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SUMMARY:VIZYON ATISTIK | Sound\, Archive\, and Cyanotype | Workshop with Jennica Drice
DESCRIPTION:Artist Jennica Drice leads this hands-on session showing how sound can be made visible through cyanotype. Participants will create unique spectrogram images derived from Lomax’s 1936-37 recordings from Haiti using the techniques Drice used to create her own piece for the exhibition\, Legba Across.\nCyanotype is one of the earliest photographic printing processes\, using light and chemistry to produce striking Prussian blue images.  \nNo prior experience needed. \nAll materials provided. \nRegister for the Workshop Here » \nRegistration includes a complimentary beverage & light refreshments.\nLimited capacity\, RSVP required. \nSunday\, November 8\, 2026\n3–5pm\nHaiti Cultural Exchange\n35 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn\, NY \nThis event is part of the Vizyon Atistik public programming for Rasin San Bout | Roots Without End: Artists in Dialogue with Sounds of Haiti from the Alan Lomax Archive\, on view until November 15\, 2026. \n—\nAbout the Exhibition \nRasin San Bout | Roots Without End: Artists in Dialogue with Sounds of Haiti from the Alan Lomax Archive features works by contemporary Haitian artists responding to selections from the 1930s Haiti collection of the Alan Lomax Archive\, stewarded by the Association for Cultural Equity.  \nFrom textiles to film\, the artists selected evoke both personal and resonant responses to the recordings that most spoke to them — from lullabies to Rara\, from the sacred to the Konbit. The exhibition will feature curated pairings of recordings and artwork\, connecting their modes of communion and communication over time and place. \nLearn more about the exhibition and artists here»  \nJoin the artists & curators for other activations taking place as part of this exhibition \n—\nAbout The Artist \nJennica Drice | Website \nJennica Drice is a Brooklyn-based textile artist and first generation Haitian American\, raised in Port-au-Prince\, Haiti. Her practice explores how identity is carried\, altered\, and reconstructed across displacement\, informed by her own hyphenated experience between Haiti and the United States. Working primarily in blue through cyanotype and indigo\, her work draws from personal and communal histories to explore memory\, migration\, and cultural inheritance. \nShe has exhibited across New York City and teaches workshops in cyanotype and natural dyeing.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/vizyon-atistik-sound-archive-and-cyanotype-workshop-with-jennica-drice/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vizyon Atistik,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Salon d’Ayiti: A Living Tribute to René Depestre
DESCRIPTION:Haiti Cultural Exchange and The Center for Fiction collaborate to celebrate the work & living legacy of Haitian author René Depestre.\n\n\n“The real conversation between spirit and flesh most likely takes place in some undefined realm\, a place neither here nor there\, where the soul pounds into the body—or flees the body—in a way that only some among the living can fully understand.” \n—Edwidge Danticat on René Depestre \n  \nThis evening at The Center for Fiction will feature a discussion with the English translator of his work\, Yale University professor Kaiama L. Glover\, renowned author Edwidge Danticat\, and a staged reading with special guest performance by Kebert Bastien. \n  \nJoin HCX directly after for a Salon d’Ayiti Nightcap in their space at 35 Lafayette Ave (map »).  \nHaitian author René Depestre is one of the most important voices of twentieth-century world literature. Depestre was born in Jacmel\, Haiti\, on August 29\, 1926. His vast corpus includes works of poetry\, prose fiction\, literary criticism\, and political essays. A peer of and collaborator with such influential political and literary figures as Aimé Césaire\, Jacques-Stephen Alexis\, Pablo Neruda\, Jorge Amado\, and André Breton\, Depestre has engaged with the politics and aesthetics of Negritude\, Marxism\, social realism\, and Surrealism\, among other major twentieth century phenomena\, over the course of a career that has spanned more than half a century. \nHaving lived and written through significant moments in Haitian\, New World\, and Pan African history––from the overthrow of Haitian dictator Elie Lescot in 1946\, to the first Pan African Congress in Paris 1956\, to a struggle with Haiti’s François “Papa Doc” Duvalier in 1957\, to collaboration with Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara and a fraught relationship with Fidel Castro in the 1960s and 70s––René Depestre has been uniquely placed to narrate how the entirety of the Americas and Europe are implicated in Haiti’s past and present reality. \nDepestre’s distinct style is at its best in such timeless works as Hadriana dans tous mes rêves [Hadriana in All My Dreams]\, Le Mât de Cocagne [The Festival of the Greasy Pole]\, and Un arc-en-ciel pour l’Occident chrétien [A Rainbow for the Christian West]\, among other major publications\, many of which have been awarded prestigious literary prizes\, including the Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle\, the Prix Renaudot\, the Prix Guillaume Apollinaire\, and the Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde \n\nRSVP on Eventbrite while availability lasts! »  \n—\nAbout the panel \n \nKAIAMA L. GLOVER  \nKaiama L. Glover is a translator and scholar of Black Studies\, French and Literary Studies. She is a professor at Yale University in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Glover’s research\, writing\, and teaching are situated at the intersection of French\, francophone\, Caribbean\, and Haitian literary studies. Her work explores phenomena of border-crossing\, marginality\, gender\, and canon-formation\, querying––through rigorous textual study––the shifting categories of ‘center’ and ‘margins’ as they are constituted across the postcolonial Afro-Americas. Her work has been supported by fellowships at the New York Public Library Cullman Center\, the Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination in Paris\, the PEN/Heim Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Mellon Foundation. She has translated several works of fiction and non-fiction from French to English\, notably Frankétienne’s Ready to Burst (2014)\, Marie Chauvet’s Dance on the Volcano (2016)\, René Depestre’s Hadriana in All My Dreams (2017)\, and Françoise Vergès’s The Wombs of Women: Capitalism\, Racialization\, Feminism (2019). Glover is an awardee of the PEN/Heim Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and the Mellon Foundation. In addition to her published works\, Glover has contributed to the field of digital humanities through projects such as In the Same Boats\, which visualizes networks of “Caribbean\, Latin American\, African\, European\, and Afro-American intellectuals” in the 20th century. She also serves as a founding co-editor of archipelagos | a journal of Caribbean digital praxis. \n  \nEDWIDGE DANTICAT \nEdwidge Danticat is the author of several books\, including Breath\, Eyes\, Memory\, an Oprah Book Club selection\, Krik? Krak!\, a National Book Award finalist\, The Farming of Bones\, The Dew Breaker\, Brother\, I’m Dying\, Create Dangerously\, Claire of the Sea Light\, The Art of Death\, Everything Inside\, a Reese’s Book Club selection and National Book Critics Circle Awards winner. She is also the editor of The Butterfly’s Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States\,  Best American Essays 2011\,  Haiti Noir\, and Haiti Noir 2. She has written seven books for children and young adults: Anacaona\, Behind the Mountains\, Eight Days\, The Last Mapou\, Mama’s Nightingale\, Untwine\, My Mommy Medicine\, and a travel narrative\, After the Dance. Her memoir\, Brother\, I’m Dying\, was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a  2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography.  She is a 2009 MacArthur Fellow\, a 2018 Ford Foundation  “Art of Change” fellow\, the winner of the 2018 Neustadt International Prize\, the 2019 St. Louis Literary Award\, the 2011 Bocas Nonfiction Prize and 2020 Bocas Fiction Prize\,  the 2020 Vilcek Prize for Literature\, a 2020 United States Artists Fellow\, a two-time winner of The Story Prize\, and the 2023 PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story.  Her essay collection\, We’re Alone\, will be published in September 2024. She teaches at Columbia University.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/salon-dayiti-a-living-tribute-to-rene-depestre-2/
LOCATION:The Center For Fiction\, 15 Lafayette Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11217
CATEGORIES:Salon d'Ayiti
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: Lakay Through Your Lens: Photography\, Storytelling\, and Collage
DESCRIPTION:In this two-hour interactive workshop\, Mélissa Baptiste and Chantal Baptiste of MC Arts Collective will lead little artists through an engaging exploration of identity and community through photography\, storytelling\, and collage!\nParticipants will learn basic photography concepts and then have a portrait taken with an instant camera during the workshop. Using their instant portraits as the centerpiece\, attending children will create mixed-media collages incorporating colors\, patterns\, images\, and drawings of their choosing. To complete their creations\, participants will create a short story or caption to share what “lakay\,” the Haitian Creole word for home\, means to them. \nThe workshop will finish with a spontaneous gallery walk where participants can display their artwork and share their stories. Each young artist will leave with a personalized piece that celebrates identity\, creativity\, and connection to Haitian culture! \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from the Diaspora Community Services HRI project. \nSaturday\, November 14\, 2026\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission for 35 people!\n\nLimit 3 tickets per family. (Tickets will be held at the counter on the day of.) Spaces limited. \nRSVP while availability lasts! \nIf free HCX Community RSVP is no longer available on this page\, please purchase a ticket to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum here »  \n— \nArtist Bio \nMC Arts Collective\, Inc. is a nonprofit founded by Mélissa Baptiste and Chantal Baptiste. Its mission is to expand access to arts education and enrich youth and communities through creativity. The organization uses the arts as a tool for learning\, cultural expression\, storytelling and connection while creating inclusive spaces where young people can explore their identities and develop confidence. Mélissa is a Haitian photographer and visual storyteller with more than a decade of experience. Chantal is an educator with more than 40 years of teaching experience in Haiti and the United States\, including art among her taught subjects. Together\, they integrate education and creative expression into culturally meaningful experiences that encourage young people to discover the transformative power of the arts. \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-lakay-through-your-lens-photography-storytelling-and-collage/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T160000
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SUMMARY:Vizyon Atistik | CLOSING RECEPTION with 2Cent | Rasin San Bout | Roots Without End
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the closing night of Rasin San Bout | Roots Without End: Artists in Dialogue with Sounds of Haiti from the Alan Lomax Archive. \n2Cent arrives at the final evening of the exhibition for sonic fusion sets representing the soul of this exhibition. \nClosing Night Reception\nSunday\, November 15\, 2026\n4–7pm\nHaiti Cultural Exchange\n35 Lafayette Ave. Brooklyn\, NY \n  \nAbout 2Cent | Website \nDavidson Toussaint (2Cent) is a Haitian-American DJ\, music producer\, and cultural producer whose practice explores the intersection of electronic music\, Haitian cultural memory\, migration\, and collective gathering. He is the creator of Lakou House\, an evolving artistic framework connecting contemporary electronic music with Haitian rhythm\, storytelling\, and the communal spirit of the lakou. \nHis multidisciplinary background spans music production\, artist and tour management\, event production\, and cultural programming\, including work with Manito Nation\, Kolo\, Riva\, Tafa and Michael Brun through BAYO. Through projects such as GRIOT\, 2Cent explores how sound\, place\, visual language\, and performance can carry memory while creating new expressions of Haitian identity within global electronic culture. \nToussaint designed the soundscape for the Rasin San Bout exhibition. \n—\nAbout the Exhibition \nWe are excited to announce our forthcoming exhibition in collaboration with the Archive of Alan Lomax (1915-2002)\, a pioneering ethnomusicologist for over six decades. From 1936-1937\, at the urging of heralded African American anthropologist and author Zora Neale Hurston\, Lomax traveled to Haiti to record the nation’s music and rituals on behalf of the US Library of Congress. \nThe Association for Cultural Equity\, which stewards Lomax’s archive\, selected 40 essential recordings from the nearly 50 hours of recorded sound from Haiti. Building a conversation between the past and present\, HCX invited visual artists of Haitian descent to respond and connect their own work through an Open Call.  \nFrom textiles to film\, the artists selected evoke both personal and resonant responses to the recordings that most spoke to them — from lullabies to Rara\, from the sacred to the Konbit. The exhibition will feature curated pairings of recordings and artwork\, connecting their modes of communion and communication over time and place. \nCurated by Régine M. Roumain and Micaela Walker \n— \nFeaturing the work of:\nLaïssa Alexis • Love Aritus • Marie Casimir • Megan Delianne • Stephanie “Philomen” Dorceant • Jennica Drice • Sydney Rose Maubert • Christopher Mitchell • Marie Guilloto Stuppard • Zarita Zevallos \nSoundscape by Davidson Toussaint \nTechnical support provided by ENU Builds \n   \n— \nLearn more about the exhibition and artists here » \nJoin the artists & curators for other activations taking place as part of this exhibition » 
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/vizyon-atistik-closing-reception-rasin-san-bout-roots-without-end-2/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vizyon Atistik
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SUMMARY:Bazaar Kreyòl Holiday Marketplace
DESCRIPTION:Join HCX for Bazaar Kreyòl – our annual holiday marketplace!\nPurchase unique artwork & artisan craft work from the HCX Boutik and shop for unique holiday gifts from a curated array of Haitian vendors. Enjoy two festive afternoons of food\, drinks\, and music while shopping for a good cause!  \nStay tuned to see the amazing brands joining us at Bazaar Kreyòl this year! \nInterested in vending at Bazaar Kreyòl? Complete the HCX Vendor Interest Form to stay on our radar» \nSaturday\, December 12 & Sunday\, December 13\, 2026\n12-8pm\n35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11217
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/bazaar-kreyol-holiday-marketplace-2/
LOCATION:Haiti Cultural Exchange\, 35 Lafayette Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bazaar Kreyòl
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: Fanal Lantern Workshop with Nathalie Jean-Baptiste
DESCRIPTION:In this festive Ti Atis workshop\, artist Nathalie Jean-Baptiste teaches little artists how to create their very own Haitian fanal lantern for the holiday season! \nJoin Haitian artist and storyteller Nathalie Jean-Baptiste for a hands-on children’s workshop that celebrates the spirit of Haiti’s Christmas season. Young participants will create their own fanals\, handcrafted paper lanterns that traditionally light up Haitian streets during the holidays.  \nThis festive Ti Atis session offers an exciting way to learn about the history and cultural significance of these vibrant lanterns. Discover the light and beauty of this beloved craft just in time for the holidays! \n— \nSaturday\, December 13\, 2026\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission to the HCX community! \nLimit 3 tickets per family. (Tickets will be held at the counter on the day of.) Spaces limited. \nRSVP while availability lasts! \nIf free HCX Community RSVP is no longer available on this page\, please purchase a ticket to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum here »  \n— \nArtist Bio \nNathalie Jean-Baptiste is a Haitian painter and creative host whose work blends tradition and innovation through art and curated dining experiences. Rooted in cultural pride\, her creations explore identity\, spirituality\, and human connection\, celebrating Haitian heritage with a modern touch. She is the founder of an exclusive dining series centered on culture and storytelling\, a former Guggenheim Learning Through Art resident teaching artist in NYC public schools\, and the author of Trogon’s Song of Hope\, a children’s book about Haiti’s national bird\, the Hispaniolan Trogon. \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from Diaspora Community Services’ Haitian Response Initiative Provider Project from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-fanal-lantern-workshop-with-nathalie-jean-baptiste/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: Haitian Drumming & World Rhythms with Okai Musik
DESCRIPTION:Take a journey from West Africa to Haiti through percussion with Okai Musik! Children will discover the cultural power of rhythm in this hands-on Ti Atis session. \nGet ready to roll up your sleeves and discover the rhythms that connect Haiti to the Caribbean and African diasporas! Led by percussionist Okai Musik\, this interactive workshop invites young participants to explore the musical traditions that travel across West Africa to the Caribbean and Latin America\, with a special focus on Haiti’s rich drumming heritage. Come ready to make some noise and experience how music brings us all together! \n— \nSaturday\, January 10\, 2027\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission to the HCX community! \nLimit 3 tickets per family. (Tickets will be held at the counter on the day of.) Spaces limited. \nRSVP while availability lasts! \nIf free HCX Community RSVP is no longer available on this page\, please purchase a ticket to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum here »  \n— \nArtist Bio \nRodney “Okai” Fleurimont\, known professionally as Okai Musik\, is a Brooklyn-based Haitian-American percussionist\, vocalist\, composer\, producer\, MC\, and teaching artist rooted in the rhythms of the African and Caribbean Diaspora. His multidisciplinary practice spans Haitian and Caribbean traditions\, West African percussion\, Bomba\, Hip Hop\, Flamenco\, Hindustani\, electronic music\, and improvisation. He has collaborated with Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, BAM\, Jacob’s Pillow\, the Joyce Theater\, and Haiti Cultural Exchange\, and performs internationally with Brown Rice Family and Bombazo Dance Co. Okai is lead percussionist for Soles of Duende and creator of The Conch Shell Symphony. His forthcoming solo album\, Crossroads\, marks a new chapter in his expansive practice.\n \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from Diaspora Community Services’ Haitian Response Initiative Provider Project from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-haitian-drumming-world-rhythms-with-okai-musik/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: Haitian Ecology\, Symbols\, & Fabric-dying with Cici Osias
DESCRIPTION:Learn about popular plants and animals of Haiti through a fun fabric dyeing workshop led by Cici Osias! Using cassava paste and natural indigo\, children will create their own designs on fabric. \nJoin Haitian-Nigerian textile artist Cici Osias as she teaches young participants the resist-dyeing technique of adire. Using cassava paste\, children will paint their own designs onto fabric or use stamping tools to illustrate the natural beauty of Haiti! This fun\, hands-on workshop is an exciting opportunity to stretch creative muscles while learning about popular plants and animals of the island.  \n— \nSaturday\, February 13\, 2027\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission to the HCX community! \nSign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when tickets are available.\nNewsletter Sign Up » \n— \nArtist Bio \nCici Osias (b. Baltimore\, MD) is a textile artist and photographer based in Brooklyn\, New York. Her work draws upon African American\, Congolese\, Haitian\, and Nigerian motifs to make meaning of her identity and hold her people close. Within her textiles\, Cici recognizes the role of cloth as a vessel for storytelling within African\, Caribbean\, and African American culture. Through this work\, she traces the vestiges of shared origin and collective memory across the Black diaspora. Cici holds a BA from Brown University and is a former artist-in-residence at the Textile Arts Center and the Haiti Cultural Exchange.  \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from Diaspora Community Services’ Haitian Response Initiative Provider Project from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-haitian-ecology-symbols-fabric-dying-with-cici-osias/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270313T140000
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: House Dance Steps & Haitian Identity with Tatiana Desardouin
DESCRIPTION:Discover how cultural identity can be used to express oneself through House dance steps with Tatiana Desardouin! \nCelebrate self-expression\, identity\, and movement through the art of house dance! Led by Swiss-Haitian dancer and choreographer Tatiana Desardouin\, this interactive workshop introduces young participants to basic house dance steps while encouraging them to use their own identities\, experiences\, and creativity as inspiration for movement. Come ready to move and discover your rhythm within!  \n— \nSaturday\, March 13\, 2027\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission to the HCX community! \nSign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when tickets are available.\nNewsletter Sign Up » \n— \nArtist Bio \nTatiana Desardouin\, a Swiss artist of Haitian origin\, is a multifaceted creative whose work spans dance\, education\, choreography\, cultural organizing\, and craftsmanship. A devoted contributor to the Swiss and international street and club dance scene\, with a focus on hip-hop and house dance. Tatiana has been teaching and mentoring since 2005 — her teaching experience includes Broadway Dance Center\, EXPG NYC\, and she currently teaches at Modega and Peridance. Tatiana is the founder\, director\, and choreographer of “Passion Fruit Dance Company”\, established in 2016. Through performances\, workshops\, lectures\, educational programs\, and cultural events\, the company celebrates the authenticity and Black heritage of street and club dances. Tatiana was selected as one of Dance Magazine’s 2020 “25 to Watch”\, featured in The New Yorker magazine and Harper’s Bazaar in 2021\, was the recipient of the Vilcek Foundation Prizes for Creative Promise in Dance in 2022\, and is the 2022 Bessie Award winner. \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from Diaspora Community Services’ Haitian Response Initiative Provider Project from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-house-dance-steps-haitian-identity-with-tatiana-desardouin/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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SUMMARY:Ti Atis Second Saturdays: Haitian Kite-making with Tètpwav Solèy & PwavKAP
DESCRIPTION:Join Tètpwav Solèy & PwavKAP for an afternoon of Haitian kite-making in this hands-on Ti Atis session!\nSpark your imagination in a creative family workshop where Haitian artist Tètpwav Solèy of PwavKAP (Keep Art Poppin) will lead participants in the traditional art of Haitian kite-making. Youth will learn basic geometry concepts and cut out their own shapes and designs to create a kite from skeleton to decoration! Enjoy storytelling open to all before participants head outdoors to fly their kites. \n— \nSaturday\, April 10\, 2027\n2-4pm\nBrooklyn Children’s Museum\n145 Brooklyn Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY 11213 \n— \nAttendance is free with museum admission. Plus\, as a special offer for the HCX community\, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is offering FREE admission to the HCX community! \nSign up for our newsletter to be the first to know when tickets are available.\nNewsletter Sign Up » \n— \nArtist Bio \nTètpwav Solèy is a Haitian painter\, kite-making instructor\, musician\, spoken‑word performer\, and author whose work explores the intersections of culture\, consciousness\, and social commentary. In the spirit of sharing and learning\, Tètpwav has transformed his traditional childhood pastime of making kites into PwavKAP kite-making workshops for the larger community. Tètpwav has collaborated with organizations such as Komite Ayiti\, Creative Alliance\, and Global Kids at the Haitian Embassy in Washington\, D.C.\, to facilitate kite-making. In conclusion\, Tètpwav’s artistic journey continues as he not only feeds his hunger to learn and grow into the best version of himself but has also shared and spread his seeds of creativity anywhere imagination blooms. \n— \nAbout Ti Atis \nThis session of Ti Atis is made possible with support from Diaspora Community Services’ Haitian Response Initiative Provider Project from the NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. \nTi Atis returns to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum for a new season of interactive youth and family programming! Ti Atis (Little Artists) engages youth of Haitian descent and their peers with Haitian history and heritage via the arts\, giving young people the tools to build an inclusive and culturally informed future as they learn about diverse art forms from professional Haitian artists.  \nMark your calendars! Happening on the second Saturday of every month from November 2026 to May 2027. Stay tuned for the full lineup of teaching artists.
URL:https://haiticulturalx.org/event/ti-atis-second-saturdays-haitian-kite-making-with-tetpwav-soley-pwavkap/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Children’s Museum\, 145 Brooklyn Avenue\, Brooklyn\, New York\, 11213
CATEGORIES:Ti Atis
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