PALMARES Wins at 2023 Hollywood Fringe Festival!
Congratulations to PALMARES for an amazing journey that now includes two Hollywood Fringe Festival awards!
During the Awards and Closing Ceremony on Sunday June 25, Palmares, the historically based Capoeira action music (visit website | follow on Instagram) took away with awards for best Dance & Physical Theater and Best of The Broadwater.
As one of the recipients of the Best of Broadwater awards, Palmares have been offered an ENCORE SHOW!
If you missed the 5-show run (or would like to see it again), you can catch the productions once more on Saturday, July 1 at 8 pm. Purchase tickets here.
A message from Felicia “Onyi” Richards (Associate Producer, Mãe de Santo, recording musician):
Congratulations to entire team for all of your love, diligence, talent, dedication, and bad-assness!
Thank you Mestre Amen and Nayla Santo for planting the seed 15 years ago!
Thank you Vayabobo for an amazing script, submitting us for the festival, and co-directing us!
Thank you Maurice Shaw for directing us with, courage, a big vision, and heart!
Thank you Nayla for being an amazing producer. You did that!
Thank you all for allowing me to serve as Associate Producer and Mãe de Santo (on and off stage)
Thank you Mestre Amen Santo, Vayabobo, and Maurice for creating and holding space for a wonderful and important story!
Thank you CAST & CREW:
Amen Santo (@mestre_amen_santo_)
Ashely Blanchard (@_.ash.e_)
Dana Maman (@danamamanmv)
Maurice Shaw (@moshaw32)
Eurico Senna (@spidermartialarts)
Evan Cristo (@evancristomusic)
George Karpasitis (@georgekarpasitismusic)
Jaleel Lateef (@aranhapreta)
Marquisha Walker (@quishalivinglife)
Melvin Dawyan Oliver (@all_hight22)
Oshunde Shango Oshun (@lionfromthemoon)
Phillipos Haile (@mmuitotempo)
Ricky T. Johnson (@polyglothow)
Gulu Monteiro (@gulumonteiro)
Singa Diesner (@singamusik)
Tulani Simone (@TulaniSimone)
Val Boa Morte (@mestreval)
Sanni Diesner (@sanni.designs)
Peter Lownds
for all your talent, dedication, joy, and perseverance!
Thank you
Michelle Bui (@vibewithmiche) (production assistant)
Amreen Karmali (@amreena) (registration)
Augusto Ícaro Farias da Cunha (@augustoicaro) (transport)
Greg Hatton (@impaci) (photography)
Joshua June @joshuajune1 (images)
for all your assistance!
Thank you to our family, friends, communities, GoFundMe donors, and other supporters!
Thank you Hollywood Fringe for accepting us, and to our hosting theater The Broadwater (Main Stage) and Sacred Fools Theater Company for hosting us!
Thank you Thymele Arts for being a great prep space!
Congratulations to all 2023 Fringers!
We all did it!