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Pihtya
Literary/Spoken Word/Nu Mixed-Media Series

Lyrical Content
Def-i, Leah “Whisper” Carpenter Kish & Lady Yasha
Thursday, June 26 | 7 - 9 pm | Moving Image Lab
$4 member | $6.50 nonmember

CCA presents an evening of film, music, and presentations by young Native visual artists, MCs, community leaders, and spoken word poets Def-i, Leah “Whisper” Carpenter Kish, and Lady Yasha.

The film Lyrical Content serves as a site of resistance that defies the attempted de-politicizations and silencing of Native peoples by non-indigenous America. This film is not a response to infamous practices of cultural appropriation and indigenous misrepresentation. Rather, by showcasing Native youth in Albuquerque and their utilization of genres like conscious hip hop, spoken word, and graffiti art, the film presents testimony of the lived realities of indigenous peoples who never lost their voices or the power of their self-determined means of creative expression.

Leah “Whisper” Carpenter Kish (Diné) is the director/writer of Lyrical Content. She is a writer, spoken word poet, and current graduate student at UNM, Department of American Studies. This is her first film.

Def-i is “Definition Rare,” a four-piece collective of local hip-hop practitioners—MCs Def-i and Wake, DJ OHM, and producer Cloudface, each born and raised in New Mexico. Their artistry is devoted to promoting peace and unity through song, spoken word, and dance. They specialize in various styles of Hip-Hop, ranging from Vocal Percussion to Turn-tablism, making their work accessible to audiences of all ages/nations.

Lady Yasha is a young Diné visual artist, mother, and community leader. Lady Yasha is an involved, inspiring, and motivated community leader active in Albuquerque, the Native community-at-large, and communities of color. Her work with the Albuquerque organization “Young Women United” reveals her commitment to supporting issues involving young women of color.

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INTERARTS MOVEMENT EXPLORATIONS | WITH LESLIE SATIN Interdisciplinary Choreography & Performance Workshop

InterArts Movement Explorations with Leslie Satin
WORKSHOP: July 22, 24, 29 & 31, August 5 & 7 | 5:30 - 7:30 pm | $150
Charisma Dance Studio, 901 West San Mateo Road
To register: 982-1338 x17 or Lacey@ccasantafe.org

PERFORMANCE: Railyard Performance Center | August 8 & 9

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This exciting and intensive workshop explores inter-arts collaboration and culminates in the creation of a group piece. The workshop is open to dancers, choreographers, and artists working in visual, performance, and media arts who are interested in exploring experiences and ideas about contemporary movement. Choreographers wishing to pursue new methods and approaches in their work are welcome. As a group, participants will investigate ways to incorporate elements of other art forms in a production.

Leslie Satin lives and works in New York City where she performs regularly and teaches choreography, inter-arts performance, and dance history at New York University and Bard College.

To Place, Measure, and Tend, InterArts Workshop participants, Summer 2007