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MoAD Mix: Currents — What the Water Remembers
An in-person Immersive Journey
Featuring Natalya Janay Shoaf and Oakland-based DJ Kream
Join us in person on Free First Thursday, April 2nd for an immersive, three-hour activation inspired by Yemaya, the nurturing, protective, Orisha of the ocean.
Currents transforms the museum into a living tide. Dancer and choreographer Natalya Janay Shoaf will activate all three floors with a site-specific performance responding to works in UNBOUND: Art, Blackness, and the Universe, including paintings by Harmonia Rosales and Gustavo Nazareno. Her movement traces water as archive — as lineage, spirit, and force.
Oakland-based DJ Kream shapes the sonic atmosphere of the night, blending rhythms that echo across diaspora and cosmos.
In celebration of UNBOUND’s celestial vision, guests will enjoy wine and two signature cocktails inspired by the exhibition’s cosmic themes, alongside light bites throughout the evening.
This is not a seated program — it is an immersive journey.
Move between floors.
Follow the tide.
Reserve your place in the current here:
Biography: Natalya Janay Shoaf
Natalya Janay Shoaf is a visionary storyteller who utilizes mixed-media arts—spanning dance, illustration, and costume—to narrate both real and imagined histories. Central to her practice is the belief that movement is a vital stepping stone for self-discovery; she approaches choreography as an excavation tool used to mine potent, ancestral information from within the being. Often described as "divine codes" or "downloads," her sequences seek to fuse the intangible with the tangible, bridging the gap between spirit and body. Inspired by the process of uncovering truth, Natalya’s "north star" centers on authenticity, presence, and a deep connection to the breath.
Natalya’s work has been featured at premier institutions including SFMOMA, the Black Choreographers Festival, Alonzo King LINES Ballet educational programs, and the Los Angeles Dance Festival. A graduate of the Alonzo King LINES BFA program, Natalya was a 2025 recipient of the CA$H Grant, subsequently producing four original performances within a five-month span.
Natalya Janay Shoaf is a California based artist. To learn more please visit www.natalyajanayshoaf.com
Biography: DJ Kream
DJ Kream is a global community organizer, event producer, and creative force—and a proud Oakland native—known for her signature genre-bending DJ style that seamlessly moves across sounds, scenes, and generations.
In 2016, she co-founded the Oakland-based entertainment company Oakhella, where she also made her DJ debut, curating the soundtrack for the festival’s inaugural celebration. Since then, Oakhella has evolved from a grassroots music festival into a full-scale entertainment company, marketing, curating, and producing events for clients including Goldenvoice, Black Joy Parade, REI, the Oakland Museum of California, The Battery (SF), Life Is Living Festival, and more.
From music festivals and nightclubs to weddings, day parties, brunches, drag shows, and corporate gatherings, DJ Kream has curated unforgettable vibes coast to coast—from Portland and New York City to Mexico City and beyond.
Her résumé includes sharing marquees with legends and innovators such as Black Coffee, Moodymann, T-Pain, Sean Paul, Joe Kay, Channel Tres, Cypress Hill, 112, Next, Sango, Durand Bernarr, TxC, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Cox, and Coco & Breezy.
Grounded in community and driven by rhythm, DJ Kream creates sonic experiences that move bodies and bring people together.
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