Baker Artist Portfolios

Liberated Muse Arts Group presents their indie short film BUNT, a recent entry in the Washington DC 48 Hour Film Challenge. BUNT is a sports comedy starring Lyn Artope, Susan O'Hara, Timothy Honablew and introducing Lisette Ruth-Stovall. Written and directed by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, Score by Ben Dawson, Jr.

Liberated Muse Arts Group—led by Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, the 2023–2025 Poet Laureate of Prince George’s County, MD—presents a musical and poetic tribute to the African-American efforts of freedom and resistance from 1619 to present day. The show highlights the work of social justice icons Fannie Lou Hamer, Ida B. Wells, Ella Baker, and more.

Cast Size

5—20

Genre

fable/folktale, fantasy, musical

Synopsis:

A young girl leaves her camping group in anger, meeting a mysterious woman in the forest. 

Premiered in 2017 at Artscape in Baltimore, MD at the Baltimore Theatre Project. Full staged production by Liberatd Muse Arts Group.

Songs from the play written by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman (with the exception of "Ma'at" written by Angela Ballard) have been performed since 2017 in various Liberated Muse performances.

Liberated Muse participated in the musical theater challenge "Up All Night Singing - 48 Hour Musicals" curated by Dara Singer of Too Much Damn Theatre. This challenge was part of the 2017 Page to Stage festival that the Kennedy Center presents. WHAT IS THIS: Five 10-minute musicals within 48 hours made by five different musical theater teams. LIBERATED MUSE was one of the teams. Each team had the challenge to write, compose, rehearse, and stage their musical within the space of 48 hours. NOTHING was created beforehand.

Named after a poem by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman dedicated to Zora Neale Hurston, this multidisciplinary interactive production, "Zora Past the Sun," was first presented to libraries and special events before COVID-19 and then presented as a music performance on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage in 2023. Script, included original poems and music, written by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman.

2024 UMBC Winter Commencement speech presented by Dr. Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman, ending with her poem, "What About These Jobs?" Dr. Ali-Coleman was named a 2024 UMBC Outstanding Alumni by the UMBC Alumni Association, invited by the president of UMBC to present the keynote for the winter commencement.

Song of a Space Cadet is the 2016 debut release by Khadijah Moon (Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman)featuring songs written by Ali-Coleman and music produced by Ben Dawson, Jr. Ali-Coleman debuted the music through a one-woman stage show of the same name premiering in Artscape in Baltimore, MD in 2016 at the Baltimore Theatre Project. Songs in the collection address her relationship with her late mother, American politics, fated relationships and the never-ending quest for self-love and acceptance.

"This book was a compelling and enriching read. Through poetry, Dr. Khadijah explores the balance between ‘joy and pain,’ reminding us that joy and pain are integral parts of the human experience and the lived experience of the Black community, in particular.  From free verse to haikus and other poetic forms, Dr. Khadiah moves between historical and contemporary moments of happiness and struggles faced by us as a people." -David L. Weeks, Author

What do we need for a just world? Are the answers in the songs and poetry created throughout time? Liberated Muse presents The Soundtrack for Social Justice, a poetic and musical reflection on the ways we can manifest a world of fairness and equity where human rights are recognized and upheld. This dynamic show showcases the impact of creatives who used their platform for social justice, with special tribute to the iconic Nikki Giovanni, who passed away on December 9, 2024. Liberated Muse is a multidisciplinary arts group that was founded in 2008 by Dr. Khadijah Z.