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Hi-ARTS nurtures the space for Artists, Audiences and Arts Administrators of the Global Majority to engage in creative process, through developmental residencies, civic engagement, education, and artistic programming.

Join us on May 28&nbsp;for&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hi-artsnyc.org/artist-archive/nikhi-mahapatra-spring-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Nikhil Mahapatra&#39;s</a> WORK IN PROCESS of SWEETFISH! SWEETFISH! is a play with music that deals with themes of race, colour, gender, and sexuality, but really about the silent power that exists behind relationships &mdash; all with a strong dose of camp and drag. Directed by Nicky Maggio and Composed by Ellen Winter. Tickets: $5-20 | Pay what you can &ndash;Health &amp; Safety | We are cultivating both wellness and mindfulness. We encourage those who feel more comfortable masking to do so. If you are exhibiting any type of symptoms of illness, we ask that you please stay home.

WORK IN PROCESS: SWEETFISH!

Luminance: The UnearthingAn ensemble of six poets travel through time, grief, and gratitude, while shifting identities and barriers to excavate their personal truths. FeaturingSasha Bolkova &bull; Kadija &ldquo;K-Drizzy&rdquo; Camara &bull; Ligaya Cullo &bull; Kassidy Khuu &bull; Hakimah Malam &bull; Colin ShererLearn more about each youth artist <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hi-artsnyc.org/civic-engagement-journal-to-journey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">here</a>. Tickets: $5-20 | Pay-what-you-can About Journal 2 JourneyDeveloped in partnership with Urban Word NYC, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hi-artsnyc.org/civic-engagement-journal-to-journey" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Journal 2 Journey</a> (J2J) is a pre-professional, creative youth development program designed designed to inspire young artists to imagine the possibilities of writing that expand beyond traditional forms, styles, and genres while providing a platform that celebrates their voices.&nbsp; Through an accessible yet thoughtful application process, six youth participants, ages 16 to 20, are selected to participate in a paid 15-week intensive, where they will work collaboratively with professional theater artists to refine their writing skills and devise a professional one-act theatrical production.&nbsp; Artist FacilitatorsMaya Osborne, Program Coordinator &nbsp; &nbsp;george emilio sanchez, Writing DirectorKatherine George, Theater DirectorKristina Gramlich, Stage Manager

Luminance: The Unearthing

America is in the Heart is an adaptation of what is considered to be the first novel, of the same name, that depicts the Filipino-American experience, written by Carlos Bulosan in 1946. Adapted for performance,&nbsp;America is in the Heart&nbsp;will serve as a means of building solidarity across class, age and race; shedding light on how forgotten ancestors contributed to and built the labor movement in 1930s California while asking, &ldquo;how can we follow in their footsteps?&rdquo; Tickets: $5-20 |&nbsp;Pay what you can <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hi-artsnyc.org/artist-archive/luz-twigg-spring-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Learn more</a> <a fr-original-style="" href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63332f1a3de7c41be7330d05/t/69f3bc0fe765b53ca644be6f/1777581071121/WIP_Luz_Digital+Program.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Download Digital Program</a>

WORK IN PROCESS: America is in the Heart

Join us on March 26 for Maleek Rae&rsquo;s WORK IN PROCESS of GUTTAH PART II: grandfather taught me how to burn (working title),. Developed through CRITICAL BREAKS,&nbsp;grandfather taught me how to burn, the second installment of the trilogy series set in Detroit that reframes life in the hood as one of royalty, spirit, and ceremony. The work employs music and movement to explore Black bloodlines, family, transness, and transformation.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Tickets: $5-20<a fr-original-style="" href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/63332f1a3de7c41be7330d05/t/69c41b192b229705b1b376df/1774459673371/WIP_Maleek+Rae+Digital+Program_Print.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Download Digital Program</a> -About GUTTAH PART II As a CRITICAL BREAKS Artist, Maleek will develop GUTTAH: PART II, the second installment of the trilogy play series that catalogs the assignment of many Black bloodlines to tread upon serpents. Set against the industrial backdrop of Detroit, MI, GUTTAH PART II examines life in the hood not merely as struggle but as a story of royalty and spirit. Part I,&nbsp;Ceremonies for Alligator Bait, takes on family dynamics while traveling through Detroit&#39;s historical landscape. Part II, grandfather taught me how to burn&nbsp;(working title), explores musical devices from Jazz to Hip-Hop being used as liberation spells creating a world where the Black American tongue can be used for both battle cry and victory lap. Part III,&nbsp;Gator City, set in Detroit&rsquo;s infamous City Slicker Shoe store, narrates the story of the first pair of alligator skin shoes ever made. - About Maleek Rae Maleek Rae is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit&rsquo;s Eastside. Maleek is focused on merging artistic mediums with cultural activations to transform theatrical venues into chain-breaking ceremonial spaces.&nbsp; As recent recipient of the 2025 Princess Grace Foundation&#39;s Theatre Honoraria, the New York Stage and Film Founders&#39; Award, and an inaugural recipient of the 2025 MC Libby Commission with Playing on Air for their play Father&rsquo;s Sin, Maleek is focused on merging artistic mediums with cultural activations to transform theatrical venues into chain-breaking ceremonial spaces. Maleek&rsquo;s plays include&nbsp;Ceremonies for Alligator Bait or GUTTAH; Love Birds: or How to Fix a Broken Heart in A Day, and co-creations such as&nbsp;Ghetto Alchemy: A Lunchroom Survival Guide and BodyCount with collaborator amani meliyah. &ndash;Health &amp; Safety | We are cultivating both wellness and mindfulness. We encourage those who feel more comfortable masking to do so. If you are exhibiting any type of symptoms of illness, we ask that you please stay home.

WORK IN PROCESS: GUTTAH PART II

Join us on February 28 for an intimate showing that offers a window into MODArts Dance Collective&rsquo;s creative process through the lens of the 2026 Collective Thread Residency Artists, marking the culmination of this seven-week residency. As SKY LAB Artists, MODArts Dance Collective has continued the ongoing development of their Collective Thread Residency. Serving as an incubator for BIPOC *women-identifying dancers and choreographers, &nbsp;Collective Thread supports participants&#39; reconnection to all forms of self&mdash;emotional, mental, spiritual and physical&mdash;and their creative practice through seasonal themes. This year&rsquo;s theme, Self Care is Community Care centers on cultivating thoughtful concepts, methods and approaches to the creative process while exploring pathways to positive community impact. &nbsp; Tickets: $5-20Pay what you can <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.hi-artsnyc.org/artist-archive/madc-spring-26" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Learn more</a>

WIP: MODARTS Dance Collective

As 2025 comes to a close, our goal is for at least 25 individuals who are willing to make a monthly commitment of just $25 a month for 12 months. To harness the full potential of this organizational moment, we are inviting our audiences, YOU to contribute to our investments to sustain and strengthen Hi-ARTS for decades to come.&nbsp; Thank you.

As 2025 comes to a close, our goal is for at least 25 individuals who are willing to make a monthly commitment of just $25 a month for 12 months.To harness the full potential of this organizational moment, we are inviting our audiences, YOU to contribute to our investments to sustain and strengthen Hi-ARTS for decades to come. Thank you.

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Past events

WORK IN PROCESS: SWEETFISH!

Luminance: The Unearthing

WORK IN PROCESS: America is in the Heart

WORK IN PROCESS: GUTTAH PART II

WIP: MODARTS Dance Collective

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