Writing
Back at the writing as often as I can.Read all about it
Southern Italian and Sicilian Dance and Percussion
I'm a social practitioner and ongoing learner, facilitating una danza colletiva (a percussion, movement, and cultural context skill share) in San Francisco.We're currently doing a weekly virtual dance meet up. One song, much joy. Jump in! Wednesdays at 6pm PST
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Egyptian Dance
رقص شرقي
رقص بلدي
Weekly dance classes, occasional performances. I focus on 70s to 90s Cairo style kept fresh with old school diaspora club, shaabi and folk stylings along with dips into what is happening today. Dance of and for the people.Monica Raqs
Screen Printing
Original designs and custom screen printed art on a wide variety of garments. Hire us to print your work on garments, or shop our designs.The Little Black Egg
Arabic Music
Come to one of our concerts or performances to hear sublime Arabic music, classic and modern, done right. I'll be singing along and playing in the percussion section. Our next concert features the vast and varied work of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi, and we'll be presenting a performance on May 27, 2023. Also working with the Aswat Womens Ensemble for a Spring 2024 showing.Aswat
One Time in San Francisco
A photo and occasional prose blog about my city (website is on hiatus, but keeping it going on ye olde instagram)OneTimeinSanFrancsico
Education Development and Instructional Design
Designing cirriculum and developing educational courses for CaliforniansItalianità
Inspired by and occasionally obsessed with my roots while honoring my 20th century immigrant and refugee ancestors (and recognizing my family in the immigrants, migrants and refugees of today, with whom I stand in active solidarity). While we shorthand it to 'Polish and Italian', it's Abruzzese, Polish, Sicilian, Tunisian, Ticinese & Ukrainian spit out via 80s Americana and punk rock = io.