Laquisha “Q Diamond” Rucker is a poet, performer, community advocate, event planner and production/stage manager. She developed a love for the arts as a young child and has been performing and writing since grade school. Affectionately known as “Q Diamond”, Laquisha has performed in front of many audiences throughout the area including: African American Family Day at the Empire State Plaza, Proctors Poetry in Motion, WAMC’s The Linda, Steamer 10, The Comedy Works, local colleges, churches, fundraisers and of course CURVENTION.
Q Diamond is known to shake things up in small intimate venues or large crowds, but her passion is the work she does behind the scenes. As Creative Director for CURVENTION, her role is to develop the breath and vision of each event, recruit community businesses, vendors, designers, and artists to assist with the schematics of the production and provide artistic coaching to performers/models. Laquisha oversees all business matters related to CURVENTION in addition to managing staff and rehearsal.
Samantha “Ms. Bliss” Pittman is a local poet and spoken word artist. She has been an active member of Urban Guerilla Theater since 2008. Gracing many stages across the Capital District, her talent and media skills has earned her feature spots in Connecticut and interviews with Times Union and WNYT’s Elaine Houston.
Ms. Pittman serves as CURVENTION’S Director of Marketing. In addition to being a performer/model she will be charged with the daily operation of CURVENTION. This includes, but is not limited to, scheduling and managing rehearsals, public relations, and the development and execution of marketing materials.
