HER EMINENT REIGN: THE MOVEMINT

BY MYRINA “RENAISSANCE” OTEY-MYTON

March 12— May 7, 2022
Opening Reception March 12, 4 – 7pm
The Dark Room*

*Gallery visits can be made by appointment with COVID-19 mitigation policies in place. To make an appointment, and for questions or concerns, please contact    janae@kranzbergartsfoundation.org or (314) 549-9990 ext. 118

Myrina “Renaissance” Otey-Myton is the createHER of the H.E.R. Series. She is a fashion, portrait and event photographer born and raised in St. Louis, MO. Since 2018, she’s been curating Women’s History Month events honoring black women and giving them the flowers they deserve. Her Eminent Reign: The MoveMINT is a collaborative visual project working with multiple women artists to highlight black women from the past who have made a huge impact on who we are today and have been forgotten. This exhibition focuses on recreating images of them by reimagining them in a more modern world today. We tell their stories through visual art so that people recognize the role they played in the progress of black women today. The added component to this project is that it is an NFT project leveraging digital art on the blockchain. Through the sales of these NFTs we will be donating to women and/or black owned organizations that advance women whether it be in fashion, positive birth outcomes, youth self esteem, confidence projects and homeschool cooperatives.

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

The SLAD Choreography Showcase is the culmination of a year of work for young artists at St. Louis Academy of Dance. This mentorship program sculpts dancers into budding choreographers. Dancers have the opportunity to take the helm and share their own choreographic and artistic vision under the guidance of their mentor.

THE SHIRLEY BRADLEY PRICE LeFLORE FOUNDATION &
THE CREATIVE ARTS AND EXPRESSION LABORATORY (C.A.E.L.)
In Association With
DOLLY’S GIRLS PRODUCTIONS
(In honor of The SBL Foundation Scholarship Fund & Partnership with The Webster University Office Of Advancement)

PRESENTS

RIVERS OF WOMEN…A Choreopoem
written by renowned poet and playwright,
Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore, the Late St. Louis Poet Laureate Emeritus

Produced and Directed by  Lyah B. LeFlore-Ituen
Musical Director, Composer & Producer, Alerica Anderson
Producers: Hope Price Lindsay & Jacie Price

RIVERS OF WOMEN is a poignant, humorous, and powerful staged choreopoem that tells the beauty and breadth of womanless and womanhood through an intergenerational lens, exploring family, love, loss, triumph, and spirituality, driven by soul-stirring gospel, jazz, and blues.

Starring: Leah Stewart, Amber Rose, Cheeraz Gorman, and Pacia Elaine Anderson
Dancer & Choreographer: Alicia “Sunshine” Gbaho

Special Guest Appearances by Adrianne Felton King and Opera Sensation, Angel Riley

Friday May 6, 2020
The Grandel Theater
6pm VIP Pre Show, featuring Ptah Williams
7:30pm Performance
9:30 Post Show Jam, featuring the Stanley Coleman Quintet

$1,000 – Gold Circle Donor Box – VIP Pre Show Cocktails, Performance, Post Show
$100 – 6:00pm VIP Pre Show Cocktails, Performance & Post Show Jam
$50 – 7:30pm Performance & Post Show Jam Only

*Cocktail Attire, Black Tie Optional

Proceeds benefit the Shirley Bradley Price LeFlore Endowed Scholarship Fund at Webster University

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER is a well-crafted 90-minute roller coaster ride of diverse true stories about all aspects of motherhood.  From hilarious and heartwarming, to emotionally intense and profound, LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER entertains – making you laugh, cry and leaves everyone truly inspired – wanting to write a story of their own.  LTYM-STL has become a St. Louis Mother’s Day tradition giving the proceeds of the show to a different local St. Louis cause every year.  This year, we’ve chosen the fabulous Cornerstone Center for Early Learning.

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

Thank you to our private sponsor, this will be a FREE event for the public! Dave Dickey Big Band www.davedickeybigband.com with special guests vocalist Anita Jackson http://www.iamanitajackson.com/ and Webster Groves High School Jazz Ensemble! Webster Groves HS Jazz Combo will perform in The Dark Room at the Grandel from 5-6pm. People are encouraged to order food or drinls and enjoy the jazz combo from 5-6 pm. Lobby doors to the Grandel Theater will open at 5:30 with the Dave Dickey Big Band starting at 6 PM. Anita Jackson will be featured with the Dave Dickey Big Band. Intermission will be the Webster Groves HS Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Kevin Cole. Last set will be the Dave Dickey Big Band again with Anita Jackson, including several of the Webster Groves HS students sitting in with the Dave Dickey Big Band. Thank you to the Kranzberg Arts Foundation for helping with this event and having the beautiful Grandel for our performance! https://www.kranzbergartsfoundation.org

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

Watching ballet in the intimate Grandel is a whole different experience! The company shows a different side with this series that features smaller ballets and creative, new choreography from a variety of sources.  In the spring, former New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur for the Balanchine Trust, Miriam Mahdaviani, choreographs a new ballet for the SLB dancers.  Also featured are works by selected company members who are tapping into their choreography skills and setting pieces on the colleagues they know so well.  Come see what’s “new” and “next”. No fancy costumes, sets or special effects.  Just talent – up close and personal at the Grandel.

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103

The Dark Room at The Grandel
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63103