The Living African Stage
Asa Creative House is a nonprofit cultural house built in Atlanta. We bring the real Africa, its music, food, fashion, stories, and languages, to stages, runways, markets, and exhibition halls across America, Canada, and the UK. And through our academy, we teach it to the next generation, wherever in the world they are growing up.
What the house does
Live seasons of African performance, fashion, food, and exhibition. Each season belongs to a culture: we begin with Yoruba and Igbo Nigeria. The Igbo season is called Omenala. Real artists, real cooks, real designers, and everyone who works a season is paid, clearly and on time.
Live online classes where children ages 5 to 17, in the diaspora and at home in Africa, learn Yoruba and Igbo language through story, song, food, and festivals, taught live every Saturday by real teachers.
Visit Asa Roots Academy ↗External site, opens in a new tabEvery season, the makers come with it: designers, food businesses, craftspeople, and brands selling real work to real audiences, and building income that stays in the community.
How a season works
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One people's music, food, dress, and stories, done properly and in depth.
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Performances, runway shows, food experiences, exhibitions, and a market, built with local partners: counties, colleges, and cultural institutions.
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The same culture runs through Asa Roots Academy that season, so families live it at home too.
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Every season is documented so the next city can run it. Atlanta is the first house, not the only one.
Launching from Atlanta
Asa Creative House starts in Atlanta, Georgia, and is designed from day one to be copied, city by city, chapter by chapter, through local partners who know their ground.
Join the house
Producers, teachers, coordinators, creatives, and event-day crews. Some roles are paid per event; some are founding volunteer roles. What we promise either way: the role is clear, the work is real, and nobody's contribution is vague.