Zarah Cabañas
Creative Consultant
“Tune in and the rest will follow.”
Zarah at Space Acres!
Zarah Cabañas is a Creative Consultant, Media Maven, and Educator who loves bringing people together through meaningful experiences. Through Zarah’s 20+ year expertise in multimedia design, creative strategy, video direction, and education, she thrives at creating and leading effective communication strategies for diverse organizations. Partners have included New York University, Blue Man Group, The Roots, Dave Chappelle, and The Homestead School.
She is Co-Founder of Space Acres, a boutique studio nestled in the Catskill forests of New York. As video artist Lady Firefly, she specializes in live video performances, bringing joy to audiences of thousands in places like The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, Caesar’s Superdome, America’s Got Talent, and Lincoln Center. Known as vj Lady Firefly, she is author of a widely circulated text by video artists around the world titled Respect Your VJ.
Zarah received her B.F.A. in Film and Television from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. At the heart of Zarah’s work is a love for spontaneity, musicality, and desire to keep learning. She is a published poet, a performing musician, and an avid traveler. Zarah has also spent much time refining her techniques as a World Champion Filipina eskrimador, and perfecting her formulas as a wildcrafting herbalist through her company Space Acres Botanicals.
When not adventuring with her lovely family, Zarah is hard at work on her first book and music projects.
@theladyfirefly
SELECT PROJECTS
(These will be linked to more details as I get through it all!)
Creative Video Design and Live Visuals
The Hollywood Bowl with Hip Hop Legends
A Decade with Blue Man Group as Director and Video Designer
Madison Square Garden with Dave Chappelle
A Decade with The Roots at The Roots Picnic
America’s Got Talent
Dave Chappelle Radio City Music Hall Residencies
At the Superdome with Erykah Badu for Essence Festival
American Herbalists Guild Symposium
Communication Strategy
New York University University Relations and Public Affairs Initiatives
New York University Virtual Commencement
The Homestead School Project
The Academic Review
The Office for Creative Research Projects
OCR Friday Events
Space Acres Comedy Night
Experimental and Personal Projects
Experimental Television Center Residency
Time Capsules to Space
Dance Party TV
The Art adventures of vj Lady Firefly
Talks, Podcasts, Presentations, and Poetic Publications
A Look at Some of the Work Created Around the Projects I Mention Above
