Elie is a professional dance instructor who has years of experience. As a past dancer in the secular world, she has strong technical dance training and has performed at venues as large as Madison Square Garden. Elie synthesizes her talent in dancing and passion for …
Dena Abergel began taking ballet classes at the age of six with Dorit Koppel at Progressive Dance Studio in Englewood, New Jersey. When she was twelve, she enrolled as a full-time student at the School of American Ballet, where she continued her training until she …
Hailing from the Bronx, Anna began dancing at the age of 3 and was extremely disappointed in the creative dance class, as it did not have enough rules and was too fluffy for her taste. Finally, at the age of 6 she was able to join her first real ballet class with Doina Wexler at the Riverdale Y! Anna danced there and then at Studio Meistro under the tutelage of Deborah Wingert, constantly struggling with rehearsals and performances on Shabbos. After turning down a spot at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts in order to attend a modern Orthodox High School, she gave up dance. At Barnard College, her love for dance was reignited and she was given the opportunity to study South African (Xhosa) dance at the University of Cape Town. She was fortunate to meet Reggie Wilson at Barnard and became a member of hist Fist & Heel performance group shortly after graduating. In addition to working with the Fist & Heel Family, Anna has worked with The Metropolitan Opera for 5 seasons, Rebecca Lazier, zoe|juniper, The Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company, Raja Feather Kelly (The F3ather Theory), Aszure Barton and Artists, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Mark Dendy, and many other wonderful artists. She is also a recipient of a 2017 Bessie Award for sustained achievement and performance in the works of Reggie Wilson. After meeting an amazing man who grew up in a Chofetz Chaim family, Anna decided to gradually leave her performance life for a different life. Her final performance at BAM was a month before her wedding. Today Anna is a Genetic Counselor and dances in her kitchen with her family. She is loving it!
Born in Israel and raised in Arizona, Shaked has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has never stopped. After becoming baalat teshuva in her first year of college in Arizona and finishing her degree in education for the arts, she made aliyah …
Rhonda Kaufman Malkin is a 1996 honors graduate of Woodbridge High School. During her senior year, Rhonda was the first student from WHS to “crack Disney” and win the Outstanding Dancer Award for the Disneyland Creativity Challenge, a competition open to Orange County performing arts …
Rachel Factor is recognized worldwide as an inspirational Jewish performer and educator. Over thirty thousand women worldwide, young and old, religious and non-religious, Jews and non-Jews, have enthusiastically attended Rachel’s performances worldwide. Her first acclaimed one-woman show, J.A.P., chronicles her journey through Hawaii, Los Angeles and …
A writer and editor for several decades, Julie Rothschild Levi decided to swap out her serious roles for some shtick. She is now a professional comic content creator on social media (@officiallyjulie_comedy), in the process of writing her own one-woman show, and has extensive experience …
Jezliah (also known as Jezliah Villarreal) is a Singer/Songwriter/Choreographer and Performer. Jezliah was born into a Christian family where her father was the Pastor of a Spanish speaking church and where her whole family was heavily involved in the ministry. She has been performing since the young age of eight and dreamed of pursuing a career in missionary and outreach through the performing arts. In 2006, Jezliah and her family left the church in search for truth in Judaism. She and her husband converted in 2010 and made aliyah. Since then, Jezliah has been involved in her community and is the Co-Founding Creative Director of the world-renowned RBS Dance and Music Academy in Ramat Beit Shemesh, up until the summer of 2019. She has performed all over Israel, and produced shows for women. Her story and journey to Judaism has inspired women and girls from all hashkafas. Jezliah currently lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, with her husband, Yosef Daniel, who is also an established Singer and Musician, and her seven children. She has recently pursued a singing career in the growing industry of Female Jewish Entertainment and has released her own original music which can be found on all digital platforms. Jezliah aspires to be a vessel for Hashem to inspire women and girls all over the world.
To learn more about Jezliah’s journey, click on the links below.
Kan 11 Interview – https://youtu.be/OPtNCxckNQY
Hidabroot – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr2rIxEOBN0
Aish – https://aishlatino.com/la-historia-de-jezliah-villareal
Jewish Press – https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/interviews-and-profiles/to-be-a-vessel-for-god/2018/02/05/
Find and follow her on:
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/0o26qJKdVKWrsiHeUgBdbq
Social Media – https://www.instagram.com/jezliahmusic
Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbb-HCSzh4ad8GLkKlNsPYw
Rebecca Lopkin is a theater educator, director and actor based in Teaneck, NJ. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from New York University in Educational Theater and is a certified Theater Arts teacher in NYS. Mrs. Lopkin is the founder and Artistic Director of Envision Theater, …
Abigail is the Researcher of Judaica at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts where she is responsible for the scholarship and research, acquisitions and expansion of its Judaica collection, and programming to draw greater attention to objects …
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Darcie Nicole is a seasoned music professional whose dynamic career has put her at all corners of the industry. Darcie’s expertise in Vocal Performance, Songwriting, and Music Business Consulting is deeply focused in African-American music genres. Several members of her extended family were very high profile, award-winning figures in Jazz, orchestral, film, and opera; including GRAMMY® Awards, Oscar Awards, Emmy Awards, and Golden Globe Awards.
A classically-trained Coloratura soprano who studied voice with faculty from Har School of Music (Ruth Feldman, Mae Homelson, and Jackie Jarrett), Darcie moved into contemporary music studies during high school, with a particular focus on R&B/Soul. Then, she studied with Big-Band era Jazz composer and musical director Red Richman as well as David Stoltz (bassist for Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe and guitarist Dickey Betts). Prior to attending college, aside from her music endeavors, Darcie served in an administrative capacity in diverse areas of business and law. These roles positioned her toward a focus of study in Music Business/Management at Berklee College of Music.
During college, she studied privately under Gabrielle Goodman (Peabody Conservatory, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack), Donna McElroy (Fisk University Singers, Amy Grant, Vanessa Williams), and Jazz artist Jan Shapiro. She has earned copious professional credits and accolades for her work on projects, performances, and events with top-er entertainment professionals including Jojo Brim (Kevin Liles, Trey Songz) Master P, Clayton Savage (of The Furious Five), DJ Nomadik, Donald Harrison, Charles Neville (of the Neville Brothers), DMX, Jeremih, Bishop Leonard Scott, MC Spice, (producer/songwriter for Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), Brother J (XClan), Chip Fu, Tony Crush of Cold Crush Brothers, Digable Planets, and many more.
Darcie’s music and business interns, clients, and advisees have gone on to career and music placement opportunities with Game of Thrones, Earth, Wind, and Fire, DefJam Recordings, Columbia Records, ESPN Espy Awards, Riot Games, Ralph Lauren Corporate, ASCAP, NAMM, Sony Music, Disney Corporate, Beats by Dre, Madden Flow Synch, and Apple Corporate, plus placements on major television outlets.
At Berklee, Darcie served as Co-Creator/Co-Producer of The Business of Hip-Hop/Urban Music Symposium, which has featured senior executives and academic guests. These included Talib Kweli, Motown Records President Ethiopia Habtemariam, and mogul Kevin Liles, as well as Jojo Brim (KWL Enterprises), Nina Packer (Manager, Nicki Minaj), recording artist Kevin Ross, Leonard “LB” Brooks and Sharon Heyward (emeriti EMI Music), Morace Landy and Joi Pis (Atlantic Records), Kindra Parker (Dwele and MentorHER Ghana), Akrobatik, Francesca Spero (emerita Bad Boy Entertainment), Shanti Das and Tone Capone (emeriti Universal/Motown), Lynn Scott (Universal/Republic), Mike Trammel (Sony/BMG emeritus), Cliff “C1” Braithwaite (emeritus Epic Records), Kenny Lattimore, Cappricceio Scates (Arrow Records, Mytrell Records/UMG), Ben Herson (Nomadic Wax), Andreas Hale (emeritus HipHopDX.com and BET), Thembisa Mshaka (emerita BET), LaTrice Burnette (GAMEmedia and emerita Atlantic Records), and celebrity producers/songwriters/engineers Noah “40″ Shebib (Drake), GRAMMY® winner Keith Harris (of The Black Eyed Peas), Rob Lewis (Christina Aguilera, NKOTB), Miss Courtney Harrell (The Voice, Chris Brown), Prince Charles Alexander (Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys), Ryan Leslie (“Diamond Girl”), Dawaun Parker (Dr. Dre, Eminem), and Andrew Dawson (Kanye West, Nas) and others.
As a media publicist, Darcie’s press releases have generated results in publications including HipHopDX, XXL, Okayplayer, Billboard, Vibe, URB, All About Jazz, VH1 online, MTV, and Music Connection — as a start. She’s been quoted in several major media and academic outlets. She has interviewed Josh Turner (MCA), Pastor Shirley Caesar, Ricky Fante, and The Crystal Method. She wrote several features for internationally read MusicBizAdvice.com and taught a music business course for CDIA at Boston University. She wrote an online course for Nashville-based company SongU.com where she sits among faculty and coaches including Jack Knight (Diddy, Masyahu, Usher), Andre Deyo (Jennifer Lopez), Sheila Davis, Emmy® and GRAMMY® awards winner Randy Klein, and others.
As Executive Director of The Boston Hip-Hop Alliance (now the Hip-Hop Academic Alliance), Darcie provided adjunct publicity to the National Hip-Hop Political Convention Sudanese Relief concert in Las Vegas featuring dead prez, Immortal Technique, Goapele, Wordsworth, Oddisee and Asheru, Deux Process, One Be Lo, The Chapter, and others. She provided target audience publicity for Numark/Alesis/Akai Milestones 2006, with Fab Five Freddy, DJ Premier, DMC (RUN-DMC), Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grandmixer DXT, Jazzy Joyce, DJ Marley Marl, Bruce Swedien, Al Kooper, and Michael Brecker.
The BHHA co-hosted an event with Universal Zulu Naon featuring DJ Diamond the Artist (DJ for Prince, Beyonce, X-Men, and The X-Ecutioners) and Dinco D (Leaders of the New School). The BHHA has colleagues from all over the world, at the student to celebrity level. Her award-winning production and project band Velvet Stylus backed major artists Medusa, Dre Robinson (Universal Music Group), and Choklate and performed in the Jam Master Jay (of RUN-DMC) Foundation for Youth benefit, whose bill included GRAMMY®-winning composer and turntable master GrandMixer DXT (Herbie Hancock) and opened for national acts Devin the Dude, Royce da 5’9, and Joe Budden. Velvet Stylus performed as the House Band for the New England Urban Music Awards in tribute to New Kids on the Block. They were also the house band for the first official J Dilla Foundation Boston fundraiser, produced by Soulkore Productions and J Dilla’s mother, Ma Dukes Yancey.
Darcie also served as a publicity liaison for the Berklee Business of Gospel Music at Berklee College of Music featuring Gospel executives Dr. Mathew Knowles (former manager for Beyonce and Destiny’s Child), Dr. Teresa Hairston (Founder of Gospel Today Magazine), and Gospel-division label executives Monica Coates and Byron Scott (son of Bishop Leonard Scott). Darcie provided coordination and media support to Dr. Larry Watson and his students as they performed for Harvard Law School Charles Hamilton Insttiute of Race and Justice honorees Berry Gordy (Founder, Motown Records) and Suzanne dePasse, the Artist Development and Public Relations executive who discovered and developed Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5.
Darcie counsels countless people about music business and has worked with students at Berklee College of Music, Emerson College, Fisher College, Drexel University, Northeastern University, Simmons College, and Boston University. She served as a panelist at Bentley College alongside JAMʼN 94.5, Brandeis University, and Vibe Magazineʼs Cheo Coker. She also provided promotional support for a Boston medical benefit for the late Tower of Power bassist Rocco Prestia. Darcie led a workshop at the Mayor Thomas Menino’s Hip-Hop Reconstruction. Featured on the event were Davey D, Rakim, CL Smooth, Medusa, and Nice and Smooth. She has twice been a panelist for Berklee’s Hip-Hop Summit, TasteMakers Hartford, and major-label affiliated Boston Music Conference, plus a moderator for NEMO 2005, and a featured guest on National Public Radio alongside Essence Magazine.
Darcie was a Rounds Judge for the Berklee/Essence Songwriting Competition 2006. She also judged rounds for The Source Magazine/XXL/Digiwaxx DJ/producer competition. Darcie served on the Education Committee of CitiCenter for the Performing Arts, and has participated in programming work around Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Ruben Studdard and Frenchie Davis), The Color Purple: Presented by Oprah Winfrey (starring Kenita Miller, LaToya London, and Adam Wade), How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Addams Family: The Musical. She sat on The Recording Academy® New York Chapter’s Boston Outreach Committee with Jonathan Wyner (M-Works Mastering), Scott Billington (Rounder Records), Malik Williams (score writer for numerous top-rated programs on CBS, E!, VH1, MTV, SpikeTV, and others), GRAMMY®-winner Richie Pena, and more. She also served as a frequent mentor to students in Berklee’s GRAMMYU® Chapter, and was a beta tester for GRAMMY365®. She worked extensively with Peace Boston/UMMF.
Darcie guest co-hosted WMBRʼs Time Travelinʼ with DJ Nomadik for two years. Darcie is a three-me ASCAPlus awardee in Jazz/Contemporary Music and recently released e-booklet Effecve Networking for the Performing Arts (Amazon). Her book Where the Huskies Go is available on Amazon Kindle and through Harvard Bookstore. As a recording songwriter, Darcie has long-standing, ongoing collaborave songwring relaonships with RIAA Triple Planum-cerfied producer/engineer Jesse Jaeo Tolbert (Ms. Lauryn Hill, Bun B, The Ying Yang Twins), RIAA Gold-cerfied engineer John Maragos (Sir Paul McCartney, Dawson’s Creek, Toby Lightman), and Luis “Chase” Boria (Epic Records, ESPN). She has performed with Gabrielle Goodman (JMT/Verve), Milton Wright, and had the rare opportunity to be selected as a vocalist for educaonal clinics with Pa Ausn and Lisa Fischer (GRAMMY® winner and star of Oscar-winning film Twenty Feet from Stardom).
During her studies at the esteemed Berklee College of Music, Darcie was a select member of the award winning Berklee Reverence Gospel Choir under the direction of Dennis Montgomery, III. Darcie sang alongside fellow students David Balfour, Makeba Riddick, Danny “Skyhigh” McClain, Claude Kelly, and Chris Pottinger (who all went on to serve as top Urban music songwriters, charting on Billboard). The choir also performed with Jazz icon Nnenna Freelon and Gospel legend Richard Smallwood. Darcie is honored to be directly mentored by such luminaries as Patrice Rushen, Sharon Heyward (Virgin Records, EMI Music, Perspecve Records, Buddha Records), Nona Hendryx (of LaBelle), Jetro DaSilva (Whitney Houston, Ms. Patti LaBelle, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder), Larry Watson, Prince Charles Alexander (Diddy, Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige), the late Armsted Christian, and many more.
Darcie currently serves Rimon School of Music in Israel as an international admissions and institutional development associate, as a volunteer for women’s arts organizaon ATARA, and as an adjunct member of the Massachusetts Hip-Hop Archive committee. Her client roster includes top-notch teaching/recording artists, composers, and songwriters in R&B/Soul, Hip-Hop, Classical, Pop, Jazz, and Contemporary Jewish music — in the United States and Israel. Darcie’s own music is distributed on all major retail channels through Octive. Darcie is very active as a performing songwriter, publicist, music business consultant, artist development strategist, and live and recording session performance coach.
www.lauramelnicoff.com Laura Melnicoff is a professional cellist located in New York. Her performances have taken her to Carnegie Hall, Broadway, klezmer music festivals, Satmar community centers, the Kinus HaShluchos, various Jewish music festivals, and the Israel Philharmonic. Laura was recently a member of the Fiddler …
Lisa Aronson Friedman is a biostatistician at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine by vocation, and a musician by avocation. But music is not a minor hobby for her. She studied classical piano for 13 years, studied music theory, voice and guitar, and was a …
Robyn Shrater Seemann is a multi-hyphenated theatre artist: playwright-performer-producer. She is the founder and Producing Artistic Director of Artists Circle (www.artists-circle.com), an all-female professional performing arts company in the Greater Washington, DC area dedicated to creating opportunities and breaking down barriers for Jewish women in the performing arts. Her passion is to use her unique talents to empower women to reach their full potential.
Robyn delights audiences with live storytelling, performing as a featured storyteller in such venues as at The Deborah Lerner Gross Jewish Cultural Arts Center, Kehillat Pardes Open Mic, Here Happenings for Jewish Women, Arlington’s Festival of the Arts, and Olney Theatre Center’s “Share Your Story” project. She is a writer and performer with Ask Your Local Orthodox Sketch Troupe (LOST), a Jewish women’s sketch comedy troupe.
Playwriting credits include The Cookbook, which was among the winners of the DMV Q-Fest playwriting festival; Uri and Ora Light the Menorah, which most recently was produced as part of Adventure Theatre’s Winterfest; and Living Waters, which was among the top plays chosen to be presented at the Baltimore Playwrights Festival.
She is the host and writer of the Shattering The Single Story podcast, sharing stories of beauty, light, love, laughter, frolics and foibles of life as a Jewish woman.
Robyn loves to share her special blend of writing and performing in her workshops on public speaking, storytellng, and improv.
Robyn holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Brandeis University.
Rebecca Lopkin is a theater educator, director and actor based in Teaneck, NJ. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from New York University in Educational Theater and is a certified Theater Arts teacher in NYS. Mrs. Lopkin is the founder and Artistic Director of Envision Theater, …
Bracha Goetz is the Harvard-educated author of 40 books that help children’s souls shine and one candid memoir for adults: www.goetzbookshop.com. Warmly, Bracha Goetz Author of 40 books that help children’s souls shine Find lots of them here: https://www.goetzbookshop.com/more-books-by-bracha-goetz And the new book that JOYFULLY helps …
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Lisa Aronson Friedman is a biostatistician at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine by vocation, and a musician by avocation. But music is not a minor hobby for her. She studied classical piano for 13 years, studied music theory, voice and guitar, and was a …
Spotlight on Women’s new column in the Jewish Press featuring the groundbreaking work of Toby Klein Greenwald in her new “Salon” style musical! Mikva, The Musical
Newsletters March through September 2018 September 2018 – Chol Hamoed, fall classes beginning, new theater! July 2018 – Nachamusic… post 3 weeks comforting dose of the arts May 2018 – Post-Omer festivals and events, summer 2018 happenings April 2018 – Final recitals, 2018-19 season Auditions, …
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Annie has been producing shows for women in the arts since 2007. She is the cofounder of Spotlight On Women and is the host of Spotlight On Women Radio which is aired weekly in Israel, featuring music by women for women as well as other …
Darcie (Davida Giborah) Nicole is a vocalist, songwriter, music business consultant, and publicist in the R&B/Soul idiom. Compared vocally to the likes of Chaka Khan, Teena Marie, Ann Wilson, Etta James, and Mary J. Blige, Davida Giborah is a classically trained coloratura soprano, her earliest …
