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Artistic Associates
Aum Mu Ra
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Almost entirely self-taught, this musician/designer/dancer's contributions to MPAACT are invaluable. He joined the company in 1992. AI was recruited he jokes. ABut it was a good thing. It was like another family. Born in Chicago in 1964, Aum Mu Ra began showing his interest in art as early as kindergarden. My dad was a painter, he said. He did portraits. VIEW MORE »
Carroll, William S.
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A founding member of MPAACT, is also a resident playwright and master-storyteller. His MPAACT directing credits include: CONTINUUM:VISIONS FROM YETUNDE, VITAL SIGNS and GIRL TO BE NAMED LATER. Other directing credits include: THE SCOTT JOPLIN STORY for WFMT radio, and SOUL OF THE GAME for Duncan Y @ Field Museum. Along with Larry Nance Mr. Carroll developed MPAACT's Afrikan Storytelling series. Mr. VIEW MORE »
Frederick, LaNisa
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Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, and made the move to Chicago to attend Loyola University Chicago too many years ago to count. It is there she met fellow MPAACT member Mignon McPherson Nance who graciously took her under her wings and directed her in Crumbs from the Table of Joy. From there she began work with MPAACT, beginning with Kiwi Black. VIEW MORE »
Gaskin, Danjuma
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Joined MPAACT in 1992 as a percussionist for the touring company. He has studied various traditional percussion forms from the African diaspora including Cuban, Colombian, Peruvian, Brazilian, as well as traditional West-African forms. Through his ongoing study of the music, Mr. Gaskin strives to find ways of unifying the cultures of the Diaspora as well as celebrating their diversity. In 1999, Mr. VIEW MORE »
