https://ta-nia.com Ta-Nia Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:26:36 +0000 https://ta-nia.com en https://ta-nia.com/Interviews Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:02:31 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Interviews we are ta-nia. PRESS ANDINTERVIEWS Stückemarkt of Theatertreffen: Commission of Work goes to the collective Ta-Nia, Talia Paulette Oliveras and Nia Farrell Theatretreffen Press Release May 2021 Ta-Nia (aka Talia Paulette Oliveras and Nia Farrell) in Conversation with Simon Stephens Royal Court Theatre Podcast x Theatretreffen Stückemarkt May 2021 Closing the Gap between Dreams and Reality Caitlyn Tella, Quarterless Review May 2021 On Being Blk in an Anti-Blk World Lynn Takeo Musiol &amp; Eva Tepest, Theatretreffen Blog&nbsp; May 2020 On Afrofuturism and Creating Black Spaces Lucas Kernan, The Theatre Times June 2019 “As authors and theater makers, Nia Farrell and Talia Paulette Oliveras are an opportunity for theater: because they celebrate and question it. We experienced them as intelligent, fun-loving and radical artists - theater makers for the theater of the future.” - Julia Wissert and &nbsp;Sarah Yawa Quarshie, representing Schauspiel Dortmund <img width="985" height="768" width_o="985" height_o="768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fee18b653e58c5a2787fb33e5a2d6d73cb6dc4c51bf945255d4dd27aedc46933/green-ashtray.png" data-mid="110140060" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/985/i/fee18b653e58c5a2787fb33e5a2d6d73cb6dc4c51bf945255d4dd27aedc46933/green-ashtray.png" /> Sit back, relax, read a few interviews, and ash accordingly here ;) we are ta-nia. https://ta-nia.com/Manifesto Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:11:05 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Manifesto we are ta-nia. AN EVER-EVOLVING MANIFESTO&nbsp;We are Ta-Nia: a theatre-making duo committed to challenging the limits of theatre to create unapologetically Blk spaces of liberation. Through theatrical rituals*, we invite audience members to engage in a re-imagining of our current world so that they can replicate that practice beyond the physical and temporal boundaries of the theatrical space.*We understand ritual as circular, intentional, collective, and multi-dimensional. Together this creates a particular rhythm that disrupts the confines of linear narratives found in Western tradition. Through the process of ritual, we have the agency to create alternative modes of existence and realities.We believe that current institutions of theatre are removed from the art form’s origins as centers for community gathering, building, and imagining – rituals for radical healing and solidarity. Our commitment is to return to that ritual of theatre and challenge what it can be, all within established theatrical spaces as a process of decolonization. As creators and collaborators, we focus on developing new work that foregrounds identity, collectivity, and celebrations of dreams and near-futures. We’re interested in not only what it looks like to create a piece that shamelessly centers Blk-ness, but also what it means to ask non-Blk individuals to engage with decentralizing themselves. We listen when bell hooks tells us, “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is – it’s to imagine what is possible.” So while we create utopian environments, we still engage critically in the here and now by offering our Blk audience with tangible tactics for actualizing their Afro-future. We thank and honor the ancestors, community leaders, and mentors who have guided us to this point. Because of their work, we stand on a solid foundation that we aim to only add to – whether that be continuing the work or finding new ways that lead us to the ultimate goal: the liberation of Blk people. We proudly consider ourselves theory-hoes in training and ground our work in theatrical and theoretical conversations of Blk-ness in an anti-Blk society. One of our main sources of inspiration is the “Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto” by Martine Syms which looks toward Blk humanity and community as the means of speculation in order to (re)imagine the future. How this translates to our artistic practice is that instead of using science fiction technology as the access point to imagination, we use the “now” space of theatre&nbsp;– what we have in this present moment to build our Afro-future(s). We are also charged by the last line of the Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto: “… to burn this manifesto as soon as it gets boring.” It keeps us accountable to the people who we wish to service, for if our rituals no longer respond to the needs of the community&nbsp;– or worse, work in antithesis to the needs of the community – for sure burn it down! We hope that the future ancestors rise from the ashes anew. Ultimately, what we share with the world wants to reflect our process, one that is highly collaborative and challenges, encourages, and pushes others to confront the aspects of reality we want to change. For every project, we maintain the following values: (1) the belief in community, (2) the magic of theatre, (3) the power of bodies, (4) the importance of visibility and sharing, and (5) the beauty of multiplicity, ambiguity, potentiality, and complexity. signed, Ta-Nia* *&amp; whomever will join us in the future of blk imagination,blk liberation, and decolonizing theatre&nbsp;we are ta-nia. &nbsp; https://ta-nia.com/Chakras Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:06:58 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Chakras This is your map to know where things are... &nbsp; [start here] [either watch] *click “CC” to activate captions [or listen]&nbsp; &nbsp; [after either, scroll down] [deepen your chakras] <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13c47423c9f84fbf2133e194c1d51c86e6a3afa81139375be9c17cbd696c7642/Root-Chakra.png" data-mid="136116677" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13c47423c9f84fbf2133e194c1d51c86e6a3afa81139375be9c17cbd696c7642/Root-Chakra.png" /><img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e4c0b019a23a1eba5efa9692c06bebce5b3f8df821374e8568db429bd3889a5/Solar-Plexus.png" data-mid="136115534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e4c0b019a23a1eba5efa9692c06bebce5b3f8df821374e8568db429bd3889a5/Solar-Plexus.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f651910873ac56b4e3cc6208017be22056c1c488468eb20084d9d02487e0dce7/Throat-Chakra.png" data-mid="136115181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f651910873ac56b4e3cc6208017be22056c1c488468eb20084d9d02487e0dce7/Throat-Chakra.png" /><img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/706c007637bd91ff2192046bfccaf1929cccce0f34ab27a882a1a37fb5e38782/Crown-Chakra.png" data-mid="136116740" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/706c007637bd91ff2192046bfccaf1929cccce0f34ab27a882a1a37fb5e38782/Crown-Chakra.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9e10bab122c3c0be3e6265d3d48e1d1c4defcb985e2df35abc2d42fe4c591f11/Sacral-Chakra.png" data-mid="136116683" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9e10bab122c3c0be3e6265d3d48e1d1c4defcb985e2df35abc2d42fe4c591f11/Sacral-Chakra.png" /><img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/efb6e759279384ecbf363be58a376be144c9673b131da4cbc9a2232966513748/Heart-Chakra.png" data-mid="136115343" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/efb6e759279384ecbf363be58a376be144c9673b131da4cbc9a2232966513748/Heart-Chakra.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1108774b15b24d802236baeb6671b029f757a106a28947d6f22451e4ed852297/Third-Eye.png" data-mid="136114831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1108774b15b24d802236baeb6671b029f757a106a28947d6f22451e4ed852297/Third-Eye.png" /><img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d83701a09c22c9f09714f9edbf0aef5fdf31946bcc8b6c6e40d7652d894ce171/Crown-A1.png" data-mid="137284243" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d83701a09c22c9f09714f9edbf0aef5fdf31946bcc8b6c6e40d7652d894ce171/Crown-A1.png" /> [our tenets] 1. I commit to dreams made by Blk ppl taking priority and precedent in this space. 2.&nbsp;Matter cannot be created, nor destroyed. And that applies to abolition. 3.&nbsp;“‘Twoness’ is inherently contemporary, even futuristic. DuBois asks how it feels to be a problem. Ol’ Dirty Bastard says ‘If I got a problem, a problem’s got a problem ‘til it’s gone.’” 4.&nbsp;I commit to reimagining and experiencing the Future, Presently. 5.&nbsp;In this moment, I commit to loving Blk bodies, spaces, peoples, and minds – honestly and without conditions or incentives. 6.&nbsp;In this moment, I commit to centralizing the Blk experience, even if – especially if – that means decentering myself. [a blk lib for the ancestors] This is not NAME OF DEITY, or a dream, and you are not going crazy. I forgot to set my alarm this morning.When I woke up, I saw it was BEFORE/AFTER&nbsp;the end of the world.I have many questions. I am your great-great-great grand DAUGHTER/SON/CHILD/BABY. I am talking to you from PLACE WHERE YOU TALK TO ANCESTORS.I come to you with my PLACE WHERE YOU HOLD TENSION dropped and a splash of TYPE OF ALCOHOL. I was also able to bring the horizon,a photo of NAME OF RELATIVE and exactly NUMBER UNIT OF MEASUREMENT of sun, water, and TYPE OF INCENSE.I lay these humbly at your feet. Grandmother, my first question is… QUESTION FOR THE ANCESTORS. Thunder roll and thunder clap, lightning strike. [deepen your philosophy] READ&nbsp;Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next) by Dean Spade WATCH&nbsp;The Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto on KCET LISTEN&nbsp;“Ruth Wilson GIlmore Makes the Case for Abolition” on The Intercept Podcast REFLECT What does real life mean to you? What are you going to do about it? and how do we end? we end. knowing that you can always return to this page as you need/want to. the meditation + chakra activities will always be here. to close out our collective ritual, there is one final task. complete it whenever, wherever... <img width="709" height="886" width_o="709" height_o="886" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61bac4c90356ac9b31720a6e992f170e785f7075ef68c125c7163e7c3d335d2f/sticker_2.png" data-mid="136109512" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/709/i/61bac4c90356ac9b31720a6e992f170e785f7075ef68c125c7163e7c3d335d2f/sticker_2.png" /> [a task] you may have received a “This is Real Life” stickerplace that sticker somewhere public, somewhere you think people could use the reminder, and place it there on a day where you feelparticularly aware of realityeventually there will be a network of stickersreminding us of reality, scattered throughout space and timeand this is our collective map [credits] meditation script by Ta-Nia, meditation performed + underscored by Nazareth Hassan, meditation video created by Ava Elizabeth Novak, closing ritual activities + site design by Ta-Nia head to Ta-Nia’s main site here to explore more https://ta-nia.com/About-Us Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:52:09 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/About-Us we are ta-nia. theatre-making duoDEDICATED TO MAKING blk spaces IN ANanti-blk society. We are Talia Paulette Oliveras and Nia Farrell, together Ta-Nia. We are a theatre-making duo committed to challenging the limits of theatre to create unapologetically BLK spaces of liberation. We studied experimental and collaborative theatre-making at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where we both received a BFA in Drama. During our studies, we participated in the MLK Scholars program and graduated with honors. We have since collaborated and/or presented work in New York at Mercury Store, Playwrights Realm, Soho Rep (Writer/Director Lab; A Map to Nowhere things are), Ars Nova (ANT Fest; Dreams in Blk Major), and internationally at Berliner Festspiele Theatertreffen Stückemarkt, Schauspiel Dortmund (Eternity, The End, and Everything that Never Began), and Hessisches Landestheater Marburg (Tactics for the Future). We are both multi-hyphenate artists who apply our interdisciplinary nature to the art we create in both process and product. Learn more:The Royal Court Theatre’s Playwright's Podcast x Stückemarkt Artists.&nbsp; Listen to Simon Stephen’s convo with Ta-Nia Closing the Gap between Dreams and Reality: On the Work of Ta-Nia On being BLK in an anti-BLK world &amp; other interviews. <img width="1638" height="2048" width_o="1638" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdacd0b0bbdc16b76602ca034d2a03158b27d87cc8a08e8bccdc2118054f65b8/IMG_8869.jpg" data-mid="218862868" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdacd0b0bbdc16b76602ca034d2a03158b27d87cc8a08e8bccdc2118054f65b8/IMG_8869.jpg" /> © Berliner Festspiele / Juliette Hüsler<img width="1210" height="1762" width_o="1210" height_o="1762" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d35f76f748787406e338d7a736a2f951b5f1af1126fe09cab388923022bcabd2/IMG_7246.jpg" data-mid="218862936" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d35f76f748787406e338d7a736a2f951b5f1af1126fe09cab388923022bcabd2/IMG_7246.jpg" /> Ta-Nia is always interested in collaborating with new creatives and exploring where our work can exist. Some previous collaborations: Mundane Afrofuturism Teach-In Collaboration between Radical Hood Library (Los Angeles) and Ta-Nia to host a teach-in on the concept of mundane afrofuturism, as expanded for our artistic practice Black Futures Collaboration between Black Futures and Ta-Nia for Youtube’s Digital Theatre Iniative in London, UK Ritual of Repair Collaboration between ChelseaDee Harrison and Ta-Nia to create a Digital Sanctuary Contact us here for any inquiries, potential collaborations, etc. Curious about Talia &amp; Nia separately? While we truly consider ourselves a single entity, you can learn more about Talia here&nbsp;and Nia here. https://ta-nia.com/Donations Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:40:34 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Donations donations are always appreciated they can be sent to: venmo @hitaliania cashapp $hitaliania we intentionally pay donations forward to: 1. mutual aid funds and grassroot collectives (some favorites are BTFA collective, For the Gworls, Bushwick Ayuda Mutua,&nbsp;and NourishNYC) 2. paying our collaborators larger fees as we intentionally work with BIPOC and queer artists, it’s important that we recognize the way systemic capitalism affects our communities and strive towards equity by paying collaborators as much as we can and always being people-first3. providing free offerings to community (examples include providing take-home snacks, seeds to be planted, and more alongside our projects) we are ta-nia. https://ta-nia.com/Main Wed, 26 May 2021 00:21:10 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Main A&nbsp;MAP TO NOWHERE (THINGS ARE)0 3 DREAMS IN BLACK MAJOR01 INTERVIEWSABOUT US MAILING LIST THE MAPPROJECT0 2ETERNITY,THE END, AND EVERYTHING THAT NEVER BEGAN*&nbsp; &nbsp; 04*world premiere 👀 NEW 👀 (WHAT YOU’LL FIND) ON THE WAY TO BECOMING*&nbsp; &nbsp; 06*world premiere &nbsp; &nbsp; EVER-EVOLVINGMANIFESTO00 TACTICSFOR THE FUTURE&nbsp; &nbsp; 05 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; theatre-making duo DEDICATED TO MAKING blk spaces IN AN anti-blk society. DONATE &nbsp;INSTAGRAM&nbsp; &nbsp;EMAIL https://ta-nia.com/DIBM Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:05:57 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/DIBM we are ta-nia. 01. DREAMS IN BLK MAJOR An Afrofuturist celebration of dreams and all things Blk. A documentation and creation of one’s own past, present, and future. A ritual space where dreams are unconditional and possible through action. <img width="5246" height="7865" width_o="5246" height_o="7865" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd033e740cbabd5e9fc19de4592a8d8bad37f9af816d6ada808d2f59c3391b2f/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_05.jpeg" data-mid="110450688" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fd033e740cbabd5e9fc19de4592a8d8bad37f9af816d6ada808d2f59c3391b2f/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_05.jpeg" /> <img width="7995" height="5333" width_o="7995" height_o="5333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e00c290e9449b59474b6bbfd6350899249ccb0a47795829bc41c68e4351be475/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_06.jpeg" data-mid="110450687" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e00c290e9449b59474b6bbfd6350899249ccb0a47795829bc41c68e4351be475/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_06.jpeg" /> <img width="7692" height="5131" width_o="7692" height_o="5131" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fa28ad631fe58be26012b05a65a9cb7ef91739602576f07cdf7aa63d826dc8a4/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_04.jpeg" data-mid="110450689" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fa28ad631fe58be26012b05a65a9cb7ef91739602576f07cdf7aa63d826dc8a4/tt21_p_stueckemarkt_210522_bfs_c_eike_walkenhorst_04.jpeg" /> © Berliner Festspiele / Eike Walkenhorst “The joyful celebration Ta-Nia presents in Dreams in Blk Major is a journey through popcultural references and narrations whilst it reflects the unspoken, the taboo. The invisible. It dismantles what theatre basically is and was: a white institution and once a ritual. A ritual that helps to cross boundaries, break taboos, disrupt narrations and sometimes creates communities. Offering irritation, maybe frustration, but also empowerment as a first step towards change.” - Sarah Yawa Quarshie, Ensemble Member of Schauspiel Dortmund //PRODUCTION HISTORY //Theatretreffen’s Stückemarkt (Berlin) 2021Ars Nova ANT Fest 2019 (NYC) 2019NBT/NYU Tisch (NYC) 2019 <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/31c77239dfef5fab64a60cd2b3b7c0b27977cd9b37c2f597e046de9bacacd2af/IMG_2093-2.JPG" data-mid="110450695" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/31c77239dfef5fab64a60cd2b3b7c0b27977cd9b37c2f597e046de9bacacd2af/IMG_2093-2.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9815248017b09ac7fd2dafcbb34e7b9ea6d3ebf8313a4f59d89c1c8d05496c6/IMG_1884-2.JPG" data-mid="110450697" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9815248017b09ac7fd2dafcbb34e7b9ea6d3ebf8313a4f59d89c1c8d05496c6/IMG_1884-2.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e461644442ada4d424c03806c18ae0bf4854a7ee6fe604a124212b7c432926e8/IMG_2278-2.JPG" data-mid="110450694" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e461644442ada4d424c03806c18ae0bf4854a7ee6fe604a124212b7c432926e8/IMG_2278-2.JPG" /> <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5c15f98f58bbc00e6071792554fc6b779b03c729be86cf4b0771448ca2c141f6/IMG_1946-2.JPG" data-mid="110450696" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5c15f98f58bbc00e6071792554fc6b779b03c729be86cf4b0771448ca2c141f6/IMG_1946-2.JPG" /> © Jeff Lawless //PERFORMERS// Theatretreffen’s Stückemarkt (2021)Amina Eisner, Victoire Laly, Alina Sokhna M’Baye, Abak Safaei-Rad, Barbara Saltman Ars Nova’s ANT Fest (2019)Christen Dekie, Nia Farrell, Nile Harris, and Marissa Stamps NBT/NYU Tisch (2019)Christen Dekie, Nia Farrell, Jordan Hughes, Soma Okoye, and Marissa Stamps I wanna make something that’s ours. Like our own universe, with our own stories, and dreams, and possibilities. A world that isn’t contingent on a gatekeeper, or a history bound by chains – because there are no chains to begin with. I want to create a future that’s expansive, and filled with light and makes us light. A future for us to celebrate in all its glory. <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6fb5b96c85b6796aaed86c1a70afa2ae57f0d24f4e91835737e01745406b3099/DIBM-12_DannyBristoll.jpg" data-mid="110450690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6fb5b96c85b6796aaed86c1a70afa2ae57f0d24f4e91835737e01745406b3099/DIBM-12_DannyBristoll.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de341d6456f498307953c42eb848998236859df65a760b6c7bd737ac77a1fa78/DIBM-27_DannyBristoll.jpg" data-mid="110450691" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de341d6456f498307953c42eb848998236859df65a760b6c7bd737ac77a1fa78/DIBM-27_DannyBristoll.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e106666e9dec247490c3e8d3249d8bdcb2c7824e43b4e88b40a3796b60583d4/DIBM-87_DannyBristoll.jpg" data-mid="110450693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e106666e9dec247490c3e8d3249d8bdcb2c7824e43b4e88b40a3796b60583d4/DIBM-87_DannyBristoll.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="2667" width_o="4000" height_o="2667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b47db8e734b7e6ffa336aac0f37b4119e6a0d97a3289c17ebb5fd83727bee0ee/DIBM-45_DannyBristoll.jpg" data-mid="110450692" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b47db8e734b7e6ffa336aac0f37b4119e6a0d97a3289c17ebb5fd83727bee0ee/DIBM-45_DannyBristoll.jpg" /> © Ars Nova ANT Fest / Danny Bristoll“As a collectively written piece, “Dreams in Blk Major” celebrates collaboration, communal practice. Its intimate form of address, along with its political thrust, allows it to speak directly to each individual in the room, as well as to the collective in the audience and beyond. The text is grounded in reality, directly interacting with audiences, yet simultaneously evoking a poetic dream world. It lays bare struggles and hopes shared among the Afro-diasporic community in a transnational context, while offering reflections on individual dreams, and thus proposes politics that challenge concentrations of power. We find honesty not bound with reality and poetic thoughts that are still grounded with the audience as part of direct reality. Throughout, it speaks directly to the present moment with its unique set of urgencies while also attempting a dream of new futures.” - Laila Soliman, Playwright + Dramaturg + Director //CREATIVE TEAM// Theatretreffen’s Stückemarkt (2021)Ernest Allan Hausmann, Scening arrangementKatrice Dustin, Co-directorHannah Schünemann, DramaturgyAnne Laure + Jullian de la Fuente, Design Ars Nova’s ANT Fest (2019)Talia Paulette Oliveras, Director Ava Novak, Stage ManagerRoy Lightfoot, Asst. Stage Manager Bianca Rogoff, ProducerCati Kalinoski, Environmental DesignJacqueline Brocket, Mural DesignCarla Posada, Costume DesignRenee Yeong, Sound Design <img width="5184" height="3456" width_o="5184" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a79f95c6b24adb783158b01102eddf2288e9dfa84cc23f5346c94730f8dffeb3/IMG_2257-2.JPG" data-mid="110450699" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a79f95c6b24adb783158b01102eddf2288e9dfa84cc23f5346c94730f8dffeb3/IMG_2257-2.JPG" />© Jeff Lawless we are ta-nia. https://ta-nia.com/The-Map-Project Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:10:45 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/The-Map-Project we are ta-nia. 02. THE MAP PROJECT Living at the intersection of radical imagination, dreams (and rest), Mundane Afrofuturism, and pleasure, the map project is a virtual experiment in devising. It is a virtual dream space to heal and play. It is a virtual offering of community. It is a virtual tool of radical imagination. © The Map Project / Ta-Nia Video from The Map Project installation, 2021 Available Summer to Winter 2020, The Map Project saw over 50 users with over 200 submissions. The Map Project hopes to provide a space for individuals to unapologetically go down a rabbithole, send up their dreams and visions, and come back out to a wide net of community. As artists, we find it crucial for our projects to contain the DNA of our community and The Map Project is a way for us to do that. As much as this experience is a digital devising project, it’s also an offering for you. This space is one of intention, reflection, pleasure, healing, restoration, and radical imagination—for YOU. We encourage you to move through this experience with an open mind. There will be prompts for you to engage with but this is not an assignment. It’s an invitation. Pick up what is of interest to you and move past what is not. Everything will be submitted to us (Ta-Nia) and we will be the only two people seeing what is submitted.* *By participating in The Map Project, you agree that Ta-Nia exclusively owns all rights to your submissionsand can use them for the development of A MAP TO NOWHERE (things are) and any derivative works created.You waive the right to inspect or approve of the uses of any printed, electronic, or live copy. MORE: Read “Closing the Gap Between Dreams and Reality: On the Work of Ta-Nia” by Caitlyn Tella for The Quarterless Review as part of their Rituals column Checkout Ta-Nia’s Toolkit for After the End of the World. Created in conversation with The Map Project and in response to the Summer of 2020. <img width="1194" height="475" width_o="1194" height_o="475" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b4bfa5cfc1bc0c61a1787676c90191da834e3260ef4b8e1eca1c4f5431ba2f22/prompts-pt-1.png" data-mid="110450877" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b4bfa5cfc1bc0c61a1787676c90191da834e3260ef4b8e1eca1c4f5431ba2f22/prompts-pt-1.png" /> <img width="1184" height="698" width_o="1184" height_o="698" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/327d1ade3b828cce52be03fbaec2e0db97fa61ad8ec4ced7a8b0761e571e1ea3/pt-2-prompts-2.png" data-mid="110450878" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/327d1ade3b828cce52be03fbaec2e0db97fa61ad8ec4ced7a8b0761e571e1ea3/pt-2-prompts-2.png" /> <img width="1255" height="707" width_o="1255" height_o="707" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86872ca3063392769615fdb528574f736f6c8ace36f340bef27c01225bda1948/prompts-pt-2-section-1.png" data-mid="110450876" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86872ca3063392769615fdb528574f736f6c8ace36f340bef27c01225bda1948/prompts-pt-2-section-1.png" /> © The Map Project / Ta-Nia //CREATIVE TEAM// Ta-Nia, Concept Talia Paulette Oliveras, Site Design Ava Elizabeth Novak, Video Design + Animation “[The Map Project] is a digital tour through the capacity of your own imagination to envision utopia, guided by meditations, video art, and dozens of prompts written by Ta-Nia. It works by initiating participants into the wisdom tradition of their own sensory faculties and applying that wisdom to realize the Afro-future.” - Caitlyn Tella for The Quarterless Review <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ddc547b540ed216f9631095aaf0e2cde270823647bb88bbe5747c8477b8f6d8/64217999031__56ACFD74-34D2-4608-8306-8945C155327E.jpg" data-mid="110450886" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ddc547b540ed216f9631095aaf0e2cde270823647bb88bbe5747c8477b8f6d8/64217999031__56ACFD74-34D2-4608-8306-8945C155327E.jpg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e9cc40af635eac31af27578785205952f6a0a0a859de1662df62da3be123446d/IMG_0024.jpg" data-mid="110450885" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e9cc40af635eac31af27578785205952f6a0a0a859de1662df62da3be123446d/IMG_0024.jpg" /> © The Map Project Installation 2021 / Ta-Nia we are ta-nia. https://ta-nia.com/Tactics-for-the-Future Mon, 05 Dec 2022 16:26:36 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/Tactics-for-the-Future we are ta-nia. 05. TACTICS FOR THE FUTURE “Tactics For The Future” is Ta-Nia’s latest digital environment created as part of their residency with HLTM. <img width="2860" height="1340" width_o="2860" height_o="1340" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1376815fdcffac409969b2e5827d2bf0a13ae4226715b09a75d52e64d104e676/Title_Web.png" data-mid="161052269" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1376815fdcffac409969b2e5827d2bf0a13ae4226715b09a75d52e64d104e676/Title_Web.png" />© Tactics for the Future / Ta-Nia Surprise!! We’re throwing a birthday party for the future and we need your help getting ready — consider this your official invitation. Welcome to “Tactics For The Future” as part of Ta-Nia’s residency with HLTM. To create a community and collective vision across borders, Ta-Nia built “Tactics For the Future,” a virtual manifestation and (re)imagination ritual. Every month on the website, Ta-Nia will guide you through monthly prompts, activities, and meditations — and by the end, the submissions collected on this site will materialize into a birthday party for the future at which we can all celebrate. Start dreaming today at tacticsforthefuture.net <img width="2794" height="938" width_o="2794" height_o="938" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/47b63a5ac823a65070729f09fc09baaa49192b5f68c0e9811c5e98e72f3c4af1/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-11.34.45-AM.png" data-mid="161052403" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/47b63a5ac823a65070729f09fc09baaa49192b5f68c0e9811c5e98e72f3c4af1/Screen-Shot-2022-12-05-at-11.34.45-AM.png" /> //CREATIVE TEAM// Ta-Nia, Concept Talia Paulette Oliveras, Site Design Nia Farrelll, Site CopyAlexander Mejía (Bergamot), Site Visuals&nbsp;Tactics for the Future launched November 29, 2022. Each month, the site will be updated with new prompts. You can subscribe to HLTM’s mailing list here to stay informed each month. &nbsp; <img width="308" height="231" width_o="308" height_o="231" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e10768e4701140645750619e6d2db187d811343790dfd89a9e93fb233a85525a/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif" data-mid="161052853" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/308/i/e10768e4701140645750619e6d2db187d811343790dfd89a9e93fb233a85525a/ezgif.com-gif-maker.gif" /> © Tactics for the Future / Ta-Nia we are ta-nia. https://ta-nia.com/MTN Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:14:04 +0000 Ta-Nia https://ta-nia.com/MTN we are ta-nia. 03. A MAP TO NOWHERE (things are) Inspired by the Mundane Afrofuturist Manifesto + Eve L. Ewing's Electric Arches A MAP TO NOWHERE (things are) is an inter-disciplinary theatrical experience, chakra based ritual, and abolitionist practice that starts in the space between dreams and reality and works to close the gap between the two. Developed as part of Soho Rep’s 2019-21 Writer/ Director LAB <img width="4527" height="3395" width_o="4527" height_o="3395" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/619a9669885f218f21cf9ec9d7b901ca0e16eb5fc8d167f93add525160da94f1/amtn-banner-min.jpg" data-mid="218862967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/619a9669885f218f21cf9ec9d7b901ca0e16eb5fc8d167f93add525160da94f1/amtn-banner-min.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4608" width_o="3456" height_o="4608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccdc736159451548a852bcc9ae287920bddfd2cc81f221cb3da4baebc7f3b082/amtn-mariyea-min.jpg" data-mid="218862966" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccdc736159451548a852bcc9ae287920bddfd2cc81f221cb3da4baebc7f3b082/amtn-mariyea-min.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4608" width_o="3456" height_o="4608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/697dec64a505b00e7c705f4f78f381e91d10283a9a718afc871a909af020f448/amtn-joy-min.jpg" data-mid="218862965" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/697dec64a505b00e7c705f4f78f381e91d10283a9a718afc871a909af020f448/amtn-joy-min.jpg" /> <img width="3456" height="4608" width_o="3456" height_o="4608" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c442bd1d8f7061fee662527b82cfeb6fd74cf876e8d1cb7fecd9b70d74ab424/amtn-arewa-min.jpg" data-mid="218862964" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c442bd1d8f7061fee662527b82cfeb6fd74cf876e8d1cb7fecd9b70d74ab424/amtn-arewa-min.jpg" /> <img width="4608" height="3456" width_o="4608" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b1c212b68d38e3c7c6b0609c4eab9fc056effac160a371bbcc6b5b7253d5b10e/amtn-reach-min.jpg" data-mid="218862963" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b1c212b68d38e3c7c6b0609c4eab9fc056effac160a371bbcc6b5b7253d5b10e/amtn-reach-min.jpg" /> <img width="3399" height="4198" width_o="3399" height_o="4198" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe7d120f2fe77e1ec9e71a21b1b621c56079ed41cd8c98cce1449bd8ffc46ee3/amtn-cherene-min.jpg" data-mid="218862969" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe7d120f2fe77e1ec9e71a21b1b621c56079ed41cd8c98cce1449bd8ffc46ee3/amtn-cherene-min.jpg" /> <img width="4608" height="3456" width_o="4608" height_o="3456" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/055f2e2550912a9e54b0be3ce239fcc85dc6b0d256dbbffc1b01ef6257c2a97b/amtn-bw-min.jpg" data-mid="218862962" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/055f2e2550912a9e54b0be3ce239fcc85dc6b0d256dbbffc1b01ef6257c2a97b/amtn-bw-min.jpg" /> What are you going to dream into existence&nbsp;today to help you tomorrow?<img width="709" height="886" width_o="709" height_o="886" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7d4b12642be9e83f238b84279c2e8987c4d6a657a5cea2e6973c11ddb3438a9/sticker_2.png" data-mid="139218850" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/709/i/f7d4b12642be9e83f238b84279c2e8987c4d6a657a5cea2e6973c11ddb3438a9/sticker_2.png" /> Presented April ‘22 at Soho Rep as part of the Writer/Director Lab //CREATIVE TEAM// Ta-Nia, Creators Nazareth Hassan, Composer nicHi douglas, ChoreographerStacey Derosier, Lighting DesignerAva Elizabeth Novak, Stage ManagerSydney Cusic, Asst Stage Manager //CAST// Aja Lynn DowningMariyea Jackson Charisma Glasper Charles Mayhew Miller Tony JenkinsArewa Basit Shittu Cherene Snow Sierra Leverett Special thanks to those who helped develop A Map to Nowhere in Fall ‘21. Each and every person is embedded into the piee in some way shape or form: Gabby Beans, Ashton Muñiz, Princess Victome, Tuçe Yasak, Eliza Anastatio, Laura Zamsky, and the Writer/Director Lab 2019-21.&nbsp; we are ta-nia.