Olisa Enrico
Praxis Essentials Vocal Teaching Artist
Olisa is a performing artist, educator and administrator who believes that art cultivates community and culture. Olisa spent her childhood writing music and performing. She traversed genres and rooted in hip hop as her primary form of expression. She branched out to theater and found passion for the power of story to reveal and heal. Olisa is a board member of The Conciliation Project (TCP) facilitation courageous conversations around the inequities that are woven into the fabric of this complex nation.
She is a founding member of Griot Girlz and works with the award-winning youth arts program Creative Justice. Olisa teaches with Macklemore’s youth development through hip hop program, The Residency. Olisa provides professional development, curriculum development, and workshops through her business Praxis Essentials.