Tyrese “Bright Flower” Gould Jacinto is an Indigenous artist and community leader from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Nation. For her, art ...
Alessandra Belloni: Healing Music & Movement of Tarantella
Mae Kellert2026-04-23T05:07:22-04:00Alessandra Belloni teaches ancient Southern Italian music and dance, including Tarantella and Tammurriatta; art forms rooted in movement, chanting, and ...
Neelima Raju: Connecting with Kuchipudi
Mae Kellert2026-04-23T05:03:40-04:00Neelima Raju has been dancing since the 1980s, trained in the classical South Indian tradition of Kuchipudi under renowned gurus. ...
Deborah Mitchell: Rhythm Tap
Mae Kellert2026-02-26T07:12:47-05:00Deborah Mitchell is a tap dancer who has traveled from Paris, France to Monroe Township, New Jersey spreading the joy ...
Rachna Sarang: Kathak Dance
Mae Kellert2026-02-26T06:48:07-05:00Rachna Sarang learned traditional Kathak dance in Mumbai, India. The dance form draws its name from kathakaar, meaning “storyteller.” Rachna ...
Pepe Santana: Andean Musician
Mae Kellert2026-02-26T06:52:04-05:00Pepe Santana, an Andean musician, emigrated from Ecuador to New York City more than 60 years ago. Missing the music ...
Juan Cartagena and Nanette Hernandez: Bomba y Plena
Mae Kellert2025-03-10T12:45:26-04:00Percussionist Juan Cartagena and dancer Nanette Hernández, a husband/wife duo, combine their passion for social justice with the practice of ...
Korean Dance and Drums: Lena Mija Kim
Mae Kellert2024-11-14T06:27:15-05:00A master of centuries-old Korean dance, Lena Mija Kim was an acclaimed and award-winning performer in South Korea as a ...
Storyteller Queen Nur
Mae Kellert2024-11-16T13:35:04-05:00African-American storyteller Queen Nur has performed throughout the US, Canada and in Africa. She is a past president of the ...
Cajon player Hector Morales
Mae Kellert2024-11-14T06:27:33-05:00Peruvian percussionist Hector Morales was born and raised in Lima, Peru, where he was immersed in the traditional music of ...
Musical Storyteller Valerie Vaughn
Mae Kellert2024-10-17T07:49:01-04:00Valerie Vaughn uses the power of musical storytelling to share the stories of the New Jersey Pinelands and Shore. With ...
Basket Maker Mary May
Mae Kellert2024-10-17T07:44:22-04:00Mary May brings to life the rich, 200-year history of basket making in South Jersey. Through her intricate weaving and ...
Bomba Master Nelson Baez
Mae Kellert2024-10-17T07:40:48-04:00Nelson Baez shares his passion for the music of Bomba, Puerto Rico's oldest genre of music, with communities of all ...
Irish Harper Kathy DeAngelo
Mae Kellert2024-10-17T07:37:50-04:00Kathy DeAngelo keeps the tradition of Irish music alive through the fiddle and the harp. Every week, Kathy and her ...
Oya Lacemaker Ylvia Asal
Mae Kellert2024-10-17T13:23:59-04:00Ylvia Asal honors her Anatolian heritage by creating "Oya," traditional lace, helping to keep this centuries-old art form alive. Once ...
Steven R. Carty, Basket Weaver
Mae Kellert2023-12-07T17:11:53-05:00Steven R. Carty is a second-generation basket weaver from Mount Holly, New Jersey, on the edge of the Pine Barrens. ...
Peters Valley (2004)
Eric Schultz2020-09-21T21:02:01-04:00Peters Valley, nestled in the bucolic Delaware Water Gap in northwest New Jersey, is a center for learning about ...
Artists of North America
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T15:22:53-04:00Visit the Newark Museum's brand new permanent exhibition of native artists from North America. The exhibition draws on a stunning collection of ...
Imagine Ellis Island
Steven Wolock2020-07-21T16:46:54-04:00Choreographer and dancer Nai-Ni Chen immigrated to the US from Taiwan over thirty years ago. Now her dance company is ...
Pradhanica in America
Steven Wolock2020-08-13T12:30:33-04:00The traditional tabla music and Kathak dance of northern India are evolving with Pradhanica, a multi-ethnic ensemble based in Edison, ...