Tula B. Strong is a Liberian-American performance artist focused on weaving dance, devised theatre, and Traditional American folk music. She creates multidisciplinary performances that center the everyday and supernatural experiences of Black folk, with a specific lens towards Christian "mysticism". Tula's most recent work, TESTIMONY – which premiered in Women’s History Month 2022 – highlights a community of Black women & their journeys through healing, trauma, and faith. Tula has been honored to have her work receive support and recognition from California Art Council's Individual Artists Fellowship, Blavity’s BlavityTV, the National Black Arts’ Artist Project Fund, San Bernardino Arts Connection's Arts Innovator Micro-Grant, Artists as Second Responder Award, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute’s DEAR Artist Retreat, & Princeton University’s The Louis Sudler Prize in the Arts. As a first generation college student, Tula has earned her MFA in Dance from UCLA, her Masters in Educational Studies from Loyola Marymount University, and her Bachelors from Princeton University. Tula currently serves as a lecturer at Cal State University, Fullerton where she teaches courses on Dance Pedagogy, Choreographic Practice, Dance History, and Black Dance & Performance Studies.
