Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Classical music performances from Guildhall’s African Caribbean Society, taken from the 'Shadows Of A Strong Woman' project by BA PACE undergraduate student Nikisha Reyes. This element of the project explores with representation of classical opera singers from the African Diaspora.

Directed and produced by Nikisha Reyes

Music Arranged by Nikisha Reyes
Piano Accompanist - Innes Yellowlees
Audio Mixing Engineer - Gauthier Gareau
Photography by Skins Elliot

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The Prayer
Performers - Nikisha Reyes & Thando Mjandana
Composer/lyricists - David W. Foster / Tony Renis / Carole Bayer Sager / Alberto Testa.

The Flower Duet
Performers - Nikisha Reyes & Julienne Danielle Mahailet
Lyrics - Nikisha Reyes
Composer - Leo Delibes

I Feel Pretty
Performers - Nikisha Reyes, Thando Mjandana & Julienne Danielle Mahailet
English Lyrics - Nikisha Reyes
Composer/lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein,

The 'Shadows of a Strong Woman' multimedia film was showcased as part of Guildhall School's ‘Of Shadow and Light’ Festival.

With thanks to
Manuela Rey-Alvarez (Guildhall Costume); Gauthier Gareau - Audio mixing engineer; Nik Kennedy, Kendell Foster, Burcham Johnson and the Barbican Pit Theatre team; No Class creations, Em Davis, Karl Dixon (Editor) & Esther Vardy (Director of photography); Simeon Roberts, (Videographer)
Luke Mason, Justin O’Shaughnessy.

Special thanks to the PACE team including;
Gilly Roche
Jose Martins
Detta Danford
Endy McKay
Jacob Sam-La Rose
Naomi Nathan
Paula Varjack
Jamie Bradley