Braima Moiwai - West African Artist and Storyteller

Professional Experience

Artist in residence with Durham Arts Council's "creative arts in the public schools (CAPS), Durham County, NC since 1987-present

· Black History month celebration, Hofwyl Plantation, Brunswick, Ga. (1998- present)

· Stone Mountain Park, Atlanta, GA

· Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Charleston, SC

· Civil Rights Museum, Savannah, Ga

· N.C Museum of Arts, Raleigh, NC

· Hayti Heritage Center, Durham, NC

· Oxford Housing Authority, Oxford, NC

· Mary Porter Elementary School, Oxford, NC

· Pittsboro Elememtary School, Pittsboro, NC

· Grady Brown Elementary School, Hillsborough, NC

· Efland Cheek Elementary School, Efland, NC

· Standback Middle School, Hillsborough, NC

· Johnson County Schools, united Ats Council, Clayton, NC

Gullah musician in the American Revolutionary movie, the Patriot with Mel Gibson

· Drum circles at UNC Burn Center, Chapel Hill, NC

· African connection week at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

· Guest lecturer on African and African-American history, and teaching a unit on oral traditions at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2001-present)

· Riverside High School, Durham, NC

· Storyteller in FUNDA fest, Rhode Island, 2003

· Performances in public and private schools in Thetford, VT and Hanover, NH

· Gullah heritage celebration, St Helena, SC

· UNC hospital school, Chapel Hill, NC

· UNC Global Center, Chapel Hill, NC

· Performance and Workshops at the Arts Center, Carrboro, Chapel Hill, NC

· Workshops with special population children at the Parks and Rec, Durham, NC since 1996-present

· Storytelling performance at Brunswick Public Library, Feb, 2008

· Storytelling workshops at Public Library, Darian, Ga. Since 1998- present

· Art teacher at Lakeview School, Durham, NC since 2004- present

· Featured storyteller at Public Library in Henderson, NC

· Performance at Newport Middle school, Newport, NC

· Africa Festival performance in Madison, WI

· Jon Konnu celebration, Tryon Palace Museum, New Bern, NC

· School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA

Contact: e-mail: bmoiwai@yahoo.com -- tel: 919-682-4628