Bellagio Residency: May 2024 Project: "The Children Go (a novel)" Lysley Tenorio has made a significant mark in contemporary fiction, exploring the cultural and historical clash-and-meld between the Philippines and the United …
Bellagio Residency: May 2024 Project: "Scaling up impact and energy access for underserved tribal populations" Suzanne Singer is an impactful leader devoted to empowering Native American communities through sustainable energy solutions. With …
Bellagio Residency: July 2024 Project: "Digitisation of Complete Odissi Training Pedagogy" Bijayini Satpathy, renowned for her innovative contributions to classical Indian dance, brings her expertise in Odissi to her project on digital …
Bellagio Residency: May 2024 Project: "ARA. A Māori handbook for the Mind. Life guidance for the globe." Dr. Hinemoa Elder is a psychiatrist, advocating for the application of Māori cultural practices in …
Bellagio Residency: November 2024 Project: "Liliʻu" Leilehua Lanzilotti is a composer and multimedia artist, celebrated for innovative approaches to music and advocacy for indigenous language revitalization. Dr. Lanzilotti was a finalist for …
Bellagio Residency: February 2024 Project: "La Pyramide: A Celebration of Dark Bodies" C.J. Obasi, known as “Fiery” in the film industry, is an award-winning Nigerian filmmaker whose works challenge traditional narratives in …
Bellagio Residency: November 2024 Project: "Kwam: a poetics of home in isiXhosa" Athambile Masola is a literary historian and poet based at the University of Cape Town. Her research interests include black …
Bellagio Residency: May 2024 Project: "Woven Voices" Thandiwe Muriu, a trailblazing Kenyan Artist, has made significant contributions to the visual arts with her fresh perspective on African identity and cultural narratives. At …
Bellagio Residency: September 2024 Project: "Freedom's Revival" Mia Birdsong is an interdisciplinary, social justice activist and futurist renowned for leveraging storytelling and culture change to forge new paths forward. Her focus is …
Bellagio Residency: October 2023 Project: "The Route: How American policy, a billion-dollar black market, and human ingenuity are bringing the world's refugees to the U.S. border" Molly O'Toole is a Pulitzer Prize-winning …