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Albino African-American Songstress M. Nahadr in Performance of 'Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera' at NuYorican Poets Cafe, New York September 2008

Supported by a Master team of Artists and Technicians, this presentation includes a state of the art customized multimedia system created by James P. Nichols, Broadway, Jazz and Grammy Award Winning Producer-Engineer with Dolby Laboratories; as well as Creative and Stage Direction by Claude E. Sloan, Jr. of the LOEB Drama Center Experimental Theater at Harvard, and the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater. Her work has been highlighted by National Geographic Magazine (http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0411/feature1/multimedia/index.html).

New York, NY (Billboard Publicity Wire) October 27, 2006 -- The six-octave Diva known simply as "M" announces a new series of performances of her critically acclaimed one-woman modern opera, Madwoman in New York .

Newsday calls her "a Gothic Diva."

M is a special creature.

Maxim said, "M is a special creature."

Paris Noir Sur Blanc said, "Her avowed insanity was just the opposite, a fully sane moment of communication from the heart and soul of a striking blond (dreadlocked) talent ready to go global."

M has wowed audiences and critics in New York and Europe with her show that incorporates space, light sound, images and concepts.

The show features a state-of-the-art customized multimedia system created by Grammy winning producer/engineer James P. Nichols. The stage direction is by Claude E. Sloan, Jr., of the LOEB Drama Center Experimental Theater at Harvard, and the New York Shakespeare Festival at Public Theater.

M will be performing Madwoman at the Nuyorican Poets Café in a limited engagement, starting September 13.

Obie award-winning playwright, author and actor Ntozake Shange (pronounced En-toe-ZAHK-kay SHONG-gay) will introduce M at the September 13th opening.

Ntozake Shange
Shange is best known for her play "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf."

M has just returned from Europe, where audiences in Paris and Amsterdam swarmed the stage after her performances.

Her haunting voice and mesmerizing performance are fueled in part by the dichotomy created at her birth.

She is an African American with albinism, & a mane of golden hair. Black on the inside, white on the outside.

Madwoman will run at the Nuyorican Poets Café September 13th & 20th, October 18th & 25th.

For more information, visit her website at www.Madwoman2.com.

Or call Nuyorican Poets Café at 212 505 8183 or visit their website at www.Nuyorican.org.

BIO

From her very first venture into the world of creative arts, M - artist and person - has carved a bold and brilliantly unique path through the field of traditional and contemporary music as well as into new and uncharted artistic territories. With a powerful six octave range, a captivating and mesmerizing stage presence and a rich musical and lyrical palette, M has excited audiences across a broad and diverse demographic. Interestingly, it is in the very fundamental nature of diversity that one can begin to appreciate M the person as reflected in M the artist.

One area of music that has been instrumental in providing a creatively charged space for M's compositional inspirations is 'free-jazz'. An environment full of improvisation, the pushing of boundaries, the merging of styles, the bold and daring release of divergent energies, the free-jazz movement has enabled M to experiment with sounds and tones and textures in the development of her vocal skills and allowed her to experience the free flow of ideas and thoughts that inform and inspire her in the shaping of her own compositions.

From the very start of her musical career, even while working in whatever genre that presented her a platform on which to perform, M devoted her most precious time to writing, composing and developing her own material. Teaming with Grammy Award winning Producer- Engineer James P. Nichols and New York Theatrical Director, claude e. sloan, jr., M has shaped a collection of songs she had composed through the years into an Off-Broadway "Concept Concert" of expression, emphasis, and electricity.

In 2004, M was requested by National Geographic Magazine to have a portrait made of her by renowned photojournalist Robert Clark. This portrait would be included in an explosive article on genetic inheritance and Darwinism. M's work with "Madwoman" was highlighted in relation to the article as her work directly expresses ideas of diversity and acceptance of difference. Later that same year, M's portrait and artistic work became a featured part of a collection of images deemed "Best of The Year".

Composer, vocalist, actress, multi-faceted performance artist - M assuredly illustrates through her artistry the universal cord of creativity that, when crafted well, can passionately move us to listen and experience across whatever boundaries that may separate us. The little girl who long ago looked into a mirror and discovered her uniqueness has grown up; But the woman, mature and set firmly upon her destined path, remains inspired to creatively challenge and be challenged by this world that ever engages us. In this unfolding of life's complex questions and marvelous mysteries, M's artistic evolution continues.

Swing by The Official Madwoman website or MySpace page and find out more ...

Be sure to send comments or requests for performances in your city while you visit.

Black Light and Strobe over Soulful Sounds.

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SPONSORED BY: Madwoman Multimedia, Naychuhboy Productions, and Commercial Free Jazz.org

For other media: MySpace.com/madwoman2

For further information please contact:

Public Relations Manager
Dan Kaus
madmpress(@)gmail.com
650-948-4725

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