirelessly to help make it happen. AAA cradled my grief and built a playground around it. I will love my cast & crew foreva eva. Thank you team. Thank you viBeCollab Residency. Thank you family, bestfriends, NAP, and everyone that trusted me with their tears, laughter, praise, stomps cry’s shouts and storiesss in that theater. I’m so happy some of you saw yourself. 🕊️💐
All photos by the wonderful @shazthephotog
Excerpt 7/6
“Daddy,
I wrote a play about it. I wrote a play until I couldn’t write anymore. I wrote a disjointed story to make this make sense… I wrote and poured and oozed all over 43 pages of poetry and dialogue to make sense of this pain. I wrote so much that I had to rewrite and ask myself if I wanted to share as much as I did. I wrote parts of our story. I wrote you with dignity…. I wrote mj with dignity. I cried on those pages and pleaded for people to see how badly I miss you. Not to fix it. But to grasp how large and multitudinous you are. I wrote you and still couldn’t capture you fully. I told our story to prove to myself you were real and validate that I’m not holding on to the past for no reason. I wrote to hold on to that moment forever in 43 pages…. I wrote so people never forget you were real. You were here. For 23 years you were with me. You loved me. You laughed with me. You were my dad for 23 years. I wrote to remember that I’d do it all again to have those last moments with you. I wrote to capture 430 days of life without my bestfriend. I wrote to my find my Rythym.
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4.12-5.3.23
Have you RSVP’d for @thefilmdomme fundraiser? This film line up goes crazy.
ONE NIGHT ONLY! March 27th 6pm-8pm @the_rotunda_philly
Co hosted by me @eboneeblak
Xenia Matthews @glassdick and Nina Riley @ninariley_
This screening features The Gold Digger, a poignant satire, The Adventures of The Black Girl, a serene meditation on God and Self, A Few Things I’m Beginning to Understand, a channel surfing spectacular, OURIKA!, a spiritual sci-fi, and two exclusive teasers for the directors’ upcoming work.
Link in bio for tickets! <3
Glitter + Fried Fish Present: THE FILM DOMME (@thefilmdomme ) fundraiser party!
Two of the most iconic black fem film directors on this coast of the United States, Ebonee Blak @eboneeblak and Xenia Matthews @glassdick team up for a special screening event.
Co host: @ninariley_
Join us for a multi screening of our filmography, raffles, a director panel, merch, and more for this one night only event! @the_rotunda_philly
SAVE THE DATE! MARCH 27th! 6 PM At the Rotunda @the_rotunda_philly .
Sliding scale $5-20 for ENTRY!
Link in bio to sign up.
Glitter + Fried Fish Present: THE FILM DOMME fundraiser party!
Two of the most iconic black fem film directors on this coast of the United States, Ebonee Blak and Xenia Matthews @glassdick team up for a special screening event. @the_rotunda_philly
Co host : @ninariley_
Join us for a multi screening of our filmography, raffles, a director panel, merch, and more for this one night only event!
SAVE THE DATE! MARCH 27th! 6 PM At the Rotunda. @the_rotunda_philly
Sliding scale $5-20 for ENTRY!
Link in bio to sign up.
-The Keepers Gala, The Breathe Collective Featured Poet Performance 2025
- City & State Pa 2026 Black Trailblazer Honoree
- Free Library of Philadelphia Spring Workshops
- The Limon Salon, Limon Theater Company 2025. Playwright & Performer
Stream Motion by malaj on all platforms 🫡
Another oldie..… it’s never too late to post the things that make you smile ❤️
-Maybe my 2024 highlights!! Making IG less serious. Wanna see my work, follow and check my website 😅
Post more about your work 🗣️ Get offline and see more live art 🗣️ Connect through heartache and joy 🗣️
💙 Today at 2pm and 7pm at Seventh Heaven Bar & Karaoke on 4 Irving Ave in Brooklyn. Tix available at the door and at @limontheater bio 💙
