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Community-word Project Inc

Community-Word Project empowers students and communities through culturally responsive art programs, fostering creative skills and amplifying voices. Their Teaching Artist Project trains artists to integrate social justice into education, impacting lives globally.

TAP is hosting an unforgettable evening of creativity and community at Radical Love, a special fundraiser dedicated to supporting the Teaching Artist Project (TAP). Set against the elegant backdrop of Opera America&rsquo;s Scorca Hall, this event brings together a vibrant lineup of music and poetry to honor the transformative power of arts education. Featured performers include Dale Novella, Natie, and Ellen Hagan.&nbsp; Your attendance directly fuels TAP&rsquo;s mission to provide comprehensive social justice-based training for teaching artists, ensuring the next generation of creatives has the tools to inspire and lead. Event Details<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted" fr-original-style="margin-left: 32px;" style="margin-left: 32px; box-sizing: inherit;">When: Thursday, February 26, 2026</li><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted" fr-original-style="margin-left: 32px;" style="margin-left: 32px; box-sizing: inherit;">Where: Opera America - Scorca Hall (330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001)</li><li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted" fr-original-style="margin-left: 32px;" style="margin-left: 32px; box-sizing: inherit;">Time: Doors open at 5:30 PM | Program runs 6:00 PM &ndash; 9:00 PM</li></ol>TicketsChoose your level of support and help us keep the arts thriving: <ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Patron Ticket: $75</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Artist Ticket: $25</li></ol>About the artists: Dale Novella,&nbsp;a powerhouse vocalist from the South Carolina Lowcountry now based in Brooklyn, infuses everything she touches with Soul, Funk, and Rock. After earning a Media Arts degree from the University of South Carolina, she ventured into entrepreneurship and radio production, challenging conventions with her diverse talents. As a registered Yogi, Teaching Artist with Community-Word Project and Building Beats, and co-Director of the Teaching Artist Project, Dale uses her many talents to help others find peace, express emotions, and connect with themselves. She curates live music events, and yoga and wellness workshops championing the power of music and community. After gaining her 200 hr Yoga and Mindfulness certification in 2018, Dale began incorporating wellness and mindfulness into her songwriting and production workshops for youth. Dale released her self-produced EP, SANG BXTCH!!, in 2020 and has toured the U.S. and Europe. Through song, meditation, and movement, Dale aims to unite the world in rhythm, one beat at a time. Stay up-to-date with Dale Novella&rsquo;s journey at www.dalenovellapresents.com. Natie is a creole musician/singer-songwriter from Reunion island, based in New York City. After a world tour in Beyonc&eacute; &amp; Jay-Z&#39;s band in 2018, Natie launched her solo career with the release of her music video &quot;Identity&quot; &amp; her debut EP &quot;In the Key Of Fall&quot;.Through her music, Natie aims to share the experience of being creole (mixed race) and uprooted, with authenticity and grounding, in the hope to foster more openness and belonging. With these values in mind, the artist has launched her own festival, Kr&eacute;ol Fest, an artistic celebration of creole culture from around the world. Her multilingual/soothing EP &ldquo;Home: a place within aux parfums d&rsquo;ailleurs&rdquo; also came out last year with a stunning cinematic music video shot in both her homes untitled &lsquo;Ter La&rsquo;. Recent performances include Global Fest with the Ragini Ensemble, Summerstage with Ganavya, and a solo performance for 100 Years 100 Women at Lincoln Center. She recently performed in her home island for the 20th anniversary of the festival Sakifo. Ellen Hagan&nbsp;is a writer, performer, and educator. Her books include: Crowned, Hemisphere, Watch Us Rise (YA collaboration with Ren&eacute;e Watson), Blooming Fiascoes, Reckless, Glorious, Girl, Don&rsquo;t Call Me a Hurricane, All That Shines and Tell Me Every Lie (YA collaboration with David Flores forthcoming from Bloomsbury, Spring 2025). Ellen&#39;s poems and essays can be found in: So We Can Know: Writers of Color on Pregnancy, Loss, Abortion, and Birth, Creative Nonfiction, Underwired Magazine, She Walks in Beauty, Small Batch, Southern Sin, ESPNW and Oprah Daily. www.ellenhagan.com @ellenhagan More about Community-Word Project (CWP) and Teaching Artist Project (TAP): CWP&#39;s mission is to facilitate culturally responsive, multidisciplinary art programs for students, teaching artists, and communities to develop and amplify their voices and creative skills. TAP, a part of CWP, is a comprehensive training and internship program for working artists who desire to incorporate social justice and social emotional learning into their teaching practice.&nbsp; TAP supports Community-Word Project&rsquo;s global mission to facilitate culturally responsive, multidisciplinary art programs for students, teaching artists, and communities to develop and amplify their voices and creative skills. Formerly known as the Teaching Artist Training andInternship Program (TATIP), Teaching Artist Project was the first of its kind and remains today the only comprehensive training program for working Teaching Artists.Teaching Artist Project alums have gone on to serve over 250,000 students throughout the world.

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Radical Love: An Evening of Music and Poetry in Celebration of Teaching Artist Project

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