WEST WAVE FESTIVAL 31 JAN 9-19, 2025

no one turned away - contact joe@SAFEhouseArts.org

Deaf Artists on Culture and ASL (American Sign Language) in the Arts. Deaf Artists on Culture and ASL in the Arts

first hand lived experiences of how the Arts can include Deaf artists. Zahna Simon will moderate this panel with all Deaf female BIPOC artists, Ayisha Knight-Shaw, Joanne Yee and April Scott (Deaf Dancer/Actress).

WEST WAVE WORKSHOPS (see Bios for descriptions)

All workshops are $25
No One Turned Away. Please contact joe@SAFEhouseArts.org

APPLY NOW FOR SPRING RAW (resident artist workshop)
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next RAW showcase April 5, 2025

STUDY WITH MASTER TEACHER CarOlé Flamenco @ SAFEhouse Arts

A next generation BIPOC, two spirit artist and millennial, Mx. CarOlé Flamenco  (CarOlé Tachíria Acuña Flamenco) turned professional at fourteen and has over fifteen years of experience. She is the fifth generation flamenco & Spanish dancer (ballet/contemporary/folk) in a Gitano family legacy, a versatile Meisner actor, singer, stand-up comedian, choreographer, director, author, scholar; all works have a relation within the realm of flamenco. Her work can be seen in film, television, streaming, in commercials, in theatres,  as well as other mediums. Mx. Flamenco has been named the “Top flamenco dancer in America” by the So You Think You Can Dance judges, is a Mexico City Fashion Film Festival Best Actress nominee, is one of the featured professionals as “Living the Dream” & named a “Flamenco Star” by Sunset Magazine, is an Isadora Duncan Dance Award elite nominee in individual performance, named “One of the funniest stand-up comedians in the Bay Area” by the Contra Costa Time’s. Mx. Flamenco was one of the first originally chosen artists by Jennifer Lopez to be in “¡Que Viva! The Chosen”. She is the artistic director of “CarOlé Flamenco’s FLAMENCO”. More information at caroleflamenco.com