Edoheart

Eseohe Arhebamen anaa Eseohe Arhebamen-Yamasaki, alias Edoheart (dem born am as Obehioye Eseohe Ikhianose Oghomwenyenmwen Cleopatra Anne Arhebamen), be poet, dancer, singer, musician, producer, performance artist den visual artist. Dem born Eseohe for Zaria, Nigeria wey she dey komot from royal family of de Benin Empire. Eseohe Arhebamen ein maternal grandmummie be Princess Theresa Maria Nodumwenben Osazuwa, princess of de Edo people. Eseohe Arhebamen ein great-grandpoppie Osazuwa Eredia, na Princess Theresa Osazuwa ein poppie, be de Oba N’Ugu den Enogie of Umoghumwun, wey emake Eseohe Arhebamen royal descendant den princess. "De foundation of de kingdom of Ugu, plus ein capital at Umoghumwun wey dem trace am go Prince Idu, de eldest son of Oba Eweka I."Osadolor Osarhieme, Benson (23 July 2001). The Military System of Benin Kingdom, c.1440 - 1897 (PDF) (Doctoral thesis). University of Hamburg, Germany. p. 77. Retrieved 5 April 2010.

 Ein Early life 
Eseohe Arhebamen be de oldest of five siblings wey she frequently play parental role for dema upbringing. At de age of seven Eseohe ein family migrate go de United States wey dem settle for Detroit, Michigan. At age 17 she enroll insyd de University of Michigan at de Residential College. Although dem strongly encourage am say make she pursue medicine as career path, Eseohe instead follow ein passion for poetry, language den de arts. As undergraduate student Eseohe focus for literary means den performance top as way wey go affect social change. As she dey University of Michigan, she win prestigious awards give ein writing wey she dey University of Michigan Anthology of Hopwood Award winners insyd.

 Ein Career 
As she be 19 years old, Eseohe earn position as Writer-in-Residence plus InsideOut Literary Arts insyd Detroit, Michigan way she work plus kiddies insyd impoverished inner-city schools say she go expand demma literary skills. After say she move go New York insyd 2003, Eseohe form de company EdoHeart alias Edoheart wey ecam turn ein performance name. Eseohe Arhebamen be synonymous plus Edoheart.

 Butoh vocal theatre 
Eseohe Arhebamen be de first indigenous den native-born African butoh performer. In addition, Eseohe Arhebamen be de first performer wey combine butoh dance plus singing, talking, mudra, sign language, spoken word, den experimental vocalizations after de traditional dance styles of de Edo people of West Africa. She refers to this dance style as Butoh-Vocal Theatre. Eseohe Arhebamen's Butoh-Vocal Theatre style arises out of her work in poetry, music and the traditional Edo theater in which performers dance and sing simultaneously, and is influenced by her expressed belief in a common lingual history between the Edo people of Nigeria and the Japanese. On 26 September 2010 Eseohe gave a performance at a Yukio Waguri intensive workshop demonstrating her style of Butoh-Vocal Theatre during which she danced butoh while singing Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka &amp; the Chocolate Factory.

 Ein Marriage 
Insyd 2006, Eseohe marry ein long tym sweetheart Seth Yamasaki, wey be son of Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Taro Yamasaki, den grandson of Minoru Yamasaki, Japanese-American architect wey be best known for designing de World Trade Center. De two dey stay insyd Brooklyn, New York.

 Ein Poetry books 

 2003: Seeding de Clouds (Ornithology Press)

 Ein Discography 

 2019: Okada 8000 (Edoheart & Nick Hook)
 2019: 1H (Edoheart)
 2018: Raw Cash Remix (Edoheart)
 2018: Na Fiya Ft. Masterkraft (Edoheart)
 2017: Majokko Olokun (Edoheart)
 2013: Edoheart – Sosomoneycockplease EP (Akwaaba Music)
 2012: Get As E Be - EP (Edoheart)
 2010: Shchedryk Avant Remix (Clinical Archives)
 2010: Monsoon in Ibadan (Clinical Archives)
 2010: Wa Domo Edo (Edoheart)
 2009: De Hunger Artist (Eseohe)

 Ein Film den video 

 "I'm That African" (2019)
 "Raw Cash Remix" (2018)
 "I No Send" (2018)
 "Na Fiya Ft. Masterkraft" (2018)
 "Sugar In A Plum" (2012)
 "Fire Butoh 4!" (2011)
 "Sometimes (Take me away)" (2011)
 "Sosomoneycockplease (Video edit)" (2010)
 "Excerpt of Fire Butoh 3 for the Low Lives Exhibition" (2010)
 "Blue Butterfly Butoh" (2009)
 "The Cement Factory" (2009)
 "#18 / Number 18" (2009)
 "eAir Butoh Sketch" (2009)
 "Fire Butoh 3 Visuals" (2008)
 "Fire Butoh 3" (2008)
 "Fire Butoh 2" (2008)
 "Es Su Casa" (2008)
 "Fire Butoh 1" (2007)

 Ein Anthologies den catalogues 

 2009: Diverse Universe Festival 2005–2009, Academia Gustaviana Selts Mty
 2009: Low Lives, Jorge Rojas
 2009: Kunsti Aastaraamat, Parnu Linnavalitsuse kultuuriosakond (Cultural Department of Parnu City Government), Printon Printing House
 2009: 세계 실험예술의 메카, 홍대 앞 - 인터넷서점 인터파크도서
 2006: The Hopwood Awards: 75 Years of Prized Writing, University of Michigan Press
 2006: De New Spend Less Revolution, Harriman House

 Ein Awards 

 2012: Tisch School of de Arts Department Sponsored Tuition Award, New York University
 2006: Poet of de Day, Poets Against de War
 2002: Environmental Justice Initiative First Place Award, University of Michigan
 2002: College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational National Champion First Place, University of Michigan Team
 2000: Writer-in-Residence, InsideOut Literary/Arts Project
 2000: Arthur Miller Award (Fiction)
 2000: Jeffrey L. Weisberg Memorial Prize in Poetry
 2000: Hopwood Minor Poetry Award
 2000: Hopwood Underclassmen Fiction Award
 1998: Residential College Fellowship, University of Michigan

 References 

 External links 
 Official Homepage
 Edoheart - Teaching: Classes & Workshops
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