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Rose Noire uses fashion and wellness programs to boost youth confidence in the Bronx
Summary
Founder Ray Liles says Rose Noire Productions runs 10'to'15-week programs using fashion, performance and creative education to help young people explore identity and gain public-speaking confidence; the program films rehearsals and aims to expand into DOE after'school slots.
Rose Noire Productions runs multiweek arts-and-wellness programs that use fashion, performance and creative education to help young people explore identity and build self-esteem, founder and CEO Ray Liles told BronxNet's Open.
Liles described the program as ‘‘fashion armor’’ that helps students present themselves and gain confidence. He said the 10'to'15-week curriculum includes practice sessions filmed for reflection and ends with a community fashion show attended by families and local partners. "We film each part of the practice so they can even see the experience as well," he said.
Liles said Rose Noire aims to broaden access by partnering with public schools and superintendents to bring the after-school program into DOE schools; he also mentioned plans to expand in the Bronx and Queens.
The segment emphasized program goals, student transformation and outreach rather than specific budgets or formal contractual partnerships with the Department of Education.
