viBe Theater Experience

In 4 days, viBe's fiscal year 2024 and Black Philanthropy Month celebrations will end, and what better way to mark their conclusions than with reflection?

4 seasons, 4 moments of impact, 1 youth performing arts nonprofit.

Here are 4 ways you can support:

1) Make a donation of any amount!
2) Tell a friend to tell a friend by sharing this post with your networks online
3) Take things off-line and share viBe's mission directly with your communities
4) Email [email protected] and get connected and involved with viBe

Head to our newly redesigned website and donate today! https://vibetheater.org/

4 days left & 4 moments to remember from FY24 Donate Today!   4 seasons 4 moments of impact 1 youth performing arts nonprofit With 4 days left before the end of Fiscal Year 2024 and Black Philanthropy month at viBe Theater, what better way to mar

As we wind down to get ready for the 2025 fiscal year, we would like to introduce the new-and-improved viBe Theater Experience website!

While we're away, you can learn more about viBe, our programs, articles we've been featured in and so much more! You can also use our website to ask questions about collaborating with us in the near future. This includes
(but is not limited to): job opportunities, volunteer positions, performances and workshops.

Go and check it out here: https://vibetheater.org/

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Happy Birthday to our Development Assistant, Nina Riley!

Thank you for all that you do! 🎉☮️

viBe Theater Experience's Instagram account is live! As always, we'll continue to share resources to our community pertaining to mutual aid, support and wellness opportunities. We will also be sharing about the multiple genocides happening worldwide, and sharing information on how to help those in need. Stay tuned for more program updates and our closing events for Freedom Summer! ☀️

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2 NEW UPCOMING SHOWS!

On August 8th and 9th, join viBe Theater Experience for our viBeStages Twinning Program's two NEW play productions!

Unmasked! - What happens when two young spy teams are sent on a mission to destroy corporate greed, sexism, racism and homophobia? Can these young women save the day - and the country? Join us as we share stories, expose injustices, offer strategies for solutions and invite you to participate in the future of democracy!

Thursday (8/8) - 6pm & 8pm
Siegel JCC, 101 Garden of Eden Rd., Auditorium, Wilmington, DE 19803

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I AM - Have you ever felt like your identity wasn't yours to shape? Like the world categorizes you without your consent? Follow 5 girls as they journey through life's episodes using monologues, short stories, scenes and poetry to reclaim what's rightfully theirs. Come at them America!

Friday (8/9) - 1pm & 7pm
Asian Arts Initiative, 1219 Vine St. Philadelphia, PA 19107

Tickets are available via the LinkTree in our bio!

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viBe Theater Experience would appreciate any and all community support as we close out our fiscal year once more. With your continued support, we provide safe spaces where BIPOC artists nationwide can feel seen, heard, accepted and loved by our community.

Links to donate and spread the word are in our Linktree (see our bio)!

Link to the Black Philanthropy Month 2024 Survey: https://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/givingfutures

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Alicia Pilgrim, in collaboration with viBe Theater Experience, is cultivating a healing fellowship to remind our community, specifically Black women, femmes, gender non conforming FOC folks, that we can heal collectively and so much more.

This event will be a space for BIPOC Femmes/GNC folx to gather and explore ways to heal in a time where community is necessary.

WHEN:
Sunday 7/28 @11-1 pm EST

WHERE:
138 S Oxford St Brooklyn, NY 11217 {The Garden Room}

RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1keXweoUsEf4YplyHrYOxQZb1vosbr18tJEWB3X6f1rQ/viewform

For questions and concerns, contact Alicia Pilgrim directly at [email protected]

UPDATED 7/2

FREEDOM SUMMER RAFFLE:

Sign up for our Freedom Summer raffle to win one of these experiences this summer!

• Herbal Walk - 7/13 (5 potential winners)

• Astrological Reading - Virtual (1 winner)

• Pottery and Lunch - 08/03 -9pm (5 potential winners)

• Creative Headshot - TBD (2 potential winners)

Please refer to viBe's LinkTree (link in bio) for the Raffle Event Google Form! Feel free to also RSVP for any and all events that interest you on the Event Google Form! You will receive a follow-up email with info on how to access the events, either virtually or in person. Hope to see you there!

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UPDATED 7/3/24

FREEDOM SUMMER LOCATIONS:

• Pole Dancing Lesson: Sweet N Sultry (840 Flatbush Ave 3rd Fl, Brooklyn, NY 11226) - 8pm-10pm

• Reiki: South Oxford Studio 2 (138 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217) - 10am-12:30pm

• Paint and Sip: South Oxford Studio G (138 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217) - 6pm-8pm

• Ideation Station: South Oxford Garden Studio (138 S Oxford St, Brooklyn, NY 11217) - 7pm-9pm

Please refer to viBe's LinkTree (link in bio) for the Event
Google Form! Feel free to RSVP for any and all
events that interest you! You
will receive a follow-up email with info on how to
access the events, either virtually or in person. Hope to
see you there!


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A happy birthday to our Co-Ed, Michelan LeMonier ()! She's a powerhouse and an inspiration at viBe Theater Experience, as well as a person who will lend an ear during your time of need. We hope your day is full of rest and laughter! 🎉

At a time where Freedom for all seems so far away, on June 28th-30th, join viBe Theater Experience for our “Black Femme Freedom Fest: A viBeCollab Joint” to hold space for collective imagining and reimagining as viBeCollaB artists Alicia Pilgrim, Nina Riley, Lei’anna Nicole, and Phanésia Pharel take you on a journey through four (4) paths:

The death and birth of self to reach pure authenticity and self-love.
The relationship between time, liminality, and emotional spectrums as we experience grief.
The collective healing required to alleviate Black rage through ancestral veneration.
And the disruption of silence, especially for Black Women, and how it can set us all free.

We are placing Freedom in the here and now through multimedia, interactive productions at The Flea Theater!

Tickets are available via the Eventbrite in our bio. We have an early bird special happening until June 14th, so get your tickets soon!

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On Friday, March 1, 2024, No Dream Deferred - NOLA () sounded the alarm and called Black theaters and artists to action– to stand unequivocally in solidarity with oppressed people across the globe, to act in the legacies of those great Black Theaters throughout history that organized & mobilized for liberation, to support social movements, justice and causes of the Diaspora, and to demand an IMMEDIATE and PERMANENT ceasefire in Gaza and a FREE PALESTINE.

viBe is joining No Dream Deferred– NOLA and other Black Theaters across the country in this action. There is no room for neutrality.

So as a participating peer organization in the action, until there is a permanent ceasefire, all content shared across our media channels will be an URGENT reflection of the stories told on our stages and across the world, highlighting ONLY the continued struggle for liberation, the ending of genocide, and the realities of police states.

SAVE THE DATE: Join us for another night of yoga with the phenomenal facilitator, Linda Lopes!

Please refer to viBe's LinkTree for the Event Google Form to RSVP for the event. Feel free to RSVP for any and all events that interest you. You will receive a follow-up email with info on how to access the event, either virtually or in person. Hope to see you there!

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Happy Black Girl Freedom Week!

Hosted by the campaign and Black Girl Freedom Fund, an initiative of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Black Girl Freedom Week is an annual week-long celebration of, and action for, Black girls and gender-expansive youth. The week showcases what is possible when we invest abundantly in the dreams, power, joy and leadership of Black girls and gender-expansive youth, and when we work together to co-create a future where they are safe, free, and thriving.

viBe believes and encourages all Black girls/femme/gender-nonconforming young people to learn more about this initiative, to take part in this week long celebration AND to have the carefree, happy, thriving lifestyle they so deserve.

This year's theme is: " Black Girl Freedom Week: A Future of Justice and Democracy " !

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Happy Black Futures Month! Established in 2015 by the , BFM focuses in on the hard truths (and triumphs) of the Black community's history in America. This month-long celebration calls on all people to make efforts (uncomfortable as some may be) to acknowledge and appreciate the ways Black people have continued to thrive while faced with nearly insurmountable adversity, as well as to continue advocating for the safety and well-being of the community.

The history of black people is happening now, that is why we acknowledge our past, affirm our present, and celebrate our future. We at viBe Theater Experience will continue to sustain safe spaces for the Black femme/gender expansive youth that join our community!

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This event will now be taking place from 7pm to 8pm!

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Come join us for another night of wellness! This offering will be held in Studio B of South Oxford Space (SOS), and led by the wonderful Linda Lopes ( next week. Hope to see you there!

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Happy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

After his passing, a call to turn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday into a national holiday was made. Since 1970, a majority of the United States celebrate this Black civil rights leader's contributions (and outspokenness) on racial disparities throughout the states, as well as the steps the American people needed to take in order to create a more united nation.

Happy birthday to our Operations Assistant, Kayla Lewis!

It doesn't matter if she's working behind the scenes or heading out to an event, Kayla is always on her grind! We appreciate her and wish for her to have a restful (and fun) birthday!

Though our friends at SPACE on Ryder Farm have most of their spaces full for this opportunity, you can still sign up for the waitlist and see if you're eligible by 12/17!

Click the post to learn more.

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Applications for our 2024 season are now open!

This season, we are accepting a total of 500 applications for the Come to the Table Initiative in 2024. This number will allow for our selection council to give each application the consideration it deserves.

While we would like to be able to review more applications, we acknowledge the time and investment you put into applications and we want to match that effort within our own capacity.

The first step to apply for Come to the Table is to register.

The first 500 registrants will receive a link to complete an application.

Once the first 500 registration slots are filled, we will begin a first come—first served wait list.

Visit www.spaceonryderfarm.org/2024-applications to start your application process now.

Another opportunity for our community!

We've partnered with Liberation-Based Therapy LCSW, PLLC for community discussion/workshop focused on moving through grief. Come and join us tomorrow night to journal, learn more about yourself, and grow connections with others as you navigate your personal journey.

Click the post below to RSVP via their LinkTree!

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During this time of global loss, and personal loss, it is important to hold space to process the experiences we go through. It is not easy when life continues to move forward and multiple priorities compete with each other (work, bills, caring for others, etc). This can create a sense of numbness that we don't notice settling in our bodies. Numbness has its use for survival, but it is not a place we should stay complacent in. This workshop will be a combination of somatic work, community discussion, and journaling to move us through grief to experience feeling and joy.

Partnered with Liberation-Based Therapy (Liberation-Based Therapy LCSW, PLLC), viBe (viBe Theater Experience) will be hosting a virtual workshop to process grief and other forms of loss on both a macro and micro scale. Join facilitator Kareem Hewitt as they provide techniques to help us move from numbness to feeling on Friday, December 15th at 7pm EST.

The workshop will be 2 hours and will take place on Friday, December 15th at 7pm EST. Register at the link in our LinkTree. Link in bio.

Another nonprofit organization we partner with, Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective, has a writing workshop opportunity for BIPOC playwrighters! The deadline for applications is coming up quick, but they it's still open.

Don't miss out and apply today!

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