ABDEL SALAAM Executive Artistic Director/Choreographer Forces of Nature Dance Theatre Artistic Director at Dance Africa New York, New York by Dale Ricardo Shields “My spirit is exalted through Art and the world of Dance! Dance and the Divine are One!” Peace and Blessings Family, 41 years ago, Forces Of …
Antone Pagán Actor, Director, Producer, and Writer by Dale Ricardo Shields Antone Pagán was raised in Harlem, New York. He has been a member of the famed Actors Studio since the late 1980s and was recently appointed to the studio’s membership committee. He listed among his Actors Studio mentors, Paul Calderon, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, …
B’nard Lewis Actor/Writer/Director/Producer A Columbus, Ohio native, and a member of S.A.G./A.F.T.R.A., is no stranger to film, television, comedy, stage plays, and commercials. He has acted, directed, written, and produced in every genre and format. In the Ohio region, he’s appeared in commercials and print work for Kroger, Elder-Beerman, Cota, Chrysler, and Value City. The …
VINNETTE JUSTINE CARROLL “We still need Black theatre. But I think we need to show Black people just living, just trying to get through the world with the problems other people have.” American Playwright/Director/Actress 1922 – 2002 by Dale Ricardo Shields Vinnette Carroll Ph.D. was born on March 11, 1922, to Edgar and Florence …
