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Hope Work

What We Offer

Malcolm and Hasan have worked all across the country, from small historical societies to massive conference rooms. They comfortably move from spaces like secure facilities to cultural centers with the same warmth, presence, and generosity, regardless of their audience. In addition to their Hope and History Performances and Residences, they bring their family connection and belonging work to a wide variety of settings. Find out which offering best suits your needs and reach out to the team with addtional questions and ideas!

  • Malcolm and Hasan are both experienced facilitators, prepared to adapt to the needs and goals of any group. They bring their unique intergenerational perspective, active listening training, and personal story mapping to any space they facilitate. Utiliizing person-role-system specific tools and exercises alongside empowerment curriculum, they have worked with organziations like The YMCA and University of North Carolina Charlotte to adapt their policies and programs. 

  • Primarily working with youth 12 - 25, Malcolm and Hasan both utlize poetry, creative writing, and theater skills in engaging workshops. Key themes of these workshops included: activation and empowerment, finding ones voice, risk aversion curriculum and tactics, intergenerational community building, and public speaking.

  • Hasan is a powerful motivational speaker and inspiring presence with his Hope Dealer Framing. This framing is designed to energize and inspire anyone who has experienced hardship or is working to move beyond their current circumstances. To read more about his Hope Dealer work: https://www.hasandavis.com/‍ ‍

  • Hasan and Malcolm can provide insight to guide your work with at-risk youth, educators, organizers, community leaders, and non-profits to combat burnout and build resiliency. They have a people-focused approach that adds levity and humanity to workforce systems and styles.

Hope + History

  • Hope and History is a theatrical experience —a two-hour exploration of the lives of two early American frontiersmen through first-person interpretation and reenactment. The Hope and History presentation includes Malcolm Davis's piece The Slave: Monk Estill, Hasan Davis's piece York Explorer, an intergenerational conversation with Hasan and Malcolm, and audience engagement. Hope and History is designed to be presented in a wide range of settings—from performing arts stages and community centers to outdoor parks and secure facilities.

  • In addition, Hope and History community residencies are available. Residencies range from 3 - 5 days and include the Hope and History theatrical experience, a screening of the documentary Big Medicine, and workshops on leadership, youth voice, and the power of narrative. Additional creative or facilitation offerings can be tailored to the setting and cover a wide range of topics for anyone from youth to professionals. Residencies allow for deeper community engagement and highlight Hasan and Malcolm’s ability to spark change, connection, and personal activation through various modalities.

  • An abbreviated offering of the Hope & History performance suited for Zoom. Includes performances and robust audience talkback. Additional tech, privacy, and facilitation support needs to be discussed. Framing and content can be tailored to the context of the group, typically 90 minutes.

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Let’s Work Together

If you're interested in working with us, complete the form with a few details about what you have in mind. Someone from our team will reach out to you shortly! For direct access email: team@hopeandhistory.org