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| Karen Jaime is a New York based spoken word/performance artist, cultural activist and writer. Her fiery delivery and in your face style has been gracing audiences since she first put pen to paper at Cornell University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Spanish Literature with a concentration in Latin American Studies. She first slammed at the Café in 1998 and took a self-imposed break before returning in 2000 to co-produce/perform (w/ Felice Belle) in spoken word/performance events such as "Sex and Revolution" and "This Woman’s Work." She has also performed at the Bottom Line, DUMBA, Café Largo, Bluestockings Women’s Bookstore, among others, and at colleges throughout the northeast. Karen has hosted and performed for Arcos’ Entertainment’s spoken word/performance events "Women of Word," "Supreme Poets" and "Voices Around The Square." In the summer of 2002, she performed and co-produced "The Mystique of Fly" in the Queer@HERE theater festival held at HERE Theater. She is currently working on her spoken word anthology and her one-womyn show while also completing her graduate studies in New York University’s Department of Performance Studies. You can contact Karen at: nuyoricanhostess@hotmail.com |
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