Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Program "From Page to Stage" students go "Into the Past with the Bethany Seniors of Newark" at Bradley Hall Theatre, 3rd Floor, Rutgers-Newark on Monday, December 10th at 10 AM. Doors open at 9:30 am.

Students spent several weeks learning elements of community-based play development with applied theatre practitioner, Lillian Ribeiro. They met with the local residents of the Newark's Bethany Senior Center to build relationships through "story circles", a storytelling model originally developed by Junebug Productions and Free Southern Theater.

Students and seniors met again later in the semester to engage in deeper conversations in their one-on-one interviews. These monologues were transcribed word-for-word from students' handwritten notes and received feedback from the elders for revisions. These narratives received final approval for our students to share these personal narratives as a performed piece.

With the company of Newark's Bethany Senior Center elders, we invite YOU to witness this original community-based intergenerational performance work.

Poster Design by NJIT student, Anisah Khandakar.

Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Program "From Page to Stage" students go "Into the Past with the Bethany Seniors of Newark" at Bradley Hall Theatre, 3rd Floor, Rutgers-Newark on Monday, December 10th at 10 AM. Doors open at 9:30 am.

Students spent several weeks learning elements of community-based play development with applied theatre practitioner, Lillian Ribeiro. They met with the local residents of the Newark's Bethany Senior Center to build relationships through "story circles", a storytelling model originally developed by Junebug Productions and Free Southern Theater.

Students and seniors met again later in the semester to engage in deeper conversations in their one-on-one interviews. These monologues were transcribed word-for-word from students' handwritten notes and received feedback from the elders for revisions. These narratives received final approval for our students to share these personal narratives as a performed piece.

With the company of Newark's Bethany Senior Center elders, we invite YOU to witness this original community-based intergenerational performance work.

Poster Design by NJIT student, Anisah Khandakar.

Theatre warm-ups and exercises at Vince Lombardi Center for Hope in North Newark | Senior Meet Up | "Seniors On Stage" facilitated by Newark theatre artist, Lillian Ribeiro.

Nilay Kulaksiz performs Patricia Dahlman as part of Newark Artists’ Stories Series

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Rutgers-NJIT Theatre Arts Program presents "Newark Artists’ Stories"

During the semester, Newark artists and students from the From Page to Stage course offered through Rutgers - NJIT Arts Program met at Index Art Center to build relationships through theatre exercises. Students and artists met again later in the semester to engage in deeper conversations for one-on-one interviews. These interviews were later transcribed from students' handwritten notes into monologues with artists’ feedback during the revision process. The narratives received final approval from participating artists to share their personal narratives as a performed piece.

Students spent the semester learning play analysis and elements of community-based practices to develop narratives with NJIT adjunct professor and Newark native, Lillian Ribeiro. Rutgers - NJIT students who conducted interviews included: Kofi Acquaisie, Joseph Atta, Ivana Baez Ortiz, Ashley Bourne, Nicholas Cheney, Justin Flores, Ernesto Cabrera, Harrison Davis, Joseph Fiumano, Alexius Irving, Sophie Kroezen, Nilay Kulaksiz, Keitheshia Parris, Arya Suva, Antonious Thigpen, and Imani White.

Featured Newark artists included: Jamie Bruno, Marcy DePina, Gary Campbell, Patricia Dahlman, Sunil Garg, Yolanda Hughes, Queen Mother Imakhu, Samantha Katehis, Ole Lie Vandal, Jo-EL Lopez, Stephen McKenzie, Janezta Miranda, Jessica Nelson, Layqa Nuna Yawar, Dimitri Reyes, and Malik Whitaker.

On Wednesday, December 11th at 10 AM, with the company of Newark's emerging and established artists, students will share their original community-based, inter-generational performance work based on interviews with Newark artists.

Date: Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 Doors Open at 9:30 AM | Performance starts at 10 AM

Location: Bradley Hall Theatre - 3rd floor Rutgers University - Newark 110 Warren St., Newark, NJ

Admission Website:

https://theatre.njit.edu

For more information contact Professor Ribeiro at

Lillian.H.Ribeiro@NJIT.edu.

Filmed and edited by Fahim Chowdhury

Justin Flores performs "Layqu Nuna Yawar"

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"Keep Changing" written and performed by Ashley Bourne, on the life of artist, Gary Campbell.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Alexis Irving performs “Yolanda Hughes” as part of Newark Artists’ Stories.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"Into the Past with Janetza Miranda: Butterfly" written and performed by Imani White Directed and filmed by Ashley Bourne. Curated by Lillian Ribeiro.

Performed by emerging actress, Imani White, and filmed and directed by her BFF, Ashley Bourne. Newark stories part of archived collection of interviews organized by Lillian Ribeiro's current and former students in the From Page to Stage course she teaches at RU-NJIT Theatre Arts Program. This performance revival was put together for the Newark Arts Festival "Art + Tech: Perception Access Power" curated by Marcy DePina, Lauren Le Beaux, Tricia Laughlin Bloom.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"Beautiful Art" written and performed by Antonious Thigpen, based on the life of artist, Jessica Nelson.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"My Home" written and performed by Ivana Baez Ortiz, on the life of Newark artist, Dimitri Reyes.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"AKA Love Dimension" written and performed by Harrison Davis, based on the life of artist, Ole Lie Vandal.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"Paint, Forests Beauty: The Life of a Newark Artist" written and performed by Kofi Acquaisie on the life of Newark artist, performs Malik Whitaker.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"Home" written and performed by Ernesto Cabrera on the life of Newark artist, Stephen Mckenzie.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

"The Hidden Beauty of Newark" written and performed by Joseph V. Fiumano on the life of Newark artist, Samantha Katehis.

Newark Artist Stories is a series developed through the From Page to Stage course in the Rutgers–NJIT Theatre Arts Program.

Working alongside adjunct professor and Newark native Lillian Ribeiro, students explored play analysis, documentary theatre, and community-based artistic practices while partnering with members of Newark's vibrant arts community. Each student interviewed a Newark artist, transcribed their conversations, and transformed their words into an original first-person monologue. Throughout the process, students collaborated closely with the artists to ensure each story remained authentic to their voice and lived experience.

Through storytelling and performance, Newark Artist Stories celebrates the artists who shape Newark's cultural landscape while creating meaningful connections between students, artists, and community.

Editor: Alexandra Cruz, NJIT Student

Our program, Back 2 the Future: An Intergenerational Arts Program, was a 2024–2025 Newark Artist Accelerator Fund recipient!

Back 2 the Future is an intergenerational arts program where North Newark students from Roberto Clemente Elementary School and Elliott Street Elementary School, together with older adults living with early to mid-stages of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, explore theatre, art, music, photography, and film alongside local artists at the North End Library in Newark.

The program culminated in a celebration where participants, students, school administration, and participating artists came together to share and honor the work created throughout the program.

Our work in the community is needed now more than ever. Thank you to Project for Empty Space for the Newark Artist Accelerator Fund grant. We are deeply grateful and filled with immense gratitude for receiving this award.

The Newark Artist Accelerator Fund is powered by Project for Empty Space and made possible through the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program.

Congratulations to all of the other award recipients!

Editor: Michael Bifano, NJIT Student

Funded by a Newark Arts Start grant, artists take elders and youth "Back 2 the Future", in an intergenerational arts program. This program brings youth and seniors together to interact with each other and learn about each other's lives through arts-based programming. Newark eighth grade students at Elliott Street Elementary School met in person with adult seniors living with first and mid stages of Alzheimer's and dementia who reside at Marquis Health Care NJ Nursing Homes at North End Library - Newark Public Library while Roberto Clemente Elementary School students met seniors virtually. Students and adult seniors explored theatre, art, poetry, music and film in the weekly month long program. 

Editor: Emmanuel Ogbonnaya, NJIT Student

Funded by a Newark Arts Start grant, artists take elders and youth "Back 2 the Future", in an intergenerational arts program. This program brings youth and seniors together to interact with each other and learn about each other's lives through arts-based programming. Newark eighth grade students at Elliott Street Elementary School met in person with adult seniors living with first and mid stages of Alzheimer's and dementia who reside at Marquis Health Care NJ Nursing Homes at North End Library - Newark Public Library while Roberto Clemente Elementary School students met seniors virtually. Students and adult seniors explored theatre, art, poetry, music and film in the weekly month long program.

Editor: Michael Vincenty, NJIT Student

Funded by a Newark Arts Start grant, artists take elders and youth "Back 2 the Future", in a virtual intergenerational art program. Newark students at Roberto Clemente Elementary School and Elliott Street Elementary School will meet virtually with adult seniors living with first and mid stages of Alzheimer's and dementia. Students and adult seniors will explore theatre, art, poetry and music together. A culmination session invites participants, students, school administration and participating artists to celebrate works created during program.  

"Back 2 the Future", a virtual intergenerational arts program on ZOOM. Students from Elliott Street Elementary School meet with senior adults living with Alzheimer's and Dementia in NJ nursing homes . The goal of this program is to bring two different groups of people together, youth and seniors, during times of COVID to interact with each other and learn about each other's lives through arts-based programming. Our mission is to provide multi-disciplinary arts mentorship, accessibility to all, create bridges to new experiences and networking opportunities for our Newark residents, through the specific focus of using visual arts, theatre, poetry, and music.  

In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Lillian Ribeiro, MA, RDT, co-facilitates a roundtable discussion alongside Stacy Kievning from the Union County Rape Crisis Center.

Representing the YWCA of Union County's lead domestic violence agency, Lillian joins a conversation featuring nationally recognized violence prevention educators, activists, and filmmakers Jackson Katz and Byron Hurt.

Together, the panel explores the importance of prevention, education, accountability, and community engagement in addressing sexual violence. Through dialogue, advocacy, and public education, conversations like these help create greater awareness and support meaningful social change.

This discussion highlights the critical role that educators, advocates, artists, and community leaders play in fostering safer, more informed, and more compassionate communities.

Featuring:
* Lillian Ribeiro, MA, RDT – Domestic Violence Prevention Specialist, YWCA Union County
* Stacy Kievning – Union County Rape Crisis Center
* Jackson Katz – Educator, Author, and Violence Prevention Advocate
* Byron Hurt – Filmmaker, Writer, and Activist

In a time where technology is rapidly changing how artists create + present their work, this panel examines how access to resources + technology impacts how spaces + narratives are transformed.

On July 28, YWCA Union County held a Community Roundtable with Assemblywoman Annette Quijano. Panelists included: Adela Caceres, Assistant Executive Director for Core Services Jennifer Vriens, Director of Development and Marketing Lisa Poris, Director of the Family Justice Center Lillian Ribeiro, Community Educator and Drama Therapist

On April 21, 2021, the following poets and artists discussed their contribution to Divine Feminist: An Anthology of Womxn and Non-Binary Folx, a collection of art and poetry by a multitude of genius, glorious womxn and non-binary folx who have found the divine in all places-their bodies, their cities, in heartbreak and politics, in sex and motherhood-and for who art and literature are both a form of spiritual practice and an act of protest.

It is all about the Artist Art jobs, Graphic Artist, Black Artist, Canadian Artist, Artist magazines, Artist in Residence Aboriginal Artist, Watercolor artist, Ceramic Artist, Landscape Artist, Portrait Artist, Unknown Artist, Unknown artist, Famous Artist, Contemporary Artist, Modern Artist, Artist Website, Art Gallery, Abstract Art Fine Art, Pop Art, Online Art, Art for Sale, Art prints, Framed Art, Nail Art, Painters, Art glass,

This video was featured as part of a vineyard installation, "Black Widow's Daughter: Three Generations", built by artist, Lillian Ribeiro. The video montage captures three generations of family life without husbands and absence of fathers from one generation to the next. Lillian's mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, lived without their husbands for most of their married life.

Production experience of working on "Plumas Negras" by Juliette Alexandra Carrillo Summer Institute Residency with Cornerstone Theater Company Featuring Theatre Artist Lillian Ribeiro East Salinas, CA Music Zowie

Rutgers/NJIT Theatre Program "From Page to Stage" students go "Into the Past with the Bethany Seniors of Newark" at Bradley Hall Theatre, 3rd Floor, Rutgers-Newark on Monday, December 10th at 10 AM. Doors open at 9:30 am. Students spent several weeks learning elements of community-based play development with applied theatre practitioner, Lillian Ribeiro.

This video is about "Who is The Ressissance For" an exhibition exploring Newark's past, present, and future by artists and long time residents who are experiencing development and displacement in their neighborhoods, known as gentrification. Co-curated by lifelong Newarkers, artists, and activists, Lillian Ribeiro and Daniel Joseph Wiley.

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This is a new book I purchased to read to children survivors of domestic violence in my drama therapy practice. This is my first read thru of the book with you all - you all are always my first audience.

Join us Tonight as we live stream a preview of Amàlia Rodrigues: Um Tributo À Rainha Do Fado. Newark Symphony Hall pays tribute to Amália, Queen of Fado, who once graced our main concert stage.