East Village, NY
Thursday, Friday, Saturday MARCH 11, 12, AND 13, 2010 - 8pm -
THREE NEW ONE WOMAN SHOWS each night for only $15 TOTAL!!!!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THIS LINK:
http://fabnyc.org/calendar.php?month=3&year=2010&ctype=month&type=event&mids[0]=17#event_2010_03_11_1359

INFO ABOUT ALL THREE SHOWS BELOW...OR GO TO EVENTS SECTION AT WWW.DREDLOVE.COM



Come Experience MilDred's NEW Show:
"I Transcender: The Gender Expression of Haitian Gods and Goddesses" (c) 2010. Created by MilDred Gerestant, the artist formerly known as DRED. Choreographed by the fabulous and talented Sokhna Heathyre Mabin!!! "I Transcender: The Gender Expression of Haitian Gods and Goddesses" is a mix of dance, poetry and music experiencing the spiritual dance expressions of the fabulous Haitian God/desses: sexy Danbala, cross dressing Baron Samedi and beautiful Erzulie. MilDred has performed internationaly, from college campuses including NYU, Penn State, Vassar, MIT, NYU, Amherst, and Smith College; to theaters such as Lincoln Center, and Henry Street Settlement. Cameos of her performance have been featured on HBO, MTV, and Oxygen television. She also appeared in the award-winning film "Venus Boyz." MilDred was featured on Go Magazine's "100 Women We Love”- Class of 2009 List, along with Ellen DeGeneres and Wanda Sykes. She was also awarded the 2009 Spirit Award, from OUTMusic, for 14 years of dedicated service through her acting & performing. MilDred has been featured in over 8 books including: Female Masculinity, Assume Nothing, Long Live the King: A Genealogy of Performative Genders, and Social Justice: A Journal of Crime, Conflict, and World Order. MilDred is also a Yoga teacher, Reiki Practitioner, and Thai Yoga Massage Bodywork Practitioner and is available for private sessions. www.DredLove.com

Also in these three evenings wonderful Tantra Zawadi presents, "Soldier Blues" An exploration through word, music, and movement of the battlefield of the soul and heart. Soldier Blues is an interpretation through poem/movement, that examines the hearts and circumstances of Americans who enlist in the armed forces. The accompanying original sound track explores the "blues" which also has deep roots in American history. The music progresses as does the poem/video presentation; from the opening poem by Blis Blis, the mother who is praying for the safe return of her soldier girl, the lover-man longing for his woman back in the states, to the married mother who left her family behind. Soldier Blues, written and performed by Tantra-zawadi, was inspired by poet/musician Xavier Kemp and is a call for America to help our soldiers recover when they return home. Music created by Stevie Gee, Leviticus, Russ Mitkowski and BooBoo Cousins. Art work by Shanna Melton. Video edited by Oliver Covrett, XYAYX Multimedia with choreography by Von Jacobs. Tantra-zawadi, an award winning international poet, recording artist and filmmaker, is a native of Brooklyn, New York. She has performed in South Africa, London and Germany and her new documentary, "A Silent Genocide A Brief Insight Into HIV/AIDS" offers a glimpse into the lives of those living with HIV along with commentary by Betty Makoni, a 2009 Top Ten CNN Hero and founder of Girl Child Network Worldwide. For learn more about Ms. Zawadi or to view her documentary, please visit her on-line at www.tantra-zawadi.com.


Also introducing a new performance by Sokhna Heathyre Mabin!!! called snapshots from the underground forrest - 1 line description: snapshots from the underground forrest is a choreocollage of how this sister deals with betrayal, abandonment, revelation, joy, birth, healing & maintanance to a higher level of being. Performance description: snapshots from the underground forrest, is a choreocollage of music, dance, vocal soundings, poetry, & her reality - be it real or semi-fictitious. Working her way thru luv, betrayal, be(lie)fs, by way of the daily commitments, sokhna intuits how 2 alchemically transform the mundane 2 the sacred. sokhna heathyre mabin is a multi-artistic performance artist who uses her life experience, dance, music & trust to express her revelations...sokhna is the mother of 2 other multitalented, passionate artists, a doula, & yoga instructor.

WOW Cafe Theater is located at 59 East 4th street between 2nd and 3rd avenue
R train to 8th street
6 train to Astor Place or
F train to second avenue

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT THIS LINK:
http://fabnyc.org/calendar.php?month=3&year=2010&ctype=month&type=event&mids[0]=17#event_2010_03_11_1359


Make reservations at 646 342 5660 - or mildred_gerestant@yahoo.com

NOTE: PARTIAL PROCEEDS OF BELOW EVENT TO BENEFIT PEOPLE OF HAITI!!!!

Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!

Track Listing:
00. Intro
01. The New Deal - Gil Scott-Heron
02. Loop Prisoners - Jazz Liborators
03. Girl of My Dreams - Coltrain
04. Conversate - Choice37
05. Making a Poem - Sekou Sundiata
06. Early Dawn - Malik Flavors
07. Song for Kawame - Jayne Cortez
08. Calm - Freddie Joachim
09. Sanctuary - The Supplicants
10. We know This Place - Sunni Patterson
11. Nefertiti's Theme - Gemini Soul
12. Open Mind - Robert Glasper
13. The Idea of Ancestry - Etheridge Knight
14. Making Lives - Taalam Acey feat. 13 of Nazareth
15. Blues for Blue - Brittany Bosco
16. Last Of The Spiddyocks - Digible Planets
17. Nairobi/Chants - Juju
18. Another glass - Kissey Asplund
19. Class Struggles In Music - Amiri Baraka
20. The Soul of Men - Floyd Boykins Jr.
21. Creaole - Mos Def
22. Run Into The Rain - Iyoeka Okoawo
23. Real Love? - Mavis Swan Pool
24. Hip Hop Hollas - Jerry Quickley
25. Gaza - Infiniti Quartet
26. Outo

Total Runtime: 102min
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www.freedomversecafe.com
www.wagtiradio.com


**As always, support these artist and the genres by looking them up and purchasing their work, and while you're doing that take the time to learn a little bit about them and why they do what it is that they do...giving thanks and much love to you all, peace!