ESOTA Celebrates 25th Season With Virtual Concert

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Wendy Edge Of ESOTA, Dancers Morgan Clark and Aaliyah McCray at The Garden Of Resilience.

ESOTA (Edge School Of The Arts) will  celebrate it’s 25th season  by hosting a mini virtual concert on November 27, 2020 via Zoom. The mini concert will highlight Marlo Thomas’ Emmy Award Winning “Free to Be You and Me”. It will be the  culmination of a series of “Remote & Blended Learning” dance and musical theater sessions. COVID forced ESOTA to think outside of the box. Throughout out the year the organization will presents a series of filmed mini concerts.

Aaliyah McCray and Morgan Clark performed at The Garden Of Resilience for the upcoming virtual event for ESOTA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy Edge gives dancers direction and films their performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dedicated members of ESOTA have been filming all over New York City to create a beautiful interactive experience for all. On Sunday , November 22, 2020, the dance studio filmed at The Garden Of Resilience. The organization wanted to highlight the beauty of Southeast Queens. Dancers Aaliyah McCray and Morgan Clark performed their dance routine in the community garden for the virtual concert with face coverings in place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community members can purchase tickets to the virtual concert at:

Free To Be You and Me
Friday, November 27
7:00 pm
$20
bit.ly/FTBYAM

 

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Clarisa James
Clarisa James
Clarisa James is the Co-Founder/Executive Director of DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice. For the past seven years DIVAS has provided free or sliding scale technology training to youth in underserved communities in Central Brooklyn and Southeast Queens. Ms. James has been dedicated to youth development work for the past 15years in the roles of Teaching Artist, After School Director, Curriculum Specialist and artist. Her life's work encompasses empowering youth in underserved communities to use technology for social change and think critically about the issues that are affecting them most. For the past seven years Ms. James has facilitated workshops that help youth develop multimedia projects around environmental justice, housing, leadership development and reproductive justice. Ms. James holds an MFA in Integrated Media Arts from Hunter College's Film & Media Department. In addition to DIVAS for Social Justice, Ms. James currently serves on the advisory board of the Children’s Cabinet, Office of the Deputy Mayor Strategic Policy Initiatives at City Hall. Clarisa James is full of gratitude to her parents for providing such a wonderful upbringing and having the foresight to move into the community of Laurelton in the early 1970's. Clarisa is proud to be a daughter of Laurelton.

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