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The International Human Rights Art Festival is an ongoing series of art-activist events, festivals, workshops, and community programs at the intersection of art, activism, and society. At each of our events, we bring together social and political leaders and the general public to imagine and implement a better, more caring world. ihraf.org

International Human Rights Art Festival

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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><STRONG>Earth / Water / Air / Fire / Spirit</STRONG><BR>
<P>A multicultural and international evening of solo and group dance pieces centering each one of the Five Elements: Earth / Water / Air / Fire / Spirit. Come witness a unique exploration of the elements underlying human and universal experience through movement. </P>
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<LI><STRONG>Davalois Fearon (Water)</STRONG>, a Bessie award-winning, critically-acclaimed dancer, teacher, and choreographer born on the island of Jamaica and raised in The Bronx, New York, former member of the Stephen Petronio Dance Company;<BR></LI>
<LI><STRONG>Nai-Ni Chen (Fire)</STRONG>, who fuses the dynamic freedom of American modern dance with the grace and splendor of Asian art.;<BR></LI>
<LI><STRONG>Sheldon Raymore (Earth)</STRONG>, a Native American Storyteller, Visual Artist, Actor, Choreographer, Cultural Consultant, and an award winning Grass Dancer;<BR></LI>
<LI><STRONG>Oxana Chi (Spirit)</STRONG>, a multi-talented Afro-German performing artist honored as an Ambassador of Peace (Jakarta 2016);<BR></LI>
<LI><STRONG>Open Dance Ensemble (Air/Wind)</STRONG>, who will present a live, self-conducted improvised dance performance to an original soundscore by The Ghost Ensemble.</LI>
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<DIV CLASS="_1mf _1mj"><SPAN CLASS="text_exposed_show">Featuring original music soundscores by Sylvestre Soleil (for Oxana Chi) and The Ghost Ensemble / Ben Richter (for Open Dance Ensemble)<BR><BR>Event curated by Layla Zami, Assistant Producer at IHRAF</SPAN></DIV>
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