Liberated Muse Arts Group Presents “In Her Words” to the Peace Corps Agency

On Feb. 16, the Liberated Muse Arts Group presented “In Her Words” to a room of about 100 Peace Corps personnel while the performance was live streamed to affiliate offices across the world. The cast, including actresses Quineice, Anisha Newbill, Tracy Chiles McGhee, Nia Simmons and Colie Williams reprised their roles as Billie Holiday, Nina … Continue reading »

“In Her Words” Encore Performance at @DCPL this Sat, Feb. 18

“In Her Words” Debuts at The MLK Memorial Library Saturday, Feb. 4 @ 1pm

Liberated Muse Arts, in association with Soul Pixie Productions and the DC Public Library, presents “In Her Words,” a performance celebrating the lives of African-American women. Join us for a theatrical musical presentation,  examining the lives of artists Lena Horne, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Zora Neale Hurston and Lucille Clifton–creative women who used their artistic … Continue reading »

‘In Her Words’ Debuts Feb. 4th in Washington, D.C.

Liberated Muse Arts, in association with Soul Pixie Productions and the DC Public Library, presents “In Her Words”, a series celebrating the lives of African-American women. Join us first for a theatrical musical presentation, “An Artist Speaks” examining the lives of artists Lena Horne, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Zora Neale Hurston and Lucille Clifton — … Continue reading »

Playwright Khadijah Ali-Coleman Develops Theatrical Piece “In Her Words”

In 2011, playwright Khadijah Ali-Coleman was driving home one night listening to Pacifica radio station WPFW where they were playing an old interview from 1966 with the late Lena Horne with Gene DeAlessi. “I was floored,” Ali-Coleman says. “Lena Horne, talking about race, ‘the man’ and her father, a number’s runner was so counter this … Continue reading »