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Zara Aina artists return to Alabama to create an original show with students at Bama Kids for the 9th time!

This project began in 2013 when NY-based singer-songwriter, Kate Schutt, decided to bring some New York actors down to the rural Black Belt before they’d make a trip to work with kids in Madagascar. The partnership was magic. From then until now, Zara Aina has created shows with hundreds of kids ages 3-18, and one year we even had folks from the senior center join us! This week is always very special for Zara Aina USA.

MEET THE TEAM
(from top left) Ariana Raygoza, Deychen Volino-Gyetsa, Samantha Siegel, Caroline Grogan, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Tina Canady, Marx Jones, Andrés López-Alicea
This year 8 professional artists will work with over 60 kids!

This project is made possible by Kate Schutt, The Schutt Family, Bama Kids and the Alabama Arts Council.

Stay tuned for updates from our show on June 28th in Camden, AL. 🔥

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Jazz Legends
Kate Schutt at @tudoejazz 2009
Live Stage Portrait Series number 12

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Flashback Friday to Zara Aina’s time at Bama Kids in 2024. 💚Made possible by Kate Schutt.

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Harvard celebrated over 50 years of women’s lacrosse this past weekend. The memories, celebrations, and incredible teammates I was so fortunate to get to play with made it a weekend I will never forget. Thank you @harvard @harvardwlax #harvard #harvarduniversity #hwl50 #harvardwomenslacrosse

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Zara Aina had a monumental summer making theatre in rural Alabama. Thanks to the generous fundraising of @kateschutt ZA brought 9 teaching artists to @wc_bama_kids and made a show with over 50 young artists! To learn more about how Zara Aina shares life and how you can donate to support arts education in the USA & Madagascar visit zaraaina.org link in bio⬆️ @zaraainasharelife

Video by Andrés López-Alicea

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An incredible show with @wc_bama_kids 🎉🌍 on Sunday. A huge thank you to all the students, staff, ZA teaching artists, families, community members, the crew, and the amazing folks who nourished us this past week. A special thanks to @kateschutt & the Alabama Arts Council, and all those who made it possible. We made an original show with over 50 young people in only 6 days. Art brings us together. Art ignites hope in the future. Art is how we “Share Life.”

Photos by Andrés López Alicea

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Photography and poetry.
An amazing book by Leah Ollman. Wonderful to be reminded that America is so much more.
@leahollman @kateschutt

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Hands up if you are ready for Zara Aina’s big show with Bama Kids?! 💫 @wc_bama_kids

Photos by Andrés López-Alicea @andreslopezalicea

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Follow along and see what we are cooking up!Zara Aina and BAMA Kids unite yet again. Photos by @andreslopezalicea

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ZA + BAMA 2025 has begun!!!🔥🎶❤️ @wc_bama_kids

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On this Giving Tuesday Support Empowerment⭐️

We are raising $50,000 for Zara Aina’s forthcoming year, which will cover our Center’s operations, staff salaries, and our students’ school fees and meals. Within this $50,000 goal, we aim to complete our second-floor classroom, install running water and additional electricity (pending government approval, estimated at $1,500), and enhance our outdoor stage with tech equipment and a roof for rehearsals under the hot southern sun. This upgraded stage will allow us to rent the space to other organizations for rehearsals and shows, providing additional income for our organization and boosting the local economy surrounding our Center.

#GivingTuesday #fundraising #donatenowplease #community-support #communityoutreach #givingbacktothecommunity #nonprofits #volunteerappreciation #donate #zaraainasharelife #madagascar #artsnonprofit #theater

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I’m throwing a PARTY! 🎉 A fun eve to support Zara Aina! We are a non profit with a Center in Madagascar 🇲🇬 providing arts programming to empower at-risk youth! We even bring theatre to rural Madagascar too. We work with kids in NYC and Alabama here in the U.S. Come on out October 13th and I’ll gush some more. Please join us for a swanky hang and support a great cause!! 🌟
I have some pretty special people helping me too!!!
@ashleygarrettphoto @zuzannawanda @bedlambedlambedlam @dburns317 @cimeens @henry_frischknecht @shauntc37 @beccaboo0301 @rollieworld @cait.for.short

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