Hi friend.
Welcome. I’m so glad you stopped by to read and explore my site. I am an interdisciplinary artist, dancer, educator, writer and yoga practitioner, I am motivate to grow community, conversations, and connections between humans through the arts.
My artistic practice is centered in mindfulness and deep exploration. My methods are informed by kindness, and valuing each human being, and all living things, which (hopefully) results in ethical and anti-oppression content creation. That’s my goal. And I also care about artistic quality, sustainability and having an exuberant and joyful experience along the way.
If that resonates with you, let’s join forces.
Events | Upcoming
Moments Contemporary Jazz and Haiku Album Drop
It's finally here! When I started writing haiku in 2016, I never imagined what was possible. Save-the-date for this unique album release party and performance. Celebrate Solstice with us as we roll out this song cycle of 13 tracks. The songs correspond with the MOMENTS'zine of contemporary Haiku by yours truly. More info coming soon. Friday June 21st from 7:30- 10 pm.
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Events | Past |
YpsiGlow 2022 October 28 7-9 pm
We’re taking over Go Ice Cream, 10 North Washington Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Our performance will be creative and original, and has flavors from Maurice Sendak’s picture book, published in 1963. We hope our Pop Up Performance and Installation inspires you to move, and groove with us.
Performers/ Designers: Daniel Ozzie Andrews, Suzanne Boissy, Ken Kozora, Piotr Michalowski, Ginger Ann Neslund, Christina Sears, Tanya Shaffer.
Spring Poetry Reading
April 22, 2022 from 7:30-9 pm.
Programmed by Booksweet: the wonderful independent bookshop founded by co-owners Shaun and Truly in North Ann Arbor, MI.
Making Worlds Local Author’s Night with Booksweet. https://www.shopbooksweet.com/events/
Follow the link for the deets!
Work from two other incredible poets, Feyxuan Nguyen, and Reagan M. Sova will be performed on the same program.
Event Location:
Booksweet, 1729 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor MI 48105.
734-929-4112
Psst. The multi-artist ‘Zine, Intertextuality, which I curated and published in 2021, will be available for sale. I felt inspired during Pandemic Summer-the-second, and put out a call to some colleagues and friends. Artists from across the United States responded. Many of the pieces are by dancers, musicians, playwrights, etc. in addition to poets!
If you missed the print run, be sure to snag your copy at the Reading. Booklet stats: Full Color, 8.5×11, poetry, photo, visual art. Limited print run of 35. Standard Printing.
Installation for Ypsi Glow, 2022. At Go! Ice Cream.
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Photo credit: Zenkora.
Work With Me
Christina’s skills and specialities are available for hire. She is fully insured and work regularly with private clients. Private events choreography and coaching, One-on-One instruction and coaching, and Workshop Design and Implementation are areas of expertise.
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Christina-Marie is a writer, educator and Somatics, Yoga and Creativity Workshop Leader. In addition to her current scholarship and artistic practice, she is a Very Special Arts Educator, Registered Somatics Movement Educator, and a performer in dance, voice, and media, with a specialization in installation/ site performance.
Brief Biography
CM Sears is an interdisciplinary artist and teaching artist motivated to make a difference.
Her work has been called: dynamic, somatic, surreal, and engaging. “Evocative.” says a recent reader, and “Moves like silk on the wind.”
In addition to her work in poetry, yoga and dance, she is an accomplished grant-writer and project administrator, winning and managing private, city, and State grants since 2000.
Her passions include Restorative Justice, Innovation of form and practice, music, poetry, flash fiction, lyric essays and multi-disciplinary projects. “Searching for my people.” Message me today.
